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Education and/or Experience

•M.Sci (PhD preferred) in Plant Breeding, Quantitative Genetics, or related field.
•Minimum 4 to 5 years' experience in plant breeding, preferably with field-based research and mastery of experimental design, statistics, breeding methodologies and marker-assisted breeding approaches.
•Demonstrated ability to translate phenotypic data and genomic/molecular marker information into applied breeding strategy and decision making, including experience in Genomic Selection, Genome Wide Associations, QTL mapping/deployment, phenomics, simulations and/or statistical analysis of large data sets.
•Must be proficient in English; proficiency in Spanish is a plus.

Significant travel is required, both domestically and internationally (approximately 20%). Primary travel locations, based on market responsibilities, could include: Italy, Turkey, Portugal/Spain and throughout California; with additional travel to internal/external meetings, training and breeding activities to France, Mexico, and within the US possible.