Nunhems is the global specialist in vegetable seeds and sharing smart products, concepts and expertise with the professional horticultural production industry and supply chain. Its portfolio includes leading varieties and brands in crops such as leek, onion, carrot, melon, cucumber, tomato, watermelon, lettuce and pepper. With annual sales of EUR 304 million in 2012 in India, Nunhems is among the world’s four leading vegetable seed companies with an extensive range of 28 species and some 2,500 varieties. With more than 1,500 people Nunhems is present in all major Vegetable Production areas in the world.

• This position would be located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Primary purpose of the Job would be to assist pathologist and breeders in disease screening activities and in selection of disease resistant lines.

Major Accountabilities

• Survey and collection of plant pathogen isolates.
• Artificial and natural screening of fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode diseases.
• Maintenance and multiplication of fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode cultures.
• Maintenance of sick fields for soil borne disease screening.
• Insect rearing for virus resistance screening and insect bioassay.
• Plan and conduct field experiments for disease screening.
• Survey, collection and analysis of pathological data from research fields and farmers/customers fields.
• Identification and control of diseases at R&D farm, production farm and farmers’ fields.
• Provide guidance and help to farmers in implementation of new and effective crop protection measures.
• Provide guidance and help to breeders, personnel in production, field technicians, marketing staff and farmers in disease diagnosis and disease management methods.

Applicant should possess M.Sc. in Plant Pathology and working experience 3+ yrs in vegetable crop diseases.

Applicant should be willing to travel both domestic & abroad.

If you are interested in becoming part of our dynamic organization, please respond with your resume to:

Shweta Kasid
HR Dept.
Nunhems India Pvt. Ltd.
Bilaspur Pataudi Road,
Opp. Brahama Kumari Ashram
Gurgaon-122413, Haryana
Email: shweta.kasid@bayer.com

Website: www.nunhems.com

The Company offers interesting and demanding positions in an innovative and growing atmosphere. The working climate is informal, result and quality driven. We offer Competitive compensation and benefits.

Last date for Submission of application is 10th May, 2014.