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Teagasc
Plant Breeding Technician
Carlow
FULL TIME
October 21, 2024
Location: Crop Science Dept, Oak Park, Carlow
Technician
Salary: Technician Grade 1 with a Salary Scale of €35,946 to €46,985
Closing Date: 04/11/2024 12:00 PM
Funded Full Time
Job Description
Duration:
Temporary externally funded non Grant-in-Aid contract post, the indicative duration of which is 6 months, subject to contract. A panel may be formed from which future similar vacancies may be filled; such a panel will remain active for a maximum period of 12 months.
Basic Function:
The technician will contribute to developing a capacity to make crosses between potato lines through developing a protocol for extraction of viable pollen for transfer to Kenyan partners, establish a capacity for out of season crossing under controlled conditions, and participate in performing and analyzing molecular marker assays for the project.
Background:
CRRISP (Climate Resilient and Responsible Innovations in Potato) is an international project funded under the FOSC ERANET programme, with Teagasc funding originating from the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM). With partners and collaborators in Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Kenya, South Africa and Peru, CRRISP seeks to understand of the effect climate change will have on potato value chains and to develop mitigation steps from the perspectives of breeding, agronomy and socioeconomic adaptations (https://www.foscera.net/en/foscera/projects/crrisp.htm )
This post will contribute to the breeding aspect of the project, which is a collaboration between Teagasc, the Kenyan Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) and the International Potato Centre (CIP). The breeding component of the project will develop a foundation breeding population in Kenya by crossing European varieties with favourable processing characteristics and disease resistance, with locally adapted lines suitable for sub-Saharan African production systems, and performing marker-assisted and genomic selection assays on the population to assist future exploitation.
Temporary externally funded non Grant-in-Aid contract post, the indicative duration of which is 6 months, subject to contract. A panel may be formed from which future similar vacancies may be filled; such a panel will remain active for a maximum period of 12 months.
Basic Function:
The technician will contribute to developing a capacity to make crosses between potato lines through developing a protocol for extraction of viable pollen for transfer to Kenyan partners, establish a capacity for out of season crossing under controlled conditions, and participate in performing and analyzing molecular marker assays for the project.
Background:
CRRISP (Climate Resilient and Responsible Innovations in Potato) is an international project funded under the FOSC ERANET programme, with Teagasc funding originating from the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM). With partners and collaborators in Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Kenya, South Africa and Peru, CRRISP seeks to understand of the effect climate change will have on potato value chains and to develop mitigation steps from the perspectives of breeding, agronomy and socioeconomic adaptations (https://www.foscera.net/en/foscera/projects/crrisp.htm )
This post will contribute to the breeding aspect of the project, which is a collaboration between Teagasc, the Kenyan Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) and the International Potato Centre (CIP). The breeding component of the project will develop a foundation breeding population in Kenya by crossing European varieties with favourable processing characteristics and disease resistance, with locally adapted lines suitable for sub-Saharan African production systems, and performing marker-assisted and genomic selection assays on the population to assist future exploitation.
Job Objectives
- Complete research tasks in the area of developing a capacity to enable harvesting of viable pollen and performing targeted crosses between potato varieties in glasshouse and controlled environment facilities.
- Perform, analyse and manage molecular marker assays (locus specific KASP assays and genome-wide assays) for MAS and GS, and manage and analyse the data coming from these assays.
- Record and collate data from trial and/or research work conducted.
- Support project leader(s) and collaborators with the completion of milestones and deliverables related to Teagasc activities in the project.
- Support the completion of research tasks on time and to the required scientific standard to ensure datasets support dissemination to partners and stakeholders and publication of results in appropriate media.
- Health & Safety Co-ordinator Duties or such other Health & Safety Duties as may be assigned from time to time.
- To assist Teagasc in meeting the commitments of the Quality Customer Service Charter and Action Plan.
- To actively participate in the annual business planning and Performance Management Development System (PMDS) processes.
- Fully co-operate with the provisions made for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of themselves, fellow staff and non-Teagasc staff and co-operate with management in enabling Teagasc to comply with legal obligations. This includes full compliance with the responsibilities outlined in the Safety Statement.
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time to assist other teams in the department as required.
- This job specification is intended as a guide to the general range of duties and is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive. It will be reviewed from time to time with the post holder.
Skills Requirement
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
- A Level 6 qualification, (as recognised on the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent), in plant sciences or a related scientific discipline.
- A higher level qualification and/or experience working in a plant breeding or agronomy setting
Skills
- Basic laboratory skills and ability to complete and validate SOPs
- Demonstrated experience in handling and assessing pollen samples
- Demonstrated experience in performing and analysing molecular marker assays
- Demonstrated experience of data management in a plant breeding and genetics environment
- Demonstrated experience in planning and managing glasshouse trials in a breeding and genetics environment
- Demonstrated experience in managing crossing and hybridization of crop plants
- Demonstrated experience in using the R statistical programming environment
Knowledge
- Demonstrated knowledge and an in-depth understanding of crop plant breeding, operating in both glasshouse and field environment
- Specific previous experience in potato breeding/genetics
Behavioural Competencies
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work as part of a team, including consulting, collaborating and building relationships with key partners. This role will also require the candidate to assist and provide technical support to collaborators as required by the team leader.
- Has the ability to problem solve and demonstrates a high level of attention to detail.
- Demonstrates positive approach to new challenges and dissemination of new tasks.
Other
As this role will involve driving vehicles, candidates must satisfy and continue to satisfy during employment with Teagasc, legal requirements to drive a car unaccompanied on Irish public roads.
Eligibility
This is an open public competition. Should a current serving Teagasc staff member be successful in their application through open public competition for this post, their current contract of employment with Teagasc will come to an end on taking up this post.
Gender, Diversity and Inclusion
At all levels in Teagasc, we believe in growing and keeping alive an open, diverse and inclusive workplace which is respectful to all and nurtures different perspectives, for the benefit of all in the organisation.
We are commited to the principles of 'Equal Opportunities, No Barriers, Active Inclusion'.
We actively welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds.
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