You perform various tasks related to plant breeding, including implementing crossing programs, conducting experiments, and managing data for reports and analyses.
Anforderungen
- •Completed vocational training or B.Sc. degree
- •First experience in practical plant breeding
- •Confident handling of MS Office, especially Excel
- •Very good German and good English skills
- •Flexibility and willingness to carry out routine work
- •Independent working style and team spirit
- •Willingness to travel occasionally and valid Class B license
Deine Aufgaben
- •Implement crossing programs for plant cultivation.
- •Assist in designing and implementing field trials.
- •Participate in methodological experiments in various environments.
- •Prepare and set up marker projects for analyses.
- •Collect samples for marker analyses in breeding projects.
- •Input, maintain, and process data for reports.
Deine Vorteile
Capital-forming benefits
Company pension plan
Christmas bonus
Vacation bonus
Childcare allowance
Excellent work equipment
Fully subsidized canteen
Sufficient free parking
Original Beschreibung
# Technical Assistant Sugar Beet Breeding (m/f/d)
Field of Work:
Breeding
Location:
Einbeck, Lower Saxony, DE
Legal Entity:
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (0001)
Contract Type:
Temporary
Is Full Time?:
Yes
Onsite/ Remote:
Onsite
Job ID:
15503
You share a passion for plants and want to apply your skills in a results-oriented way?
**KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA** is looking for a dedicated **Technical Assistant (m/f/d)** in the field of **sugar beet breeding**. This diverse position is a **full-time**, fixed-term contract as maternity leave cover until March 31, 2027, located at our headquarters in **Einbeck**, Lower Saxony.
**Become part of our team and help shape the future of sugar beet research with us.**
**What you can look forward to:**
* Implementation of crossing programs from young plant cultivation, scoring and monitoring tasks to harvest work in the greenhouse and field
* Assisting in the design and implementation of field trials
* Participation in methodological experiments in the greenhouse, climate chambers, and field
* Preparation and setup of marker projects as well as sample collection for marker analyses within breeding projects
* Input, maintenance, and processing of data for the preparation of reports, presentations, and databases
**Bring in your strengths:**
* Completed vocational training or B.Sc. degree in agriculture or a related field
* First experience in practical plant breeding is required
* Confident handling of MS Office, especially Excel and Access; ideally experience with breeding databases
* Very good German and good English skills, both written and spoken
* Flexibility and willingness to carry out routine work as well as to integrate new work processes
* Independent working style, team spirit, and a high level of responsibility
* Willingness to travel occasionally (approx. 2–3 weeks per year) and a valid Class B driver’s license
**Start your future with us! What we offer to help you grow:**
* As a family-run company, we live by the values of closeness, reliability, vision and independence - a culture, which is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere
* We create the appropriate framework conditions for you: Capital-forming benefits, company pension plan, Christmas and vacation bonus, childcare allowance
* According to the motto: "Make yourself grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development
* As a basis, we offer excellent work equipment (ergonomic workstations, multiple monitors...), a fully subsidized canteen and sufficient free parking at the site
**Advance your career and grow with us in your role!**