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Plant Breeder - Plant & Food Research
Motueka
FULL TIME
August 11, 2024
Premium Crops & Technologies
Motueka, New Zealand
54161
Minimum guaranteed hours 38 hours per week
Salary range $94,000 to $133,000
Does the prospect of leading a berryfruit breeding programme excite you?
- Are you an experienced breeder, able to set strategy and targets and looking for a new challenge?
- Can you work collaboratively across multiple science disciplines?
- Would you like to work for a company that offers great benefits while living in a region known for its outdoor lifestyle?
You will be part of a programme delivering Rubus, Vaccinium and Ribes fruit cultivars from the Plant & Food Research (PFR) Berryfruit breeding programme based in the Motueka / Tasman region of New Zealand. Working with a diverse team who provide multi-discipinary expertise you will ensure maximum genetic gain by incorporating appropriate breeding technologies to deliver quality cultivars.
This will include leading the breeding targets and strategic direction and overseeing management of the berry fruit programme to meet commercial product concepts and enhance genetic gain within the wider Vaccinium, Rubus and Ribes programmes.
What you will bring | Ngā tino pūkenga me ngā wheako
To be successful in this role, ideally candidates will have:
- A Postgraduate degree, preferably a Ph D, in Horticulture/Plant sciences that is Plant Breeding or Genetics related
- Significant (at least five years) relevant practical breeding experience in horticulture crops (Berryfruit crops preferred).
- Experience in quantitative genetics, application of genomics and marker-assisted selection.
- Well-developed analytical skills including programming languages such as R or Python.
- An organised and methodical approach to tasks with attention to detail and commitment to effective work/project management.
- Able to work effectively as part of a larger team that may be distributed nationally and internationally. Demonstrated skills in facilitating collegial interactions across disciplines.
What you will get | Ngā hua o tēnei tūranga
The opportunity to work within a friendly, team-based environment that encourages and supports work-life balance, and to contribute to exciting projects with an organisation which has an excellent reputation for its science and for being a great place to work! At PFR, we offer excellent employee benefits and flexibility, such as;
- Additional 6 days' leave and generous paid parental leave
- Excellent benefit choices in retirement savings and wellbeing & health
- Focus on health and wellbeing with enhanced sick leave
- Ongoing career development opportunities
- Flexible work - work from home and flexible hours
At Plant & Food Research, Rangahau Ahumāra Kai, we believe science can create a better future. By finding smarter, greener options today, we're helping secure the world we want to live in tomorrow. With our partners, we use world-leading science and technology to improve the way they grow, fish, harvest, create, prepare and share kai. Every day, we have 1000 people working across Aotearoa New Zealand and the world to help develop and deliver healthy foods from the world's most sustainable food systems. We are on our journey towards becoming a meaningful and trusted partner to Māori, promoting the weaving of Mātauranga Māori and science to create growth and success for all of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
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