Jr. Breeder
2 weeks ago
Job Id: 7133- City: 01170, Telangana, India- Department:
- Function: Research and Development- Employee Type: Permanent Full Time- Seniority Level: AssociateDescription:
**Job Description - Jr. Breeder/ Senior Research Associate - Field Crops**
**Advanta Seeds**
**Advanta Seeds is an UPL Group Company**
Advanta Seeds Prides itself on decades of research and development of the most advanced technologies in traditional plant breeding to deliver high quality seeds.
The company has over 60 years of experience in plant genetics research and development.
Advanta Seeds has a leadership position in many geographies in field crops such as grain sorghum, forages, corn, sunflower, canola, rice and many segments of vegetables.
**Our purpose** is** ‘OpenAg’. **An agriculture network that feeds sustainable growth for all. **No limits, no borders**.
**Purpose of the Role**
P**osition**: Jr. Breeder/ Senior Research Associate - Millet
**Location**: Kallakal - R&D, Hyderabad.
**Reporting**: Sr. breeder - Millet
**Qualifications**: MSc Agri/Ph.D. - Plant Breeding and Genetics
**Experience**: 4 to 6 years in R&D Breeding
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join the in Millet Breeding team in the R&D department of organization as a Sr. Research Associate. Working as part of a breeding team, he will be responsible to conduct different types of R&D field experiments related to Breeding
- Execute the planned experiments timely in assigned filed as per plans given by breeder
- Conduct the nurseries and breeding plots throughout the year (Summer, Kharif and Rabi)
- Conduct the given experiments with applicable agronomical practices to get best expression of crop
- Maintain high quality station trials, nurseries and crossing blocks and data collection as per the SoP
- Operation of data loggers to record data, checking errors and timely upload of data into system
- Knowledge of experimental designs and basic analysis skills
- Record data observations as per the crop wise guidelines given
- Execution of breeding crosses as per plans given
- Upkeep of seed cold store and inventory management
- Team player and open to cross functional interaction
