Tomato Pre-Breeder: Build Next-Gen Hybrids

Axia Vegetable Seeds; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive CAO salary

Professional development opportunities

Open and informal working environment

Job summary

Axia Vegetable Seeds, a leading tomato breeder in the Netherlands, seeks a Tomato Pre-Breeder to develop enhanced germplasm and trait-specific breeding materials, bridging genetic resources with applied breeding programs.

The role centers on pre-breeding, trait validation, phenotyping, and collaboration across phytopathology, molecular genetics, genomics, and product development to advance tomato hybrids.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in plant breeding or molecular genetics.
• Data analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Familiarity with genomic selection and high-throughput phenotyping.
• Experience with disease resistance screening and pathology.

Responsibilities

• Identification and development of pre-breeding crosses and populations contributing to breeding program improvement.
• Germplasm characterization for novel trait identification and trait validation.
• Establishment of phenotyping and screening methods in collaboration with phytopathology, molecular genetics and genomics, and product development.
• Collection and analysis of phenotypic and genotypic data and maintenance of germplasm databases.
• Organization and oversight of trials and supervision of greenhouse teams.
• Collaboration in development and validation of molecular markers.
• Support of QTL mapping, GWAS, and gene discovery activities.
• Support to breeders in deploying pre-breeding germplasm into breeding programs.
• Monitor scientific publications and contribute to continuous improvement of tomato breeding programs.

Education

MSc or PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics, Plant Sciences, or related fields

Job description

Axia Vegetable Seeds, a leading tomato breeder in the Netherlands, seeks a Tomato Pre-Breeder to develop enhanced germplasm and trait-specific breeding materials, bridging genetic resources with applied breeding programs.

The role centers on pre-breeding, trait validation, phenotyping, and collaboration across phytopathology, molecular genetics, genomics, and product development to advance tomato hybrids.