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POSITION:
Dent Corn
Breeder
Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. is a leading research,
product development and, licensing company serving the seed
industry. Our dent corn breeding program is designed to deliver
high quality corn inbreds and hybrids for licensing worldwide.
Our corn breeding and development team develops high yielding
competitive hybrids from 95 to 115 days in maturity. The IFSI
corn breeding team is committed to development and dedicated to
quality.
Responsibilities:
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The candidate is responsible
for all phases of planning and implementing a corn inbred
development program resulting in commercially competitive
hybrid corn products.
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Administration of the breeding
program includes planning and implementing an experimental
hybrid production program resulting in hybrid seed
inventories necessary to support all levels of performance
evaluation.
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The selected individual is
responsible for assisting with the development,
implementation, and integration of a molecular marker
assisted corn breeding program.
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Maintain adequate facilities
and equipment for effective and efficient program function.
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The successful candidate will
need to develop a thorough knowledge of IFSI’s dent corn
germplasm in order to provide input on the product
development process and breeding strategy for the dent corn
breeding team.
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The successful candidate will
be a key member of the dent corn breeding team and will need
to have management experience and outstanding organization
and communication skills.
Requirements:
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PhD in Plant
Breeding/Genetics/Agronomy with 3 to 5 years of agricultural
research experience.
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Three to 5 years of experience
managing others.
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A strong background in plant
breeding, genetics, statistics, and experimental design,
molecular biology and molecular marker technologies.
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A proven record of innovation
and process improvement in a breeding program.
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Experience in introgressing
diverse germplasm sources.
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Ability to accurately forecast
and manage budgets and capital expenditures.
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Self-starter with team
leadership skills, including excellent organizational and
record-keeping skills and the ability to foster a positive
team environment.
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Effective verbal and written
communication skills.
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Computer skills related to
data acquisition and analysis.
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Working knowledge of Outlook,
Excel, PowerPoint, Prism and Word.
Contact:
David P.
Deutscher
Director – Corn Research
Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.
SGI Field Crops Division
1178 County Road 900 North
Tolono, IL 61880
PH: 217-485-6420 Ext 139
FAX: 217-485-5223
EMAIL:
ddeutscher@ifsi.com
Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. is
an equal opportunity employer.
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