Impact Scientist: Onion Breeding & Genomics Lead

Admin; Zürich; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Working for Switzerland

Embracing diversity

Staying healthy at work

Job summary

Agroscope in Switzerland invites a PhD-level plant breeding expert to lead a research project focused on future onion breeding, including genomics and phenotyping. You will oversee operations, collaborate across teams, and drive innovation in pre-breeding and disease-resistance breeding.

You will network with partners, secure funding, publish results, and supervise junior researchers across national and international collaborations.

Qualifications

• PhD/Doctorate in plant breeding, genetics, molecular biology or a comparable discipline
• Strong knowledge of modern breeding methods: genomic selection, marker-assisted selection, genome analysis
• Experience with interdisciplinary projects and securing third-party funding

Responsibilities

• Operational and scientific management of a research project for onion breeding
• Develop and implement innovative breeding approaches in pre-breeding, molecular breeding, genomics and phenotyping
• Building expertise in disease-resistance and climate-resilience breeding with a focus on onion breeding
• Networking with research and breeding partners, preparing research project applications, securing third-party funding, and project management
• Publishing the results and disseminating them to practitioners
• Supervising junior researchers and collaborating with internal, national and international partners

Skills

Genomics

Phenotyping

Marker-assisted selection

Genomic selection

Genetic association studies

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Networking skills

Education

PhD/Doctorate in plant breeding, genetics, molecular biology or a comparable discipline

Job description

Agroscope in Switzerland invites a PhD-level plant breeding expert to lead a research project focused on future onion breeding, including genomics and phenotyping. You will oversee operations, collaborate across teams, and drive innovation in pre-breeding and disease-resistance breeding.

You will network with partners, secure funding, publish results, and supervise junior researchers across national and international collaborations.