“Our goal is to enrich the lives of people with healthy food and beautiful flowers” 

Does this appeal to you? Would you like to join one of our enthusiastic vegetable breeding teams who are constantly involved in creating and developing healthy food and beautiful flowers? Then please read on… 

Introduction 

Takii & Co., Ltd. was established in Japan in 1835. Ensuring a stable supply of superior seed products that produce varieties which are productive, flavourful and nutritious to sustain mankind has been its unchanging mission for more than 180 years. Takii & Co., Ltd. is steadfast in the pursuit of its mission: contributing to society through the creation and stable supply of high quality, excellent seed varieties. Takii & Co., Ltd has accumulated a remarkable range of breeding materials over 180 years. We breed varieties of excellence by utilizing this vast breeding material, however, even the best breeding material would be underutilized without the spirit, passion and skill of Takii’s staff of breeders and researchers. We believe a commitment of blending tradition and innovation is what allows us to meet the demands and develop the trust our customers have in us. 

Takii France 

Takii France is a subsidiary of Takii & Co., Ltd and is located in two places in France. In Grisolles, Takii is active in seed production and -processing. In Eyragues, Takii has established up a pre-breeding station for vegetable crops. Eyragues is situated in a small community near Avignon. Takii Europe Takii Europe is a subsidiary of Takii & Co., Ltd. in Japan. Headquartered in De Kwakel, The Netherlands, we cover the European, Middle East, African and Central Asia markets of our parent company. Together with Takii France and Takii Spain we manage breeding stations, production sites and sales offices contributing to the supply and promotion of a wide assortment of vegetables and flower varieties to professional growers and to the home garden market. Recruitment for our European sister companies is coordinated from these headquarters. 

For our pre-breeding station in Eyragues, France we are looking for a fulltime PRE-BREEDER 

Main tasks 

• Under direct supervision of the director of plant breeding and research of Takii France, you will responsible for proposing new innovative breeding programs in vegetable crops. Identification, selection and study of innovative traits in term of quality and resistance will be amongst your main tasks, although all agronomically traits such as plant architecture, tolerance to abiotic stresses will also be targets of the pre-breeding. 
• You will be in charge of setting up new research collaborations with universities and institutes. 
• You will be supported by a team of researchers, breeders, plant pathologist located in France, Spain, the Netherlands and Japan. 

Job requirements 

• We expect you to have a passion for molecular biology, physiology and genetics. 
• You must have a Phd in plant sciences, with a specialisation in Molecular biology and Genetics, and 1 -2 post doc graduations. 
• Ideally you will have 3 to 5 years’ experience in Public institute or seed company. If you do not have the post docs, 3 to 5 years in Public institute or seed company is mandatory. 
• You must have good knowledge of molecular biology, physiology and genetics. 
• Experience with Tomatoes or a Solanaceous crop will be considered a plus! 
• It goes without saying that you are analytical, creative and driven. 
• For this function it is necessary that you are fluent in English and French. If you speak Spanish that would also be considered as a plus. 
• You love to work both individually and in a team, and you are adept at organizing your own working hours. 
• Living and working in a rural setting in France appeals to you, as does travelling to Spain and the Netherlands regularly. 
• You are experienced in working with breeding software. 

Offer 

Working at Takii stands for working at a financial solid and strongly growing company. We offer a challenging position in an international organization with room for initiative and personal development. Initiative and results will be rewarded with a good remuneration package and excellent secondary working conditions. 

Information and job application 

If you would like to know more about this position, please contact Robert Legnani (director of plant breeding and research) at +33 49092 8186 or email rle@takii.fr. 

Please send your job application (CV and letter of motivation) in English to Conny Allon, HR Manager, at our headquarters in De Kwakel, the Netherlands, via email hr@takii.eu.