KWS has been breeding crops for the moderate climatic zone for more than 150 years. The company is now one of the world’s leading seed producers. It has some 5.300 employees and a footprint touching more than 70 countries.
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We are seeking to recruit at the earliest opportunity a Corn Nurseries Project Manager for our contra season breeding Station in Peru (Tambogrande), full-time basis.

Your tasks:

• Responsible for supervising, coordinating and controlling the activities related to the production of research in corn nurseries projects.
• Responsible for field data collection, sample collection and processing, data entry and analysis, training of personnel, project leadership, reporting, as well as other associated duties. 
• Supervision and monitoring of compliance with the various research project activities and the season planning. 
• Manage and participate in the practical activities, e.g.: planting, transplanting, hand pollination, harvest, selection, and etc.
• Prepare project documentation and research reports for station management review.

Your profile:

• Professional Degree: agronomy, horticulture, biology or related. 
• Experience in practical management with corn farms and fields oriented in research projects.
• Previous hands-on corn nursery research project experience and technical skills are as important as academic qualifications. Experience is desired.
• Spanish language skills; Must be fluent. 
• English (writing, reading and speaking); Intermediate. 
• Management of MS Office and databases at the intermediate level.
• Experience in planning strategies for maximum crop yield.
• Monitoring skills and capacity to manage staff. 
• • Technical skills in assessing physiological traits, plant responses to the environment and / or field stress.

Send CV and motivation letter to all the following address:

e-mail:           carla.arcos@kws.com
Phone:           +55-11 5185 7971

KWS Serviços e Participações South America Ltda.
(KWS Service Center South America)
Human resources , Carla Arcos
Edifício Dacon
Avenida Cidade Jardim N°400, 20°andar, cj 2003
CEP 01454-000 São Paulo
Brazil

Gabriela Gutierrez (station manager)
e-mail:           gabriela.gutierrez@kws.com
Phone:           +51 952674522

Jean Claude Castelle
e-mail:           jeanclaude.castelle@kws.com