SUNFLOWER BREEDER M/F
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Company: RAGT 2n, a subsidiary of RAGT Semences, a major player in field crop seed breeding, is recruiting a Sunflower Breeder M/F based at its research center in Rivières, halfway between Gaillac and Albi.
Missions: Participation in the definition and implementation of the sunflower variety creation program under the responsibility of the Senior Breeder:
- monitoring of all generations of creative selection, including off-season (development of crossing plans, setting up and monitoring nurseries, scoring, analysis of results)
- data management in the internal IT system
- management of breeding projects in connection with biotechnology, phytopathology, and bioinformatics laboratories
- monitoring of experiments, evaluation, and progress of varieties
- monitoring of the variety production plan and management of deposits
- team management (permanent and seasonal staff)
Higher specialized training in plant breeding, with initial experience in breeding
- mastery of genomic selection tools, marker-assisted selection, and quantitative genetics
- mastery of IT tools and data analysis
- fluent English
- travel in France and abroad
- knowledge of sunflower would be a plus
- rigor, versatility, reactivity, analytical and synthesis skills, critical thinking, openness to the environment, team spirit, listening skills, organizational and interpersonal skills