Advanta US is an operating unit of Advanta, a global seed business that combines the most advanced techniques in conventional plant breeding with biotechnology to deliver world-class seed.  Drawing on our global network of breeders and researchers, Advanta US is able to offer exclusive genetics and industry-leading hybrids in forage and grain sorghum.

Primary Responsibility:

Coordination and support for all the breeding and genetic/molecular data systems of the company. The data manager has the role of defining the requirements for, and securing, the capture, storage and dissemination of genotype and phenotype breeding data.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Provide statistical support to several breeding programs in experimental design, data management, and analysis and interpretation of experimental data. It will be responsible of performing complex statistical analyses for a broad spectrum of types of data (phenotypic, genetic, and molecular) and types of studies, preparing reports that summarize the analysis of such research data, and interpreting the findings and providing conclusions and recommendations.  The position will interact closely with other researchers in the deployment of statistical methodology, information management and new software tools for breeding programs

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support on experimental design and the application of appropriate statistical methods. Manage and analysis of high volume of phenotypic and genotypic data coming from multi-environmental trials and high-throughput marker platforms
• Development and evaluation of appropriate methods for QTL analysis, marker assisted selection, genome wide association studies and genomic prediction.
• Engage at a high level with field breeders in the development and application of analytical and operational software to combine, visualize and deploy genetic and phenotypic information to breeding programs.
• Collect, organize, analyze, and summarize phenotypic and genotypic data for inbred and hybrid evaluation.

Provide guidance, direction, and mentoring to breeders in order to insure the successfully adoption of new methodologies                      

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION:

Ph. D./MS degree in Statistics or Plant/Animal Breeding, or related area, with a specialization in field or genetic data analysis, experimental design, quantitative genetics, with a minimum of  three years of relevant experience in statistical consulting for agricultural/biological research.

Compensation: 

Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Application:

Please send application and CV to Mariana Rivera, 
upi.hr@uniphos.com

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