Assistant Alfalfa Breeder

DLF Pickseed; Maine; On-site; USD 37,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

DLF Pickseed is seeking an Assistant Alfalfa Breeder to join our European breeding program. You will design, conduct and analyze field trials, document results and contribute to program optimization through new methods and IT tools.

You will coordinate team activities, ensure data reliability, and align breeding objectives with market needs while maintaining rigorous timelines and budgets. English fluency is essential for collaboration with stations across Europe, the US, and Oceania.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and conducting breeding trials.
• Experience with agronomic observations and data interpretation.
• Fluency in English and ability to collaborate in an international team.

Responsibilities

• Design, conduct, analyze and document breeding trials per program objectives.
• Develop and implement new methods and technologies for the program.
• Ensure data reliability and process efficiency through IT tools and rigorous activity management.
• Coordinate team activities and provide operational support to meet quality, deadlines and budget objectives.
• Incorporate market needs into selection objectives and support strategic directions.
• Monitor scientific, technological and competitive landscape to propose innovations.
• Communicate with the program manager and colleagues across Europe, the United States and Oceania.

Skills

Field trial design

Data analysis

International teamwork

Education

Bac+2 to Bac+5 in plant production or plant breeding

Tools

Data management tools

Job description

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Business Unit: DLF Research & Development

Location: Les Alleuds, FR, F-49320

Assistant Alfalfa Breeder

Join DLF, the world leader in forage and turf seeds

Founded in 1872 in Denmark, DLF is a leading international player in the creation, production and marketing of forage and turf grass seeds. Present in more than 100 countries, the company has more than 2,000 employees worldwide.

Within DLF Genetics, our French subsidiary dedicated to plant breeding, located in Les Alleuds (49320), you will join a team of 10 people and participate in the development of the alfalfa breeding program for the European market.

Your missions

As an Assistant Alfalfa Breeder, you will be responsible for:

Designing, conducting, analyzing and documenting breeding trials in accordance with the objectives of the Alfalfa Breeding Program

Contributing to the optimization of the program by developing and implementing new methods and technologies

Guaranteeing the reliability of data and the efficiency of processes through rigorous management of activities and IT tools

Coordinating the technical activities of the team and providing operational support to achieve quality, deadlines and budget objectives

Integrating the needs of the market into the selection objectives and support the Breeder in the strategic orientations

Ensuring scientific, technological and competitive monitoring in order to propose new ways of innovation.

Fluency in English is essential to exchange regularly with the program manager as well as with your colleagues at the various research stations located in Europe, the United States and Oceania.

Your profile

You have a Bac+2 to Bac+5 in plant production, plant breeding or equivalent field. You are proficient in: conducting field trials, agronomic observations, data analysis and interpretation.

You have previous experience in a similar position.

Thorough, precise, organized and persevering, you appreciate teamwork in an international environment while knowing how to work independently.

Conditions

Desired start as soon as possible.

Salary: according to profile