Firm "August" JSC, a major Russian manufacturer of chemical plant protection products, as part of the 2023 admission campaign, invites students to the target master's program at the St. Petersburg State Agrarian University. The company will fully pay for the education of the selected participants of the program and provide them with a monthly scholarship in the amount of 15 rubles. Graduates of the master's program will be employed in the new research center "Augusta" for the development of innovative drugs for the control of weeds, pests and diseases of crops, which is currently being built near Moscow.
The company "August" launches the selection and training of young personnel for its own research center (R&D Center) under construction in Chernogolovka near Moscow for the development of plant protection products. The formation of the future team of the NRC is already beginning, for which young ambitious specialists are being recruited who are interested in research activities in the field of plant biology and who seek to acquire the necessary skills to work at the center.
St. Petersburg State Agrarian University has become a key platform in the training of young employees of the SIC, where admission to the target master's program "Augusta" under the program "Integrated Plant Protection" is open, to which bachelors of specialized universities are invited. Training is conducted on a full-time basis and lasts two years (from September to July, including practice). The hostel for students is provided by the university. A target agreement is concluded with the participants of the program, according to which, upon completion of the master's program, they will be employed in "August".
"Company" August "will fully pay for the training and provide program participants with a monthly scholarship of 15 thousand rubles, provide an opportunity for internships on the basis of the All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Protection and in its divisions," says Mikhail Danilov, General Director of JSC Firm "August" . - If we talk about working with us, then the specialists of our R&D department are in constant search for the most effective active ingredients and their combinations. In today's conditions, we are already able to develop almost all preparative forms known in international practice. Scientists of "August" are also actively working towards the synthesis of new biologically active ingredients and studying their effectiveness in the artificial climate laboratory. The scientific and practical value of our activities is confirmed by many patents received, and our own research center with an area of more than 25 thousand square meters. m, equipped with advanced equipment, will multiply our capabilities. It will become an important link in ensuring the country's food security and will provide an opportunity for self-realization for young scientists.”