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Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis to expand and establish the European Plant Breeding Academy

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Davis, California
May 11, 2009

The UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center announced plans to establish the European Plant Breeding Academy, which will open in 2010. Their highly successful Plant Breeding Academy, based at UC Davis, currently has 7 of its 23 participants in Class II working for companies that are headquartered in Europe. The expansion is designed to make the executive program for working seed professionals more accessible for European participants. The current Plant Breeding Academy program consists of six sessions each 6 days in length offered over a two year period.

In conjunction with the expansion to Europe, the Seed Biotechnology Center will soon advertise for the new position of Director, Plant Breeding Academy.

The director will be responsible for all Plant Breeding Academy activities and will be the lead instructor in the European Academy. Selection criteria include a M.S. degree required with a Ph.D. in a plant science discipline being preferred; evidence of strong managerial and administrative skills to lead and develop an international education program; demonstrated ability or potential to develop and instruct courses in plant breeding subjects, and a working knowledge of current plant breeding practices. An established plant breeder who has released commercial varieties is preferred.

For more information regarding the European Plant Breeding Academy or the director's position please contact Sue DiTomaso via email at scditomaso@ucdavis.edu or by phone at (530) 754-7333.

A detailed position announcement will be released soon.

 

 

 

 

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