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POSITION:
Research
Associate
A New Career Opportunity Awaits
You at Seminis!
Seminis Vegetable Seeds, a division of
Monsanto and an Ag
industry leader, is creating scientific breakthroughs around the
world & has an opening for a motivated RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
at our Oxnard, California offices.
In this role the candidate will be an integral part of the Seed
Technology team, responsible for conducting and analyzing
multi-discipline research experiments aimed at improving seed
quality and plantability. Will participate in multiple research
projects group, demonstrate strong technical, analytical and
troubleshooting skills in the area of seed enhancement (priming,
pelleting, drying and storage, conditioning) and develop &/or
optimize new or existing seed enhancement protocols. The
candidate will use appropriate laboratory tools and resources
including germination chambers, plug testing facilities, and
analytical instruments to identify measurable, distinguishing
features and characteristics during young plant development, as
well as documenting findings. Additionally, the candidate will
support and evaluate riming, coating and seed treatments and
technology enhancements, perform a variety of research
laboratory tasks and experiments, collect data, analyze data and
interpret results, write reports and participate in Seminis ESH
(Environment, Safety, Health) Program.
The successful candidate will possess a B.S degree with 2 or
more years commercial experience in seed research. M.S. in
Agronomy, Vegetable Science, Seed Physiology, or Plant Biology
is preferred. Functional and technical proficiency to include
seed or other agriculture experience and use of statistical
analysis in problem solving and decision making is desired.
Excellent communications skills including the capability to
clearly present information and influence or persuade others
through oral or written communications and strong decision
making and problem solving problem are required.
Travel may be necessary on an
occasional basis to Seminis international locations (Enkhuizen,
Baja).
Please apply online at
www.seminis.com on our career page and search req. number:
mons-00007656.
We maintain a drug-free environment.
EOE/APP
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