Function : Research & Development - Breeding

Employment type: Reguolar full time

About Us

Nong Woo Seed America was founded in 1999 and located in San Juan Bautista, USA. It has a research site with an area size of 118,800㎡. It has been breeding pepper and Western vegetables. As a base for exploring the Latin America market, Nong Woo Seed America is leading the Jalapeno market of Latin America amid fierce competition with global major companies.

Responsibilities

• Independently implements breeding objectives and processes, with the breeder's guidelines: crossing blocks, variety and inbred evaluations, field and greenhouse data collection, disease screening, basic seed operation, results analysis, project management, coordination of offsite activity, seed harvesting and cleaning, seed storage, and database management.

• Assist the hot pepper breeding team as needed in the day to day basic operations and activities of the plant breeding program: inventory management, list preparation, seed prep, seed sowing, marker sampling, planting, pollination, evaluation, seed and plot harvest, domestic and international seed shipment, and phytosanitary management.

• Play a key role in the implementation of new proprietary breeding database and become an expert for the benefit of the breeding team.

• Assist the hot pepper breeding team in the receipt and distribution of seeds for seed production, variety trials, product development, and marketing etc.

• Execute greenhouse and field trial design, employing statistically valid design tools when necessary.

• Supervise and assist, as needed, field and greenhouse crew in seeding, transplanting, crossing blocks, and seed harvest;
• Collaborate with plant pathologist, cell biology, and molecular marker teams for project submission, result tracking and data entry
• Primarily responsible for the collection and analysis of data for Intellectual Property submissions

• Willing to work in Mexico in the future is preferred.

• Take up additional responsibilities and act in breeder's place as necessary

Qualification

• BS degree in agricultural or plant science, plus 4 or more years or M.S. in a similar field plus 2 or more years of experience in a research program.
• Experience in farming or management of research field operations.
• Experience in agricultural research.
• Ability to use MS Office tools, especially Word and Excel, and other standard office software.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a pesticide applicator’s license.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• A valid driver’s license is a must.
• Must be available for unscheduled work based on field conditions and weather (including weekends).
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Capable of working in high or low temperature conditions in field or greenhouse, capable of lifting to 50 pounds, capable of working long hours during time-critical periods of the research cycle.
• WORKING CONDITIONS WHILE PERFORMING ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Field, greenhouse, laboratory, office. Domestic travel required with occasional overnight stays. Travel outside continental U.S. may be required. Potential exposure allergens, pollen, fungal spores, chemical pesticides in the field or greenhouse.

Job location

• San Juan Bautista, California, USA

General information

• NONGWOO BIO is one of the most representative seed company in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) that breeds seeds, the foundation of agriculture.
• NONGWOO BIO also develops and distributes new varieties to meet demands of consumers.
• We have various R&D activities to increase farmers’ income. We develop seed varieties with production stability and high yield. We also develop functional seed varieties considering consumer trends. In addition to seed businesses, we are actively improving the competitiveness of farmers products through technology development.
• NONGWOO BIO has established local subsidiaries in the US, China, Turkey, India, Indonesia, and Myanmar. Based on these footholds, we will continue to pursue various marketing activities to transform our company into a global leading company.

Application

Please send resume and cover letter to JunHo Kim
junhokim@nongwoobio.co.kr

Nong Woo Seed America is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practice for reasons of gender, sexual orientation, age, race color, age, religion, national origin, marital or other legally protected status.