Remote Plant Breeding Innovator

Placements24; Soweto; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Professional development

Paid time off

Global collaboration

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Plant Breeding Specialist to join its global R&D team. You will design breeding programs, evaluate germplasm, and apply MAS and GS to improve crops for diverse environments.

This fully remote role requires strong genetics knowledge, proficiency with SAS, R, GenStat, and excellent collaboration across international teams to advance varieties from research to commercialization.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's in Plant Breeding, Genetics, Agronomy, or a related field with crop-improvement focus.
• Minimum of 5 years of practical plant breeding experience, preferably with field crops.
• Proficiency in plant breeding software and statistical analysis packages (e.g., SAS, R, GenStat).
• Experience with molecular marker technologies and bioinformatics tools is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute breeding programs to develop new crop varieties with desired traits.
• Evaluate germplasm and experimental lines using phenotyping and genotypic data.
• Apply MAS and GS to identify superior lines and inform selections.
• Collaborate with global teams and publish results.

Skills

Genetics

Plant Breeding

Molecular Markers

Data Analysis

Statistical Tools

Education

PhD in Plant Breeding

Master's in related field

Tools

SAS

R

GenStat

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Plant Breeding Specialist to join its global R&D team. You will design breeding programs, evaluate germplasm, and apply MAS and GS to improve crops for diverse environments.

This fully remote role requires strong genetics knowledge, proficiency with SAS, R, GenStat, and excellent collaboration across international teams to advance varieties from research to commercialization.