Senior Breeder Hydro Lettuce

4 weken geleden

Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland Enza Zaden Voltijd
Job Description

As a Senior Breeder Hydro Lettuce, you will be responsible for the development of lettuce varieties for high-tech hydroponic growing systems. You will manage a breeding program in several lettuce types, like the trio lettuce. To this purpose, you will create a long-term vision based on the latest market developments. You will prepare and execute the breeding trials, and consequently analyse the data from these trials.

You will work together in international and multidisciplinary teams, with for example the sales representatives, production specialists, biotech breeders and researchers, and also with external companies. Trials are located in different regions in North-West Europe.

You will work together with the other breeders in the team and report to the Crop Breeding Manager Leafy Vegetables.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop lettuce varieties for high-tech hydroponic growing systems
  • Manage a breeding program in several lettuce types
  • Create a long-term vision based on the latest market developments
  • Prepare and execute breeding trials
  • Analyse data from breeding trials

Requirements

To succeed in this position, you should have:

  • A MSc degree in Plant Breeding
  • A minimum of five years working experience as Plant Breeder
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and flexible mindset

About Enza Zaden

Enza Zaden is a vegetable breeding company that develops vegetable varieties. We have made an animation to explain to you properly (and as briefly as possible) what we do.

The purpose of our work? To offer everyone worldwide access to healthy and varied vegetables. With more than 2000 passionate colleagues all over the world, we work together every day on the vegetables of tomorrow.

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