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Assistant Soybean Breeder / Assistant Sélectionneur de soya

Location: St-Césaire, Québec, Canada

Located in St-Césaire QC, Semences Prograin Inc. is a leader in soybean breeding activities, processing, and exporting. Semences Prograin inc, was founded in 1980 and has now grown to medium/large company with 60 employees. Recognized for its research and innovation, specifically in developing early maturing soybean varieties with high protein. Our company is continuously expanding and we are now looking for new talent to join our research and development team. Do you have ambition and want to contribute to the research and development team? You may be the person we need!

PRINCIPAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Choose genotypes for crossing;
  • Schedule and perform the greenhouse and growth chamber crossings;
  • Search for new technologies to develop opportunities in various markets;
  • Plan/Organize markers to use on varieties with specialty traits in order to validate its presence in collaboration with the genotyping project manager;
  • Single plant and variety selections in various stages of the program;
  • Perform statistical analysis and create reports on all the field trials and their validation;
  • Select/Organize varieties to be tested in various countries across the world based on growing conditions and geographical specifics;
  • Select/Organize varieties and manage the logistics for winter nurseries;
  • Manage all breeder seed production, including registration with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and certification with the Canadian Seed Growers Association;
  • Coordinate and organize tasks to perform in the field for planting, harvesting and also laboratory tasks with appropriate personnel;

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Master’s degree in plant genetic;
  • Very good skills with computers/software/database (Excel, Access, Word ...)
  • Interest in staff management;
  • Bilingual (English and French);
  • Very good dexterity, stamina, and thoroughness.

APPLICATION

Please send your application to ressourceshumaines@prograin.qc.ca

www.semencesprograin.com

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Assistant Sélectionneur de soya

PRINCIPALES TÂCHES ET RESPONSABILITÉS :

  • Choisir les parents pour les croisements;
  • Planifier les croisements en serre et en chambre de croissance;
  • Rechercher de nouveaux traits permettant de développer de nouveaux marchés;
  • Planifier, en collaboration avec la chargée de projet au génotypage, les marqueurs à utiliser sur les lignées en développement dans le but de valider la présence des traits recherchés;
  • Faire la sélection des populations et des lignées;
  • Faire les analyses statistiques et les rapports de tous les essais aux champs ainsi que leurs validations;
  • Faire la liste des lignées à tester dans les pays identifiés; 
  • Choisir les lignées à envoyer en Amérique du Sud pour faire une contre-saison;
  • S’occuper de la production de la semence du sélectionneur et de sa certification;
  • Faire l’enregistrement des nouvelles variétés auprès de l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments;
  • Coordonner et organiser le travail aux champs pour les semis, les récoltes et en laboratoire avec l’équipe en place.

EXIGENCES :

  • Maîtrise en amélioration génétique des plantes;
  • Très bonne habileté avec les systèmes informatiques (Excel, Access…);
  • Compétence dans la gestion de personnel ou intérêt pour la gestion du personnel;
  • Bilingue (anglais et français);
  • Très bonne dextérité et minutie;
  • Coordonner et organiser le travail aux champs pour les semis, les récoltes et en laboratoire avec l’équipe en place. 

Si le poste vous intéresse et que vous croyez posséder le profil recherché, veuillez envoyer votre candidature à ressourceshumaines@prograin.qc.ca

More positions from: Semences Prograin

Posted from June 9, 2015 until December 9, 2015
SeedQuest reference number: 64062

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located.
 
 
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