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 UK, your main missions will be:

• Autonomous planning and monitoring of the UK winter wheat program including:
  • Choosing crosses
  • Organising and supervising drilling
  • monitoring and harvest of the trials and nursery
  • Organising and supervising quality testing in the winter
  • Scoring and analyzing breeding data including molecular markers, genomic selection and quality data
  • Select 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

Application

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