Senior Sunflower Breeder
Location: Toulouse, France SOLTIS is an international plant breeding organization specialized in sunflower breeding. SOLTIS is a joint subsidiary of EURALIS and LIMAGRAIN Groups.
In the framework of our development, we are looking for a Senior Sunflower Breeder, based near Toulouse, France.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Under the supervision of Soltis research lead,
- You are responsible of the evaluation of all the Soltis hybrids in our european trial network.
- With the help of the trialling coordinator, you are in charge of all the european trials and of the experimentation activity.
- You are in charge of the whole hybrid making plan, from the crossing plan to the setting up of winter nurseries productions.
- You implement the knowledge of the parental lines, especially their value in hybrid combinations.
- You are in charge of the germplasm exchanges or transfers with Soltis partners.
PROFILE
- PhD or equivalent.
- Specialized in Genetics / Plant Breeding.
- At least 5 years of experience in hybrid breeding is required.
- You have a strong background in agronomy, data analysis, genetics and statistics
- You are ready to travel in Europe on a regular basis.
- You have excellent leadership and management skills.
- You are interested in working outside on the fields.
- You have excellent communication skills and you are fluent in French and English.
More positions from: Euralis Semences Posted from April 17, 2012 until October 17, 2012
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