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POSITION:
Plant
Pre-Breeder
Nunhems®, a subsidiary of Bayer CropScience,
is the global specialist in vegetable seeds and sharing
products, concepts and expertise adding value to the
professional horticultural production industry and supply chain.
Nunhems is a leading supplier of varieties based on a
specialized and personal approach and a proximity to the main
markets with breeding, screening, sales and expert advice around
the globe. With more than 1,300 employees, Nunhems is present in
all major vegetable production areas. As specialist Nunhems® is
active in research, plant breeding, production, processing,
marketing and sales of vegetable varieties for the professional
horticultural production and distribution business.
The global Research & Development activities are coordinated and
steered from Nunhems head office in Haelen, The Netherlands. In
the division Research & Development the department Breeding is
responsible for the continuous improvement of a competitive
assortment of high quality varieties for the professional
grower. To lead our Pre Breeding Cucumber programme in the
Netherlands we are looking for an ambitious and practical Plant
Pre-Breeder.
You will be based in the
Netherlands and will report to the Head of Breeding Europe.
Job purpose
You will be responsible to install in a structured way
special trait or pre-breeding activities. These activities will
support the mainstream breeding in three ways:
1.
Developing half material and gene pools with specific
traits.
2. Developing the respective molecular tools to be used in
breeding.
3. Developing genetic knowledge to improve selection
efficiency
Major tasks and
responsibilities
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To
develop genetic material enhancing the germplasm of several
crops;
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To
develop methods and techniques to enhance germplasm or
improve breeding efficiency;
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To
generate knowledge on genetics to increase efficiency in
breeding.
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Give
guidance to an assistant and a technician.
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Report on
results
Profile
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PhD in
genetics
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Able to
communicate well with peers to develop common projects
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Able to
manage several projects at the same time.
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Willing
to travel to places of interest for the pre-breeding
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Creative,
opportunistic, pragmatic
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Consistent, persistent
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Good
communicative and inter personal skills
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Client
focused and result driven
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Feeling
for the marketing aspects related to downstream customers
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Able to
translate customers problems into novel genetic solutions
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Willingness and ability to travel
Information & Application
For
additional information you can contact, Tonny van den Boom,
Head of Breeding, Phone +31 475 599 222 extension 184.
If you are interested and meet our profile, you are invited
to send your application with extensive curriculum vitae to:
Arllette van Heel
Human Resources Department
Nunhems
P.O. Box 4005
6080 AA HAELEN
THE NETHERLANDS
or e-mail to:
vacancies@nunhems.com
Applications must be submitted by
February 29th, 2008.
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