innovative?in?developing?new?varieties?of?onion?and?bunching?onion
JOB?DESCRIPTION
Stationed?at?our?trial?and?demonstration?farm?in?Songjiang?District?of?Shanghai,?you?will?be?part?of?an?international?team?of?Allium?breeders?based?in?the?Netherlands?and?abroad?that?covers?the?global?onion?markets.?Your?focus,?however,?will?be?on?the?onion?and?bunching?onion?types?grown?in?East?Asia.
Your?most?important?activities?are?the?establishment?and?implementation?of?breeding?programs?and?the?planning,?organisation?and?evaluation?of?breeding?trials?in?China?as?well?as?abroad.?Having?selected?the?onion?and?bunching?onion?material?of?superior?performance?for?targeted?markets,?you?are?responsible?for?the?reproduction?of?the?selected?bulbs?and?plants?into?seed?on?our?farm?facility?in?Shanghai.?You?coordinate?cage?productions?and?small?cage?crosses?with?the?farm?manager,?which?include?cultivation?practices,?pollination,?seed?harvest,?seed?cleaning?and?packaging.?Also?data?recording?of?the?research?results?in?software?applications?is?part?of?your?activities.?Furthermore,?you?assist?colleague?breeders?with?other?Allium?projects?according?to?the?requirements?and?you?have?extensive?contacts?with?colleagues?in?the?Netherlands?as?well?as?abroad.
You?consider?it?a?challenge?to?convert?knowledge?in?real?product?innovation.?It?is?of?importance?that?you?are?customer-?and?result?focused.?You?think?creatively?in?order?to?improve?breeding?processes?and?to?advance?our?position?with?market?appropriate?varieties.?Challenges?are?for?you?a?strong?motivation?for?innovation?and?creativity.?You?have?eye?for?detail,?a?practical?approach?and?you?are?tenacious.
QUALIFICATIONS
Training?and?education?in?plant?breeding,?with?a?bachelor?or?master?degree?in?plant?breeding?or?agronomy?is?required.?Knowledge?in?onions?and/or?bunching?onion?and?breeding?experience?is?a?plus.?Basic?knowledge?in?the?fields?of?pathology,?crop?management?and?marker?technology?is?preferred.?You?should?have?excellent?communication?and?inter-personal?skills,?organizational?ability,?basic?computer?skills,?and?be?an?independent?and?self-motivated?worker.?You?must?be?able?to?communicate?in?Chinese?and?English?both?verbally?and?in?writing.?To?fulfil?this?position?properly?frequent?travelling,?within?China?as?well?as?abroad,?is?required,?including?long?periods?outdoors?in?warm?field?conditions.?You?must?be?able?to?work?with?multi-function?teams?including?seed?production,?marketing?and?biotechnology?specialists.
OFFER
We?offer?you?an?interesting?future?in?our?growing?and?exciting?organisation.
INFORMATION
Would?you?like?to?know?more??Please?send?your?questions?to?jobs@bejo.cn.?For?more?information?about?our?company,?check?out?our?website:?www.bejo.cn.?
Are?you?enthusiastic??Please?send?your?CV?and?accompanying?letter?to?jobs@bejo.cn.