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Tomato Assistant Breeder
Antalya, Turkey
Tomato Assistant Breeder
- Antalya, Turkiye
- Research
- Permanent
You are passioned about plant breeding? You are enthusiastic about contributing to the success of breeding programs and want to support one of our Tomato Breeders? You would like to work in an international environment?
Keen to learn more about the Breeder Assistant position we have available?
As a member of the Research department and the Breeding team, you will give support to the Tomato breeding programs in the creation and development of new hybrids for specific market segments.
What will you do?
Breeding activities:
- Plan, organise and supervise crossing blocks from pollination to harvest
- Evaluate trials and assist the breeder in the selection process
- Coordinate breeding activities and collaborate with others breeder assistants based in different territories or working on other crops
- Upload, record and manage data for breeding programs in the internal software
Seed process / on- and off-station
- Provide support to the local teams in managing tasks such as seed picking and sowing, transplanting, plant maintenance, pollination, harvesting, seed extraction, seed disinfection, seed drying, packaging and inventory update in the breeding database.
- Give support in seeds sampling for laboratory activities support (market assisted selection pathology) or external breeding program
- Organize, prepare and record seed shipments
Where will you work?
You will be based in Antalya Gaziler research station, and you will report to the local Tomato Breeder.
In this position You will be part of the Research team, collaborating with local team as well as EMEA colleagues like pathology and biotechnologies laboratories teams for projects, marketing, trials, and product development teams.
Regular business trips in Türkiye and abroad will be required.
You can start by November 1st should this position matches your project.
Do you fit this profile ?
You have a master’s degree in agriculture (Plant Breeding, Genetics, or closely related field), and at least 2 years’ experience in plant breeding. You are ready to work in the office, in the fields and greenhouses, exposed to heat and cold.
You are a team player, also able to work independently with minimal supervision, and you can operate efficiently under stressful conditions and with consideration of deadlines.
You are fluent in English (reading, writing and speaking), and you are proficient on software as MS-Office.
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Want to know more about the company?
You will be part of Sakata Vegetables EMEA team, part of the Sakata Group.
What makes Sakata different is that while being a key international player in the seed business, the company has retained a family spirit. This means 3 things:
- it’s a people-oriented company where it is easy to communicate at all levels
- you will work closely with your colleagues and customers and will never be far from the fields
- as a result of its Japanese origins, you'll be working for a stable company with an emphasis on long-term culture.
What are the next steps?
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- First contact with Osman from HR
- First interview with Osman and Fulya, your future manager
- A final interview with Ian as Tomato Group leader, and Charlotte from HR
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