Innovative French breeding company, SECOBRA Recherches, is looking to recruit a dynamic and driven winter wheat breeder, to further develop their existing UK wheat breeding program. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for an established company, specialising in wheat and barley breeding, in a highly competitive industry!

Based in the United Kingdom, Your main missions will be:

• Autonomous planning and monitoring of the UK winter wheat program including:
  • Choosing crosses
  • Organizing and supervising drilling
  • monitoring and harvest of the trials and nursery
  • Organizing and supervising quality testing in the winter
  • Scoring and analyzing breeding data including molecular markers, genomic selection and quality data
  • Selecting the material
• Scientific support of research projects with external partners
• Working in a European team of wheat breeders

Your profile:

• Master or doctorate/PhD in plant breeding, agricultural sciences or comparable
  minimum 3 years’ experience in breeding
• Solid knowledge in breeding methodology
• Experience in designing and evaluating field tests, analyzing data sets and handling data bases
• You have the ability to work as a team member in an international and multicultural environment.
• Good communication and organizational skills along with some degree of flexibility are also required to succeed in the position
• Computer skills and driving license are also necessary to complete all functions

Please send your CV & cover letter to Mme Camille BEDARD
email: camille.bedard@secobra.com