We are now seeking highly motivated individuals to join Limagrain China Field Research Team. Under supervision of China hybrid breeder manager, you will manage a regional commercial breeding program, to select the best hybrids for related corn market.

Hybrid development and Testing:

• Develop and maintain the hybrid program focused on product pipelines in target segments. Ensuring that the pipeline hybrids can meet markets’ requirements in yield and other important agronomic traits.
• Responsible for testing plan building, data analysis, product characterization and recommendation for hybrids advancement.
• Involve in line breeding programs, to screen and select inbred lines serving for commercial hybrid development purpose.
• Work closely with trial team on hybrid evaluation. Participate to the main testing activities (sowing, phenotyping, harvest, training, etc.).
• Coordinate with PD teams, to ensure that all relevant information and data are available during hybrid advancement.
• Work closely with PD, Sales and Marketing teams to collect information and fine-tune the breeding goals for hybridization.

Functional Support:

• Coordinate with TI team for trait conversions for the parental lines of pipeline hybrids, give recommendation at every season.
• Responsible for hybrids seed increase request and ensuring seeds availability for testing, demonstration, and registration.
• Responsible for registration and PVP application document preparation for target segment.
• Participate to other activities in research stations when needed (seed counting, pollination, etc.)
• Manage budget and resources for program to attain the objectives.

• Ph.D. or M.Sc. in Plant Breeding or related fields.
• Three or more years of experience with strong background in breeding, quantitative genetics, statistics, and molecular technologies.
• Willing to work in agriculture and corn breeding, as well as field work.
• Ability to use software for data analyses, management, presentation, and reporting.
• Good ability to leadership, management, communication, and teamwork.
• Good language skill in both English and Chinese (oral and written).
• Ability to work extended hours outdoors and frequent travels during entire growing season.
• Driving license is required.