R&D Talent Community

KWS SAAT SE; Einbeck; Vor Ort; EUR 20.000 - 40.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading plant breeding company located in Einbeck, Germany, is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join their R&D Talent Community. The ideal candidates will have a strong motivation for the agricultural industry and relevant education. Opportunities include collaboration with universities and developing innovative strategies. The company offers modern facilities and an attractive remuneration package, fostering a family-oriented work environment.

Leistungen

Modern equipment and labs

Collaboration with universities

Attractive remuneration package

Positive working environment

Qualifikationen

• Strong motivation and passion for the farming or agricultural industry.
• Eager to discover technological trends and derive strategies for R&D.
• Experience in a similar environment is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Develop innovative strategies for seeds.
• Collaborate with universities on research projects.
• Support strategic goals by providing a competitive product pipeline.

Kenntnisse

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

English language skills

Ausbildung

Relevant educational background (BA, MSc, PhD)

Jobbeschreibung

Join our R&D Talent Community in KWS in different locations!

You want to contribute to a dynamic and family company culture that will feed the world population of tomorrow?

Our Research and Development Strategy Paves the Way for our Future Growth

As our products require many years of development, a far-sighted research and development (R&D) strategy is a prerequisite to find a long‑term successful position in the market. For this, we need to discover important and promising technological and market‑related trends early, derive clear strategies to align our R&D, and care for a professional structure.

Find out more about our R&D community

kws’s mission and therefore the common mission of us all is: Seeding the future.

We, the community of R&D, support this mission with our long‑term guiding principle: We provide the world with distinct, sustainable and innovative seed solutions for generations. The implementation of our mission and our guiding principles are based on two pillars:

• Development of competitive hybrid varieties, thus enabling the farmers to produce efficiently and sustainably on their fields.
• Development of trait products with a substantial added value to improve our future varieties in a very focused way.

Research & Development supports the strategic goals of the different Business Units by providing a competitive product pipeline. The R&D strategy is developed within the framework of the Business Unit and company strategies.

As a well‑established seeding company KWS is always on the look for the innate problem‑solver, analytical and out of the box thinker, and team player that are enthusiastic about research and development related work and that will reinforce our KWS R&D Family. We want the people who are brave enough to take on new challenges, who perform not only operational tasks but are also willing to optimize our processes, to challenge the status quo, and to work with people across the globe!

What kind of roles do we typically hire for?

• R&D Scientists and Research Associates in different disciplines
• Technical Researcher
• Research Scientist
• Laboratory Assistant
• Research Assistant

Seeding the future starts with us… What can we offer to help you grow?

• Modern equipment and labs
• You have the opportunity to develop innovative strategies together with your team for seeds in different countries
• Collaboration with universities on research projects, on work projects across different departments, bring up new ideas
• A positive and appreciative working environment with flat hierarchies and open communication
• An attractive remuneration package including company pension plan and other benefits

And in exchange you will bring …

• Strong motivation & passion for the farming or agricultural industry
• Eager to discover important and promising technological and market‑related trends, derive clear strategies to align our R&D department
• English language skills would be a common ground
• Depending on the position relevant educational background (BA, MSc, PhD)
• Experience in a similar environment is a plus
• You identify yourself with one or more of our KWS core values: Team Spirit, Proximity and Trust, Independence and Vision

Did we spark your interest? Please share with us your online unsolicited application (CV + motivation) via our R&D Talent Community!

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading‑edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: www.kws.com/career . Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/ .

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