Breeding Support Specialist

CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE

Pacé, France
Hybrid
Plant breeding activities
Nursery management
Inbred seed management
This 12-month contract position supports the plant breeding group, focusing on nursery activities, inbred seed management, and molecular breeding

Job Summary

  • This 12-month contract position supports the plant breeding group, focusing on nursery activities, inbred seed management, and molecular breeding.
  • Responsibilities include preparing files for breeding decision meetings, supervising projects like inbred maintenance and genomic predictions, and evaluating field experiments.
  • The role requires fluency in English and French, knowledge in data management and analysis, and a strong understanding of genetics, plant breeding, statistics, and molecular biology.

Matching Summary

This 12-month contract position supports the plant breeding group, focusing on nursery activities, inbred seed management, and molecular breeding.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • plant breeding activities
  • nursery management
  • inbred seed management
  • molecular breeding activities
  • field experiment evaluation
  • phenotyping of excellence
  • genetic analysis

Nice-to-have

  • continuous learning
  • efficient work processes
  • teamwork and collaboration
  • attention to detail

Key Requirements

  • MSc in plant breeding, agronomy or related field
  • Professional experience in plant research
  • Fluency in English and French
  • Knowledge in data management and data analysis
  • Knowledge in genetics, plant breeding, statistics, and molecular biology

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Not specified

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