Nunhems is the global specialist in vegetable seeds and sharing smart products, concepts and expertise with the professional horticultural production industry and supply chain. Its portfolio includes leading varieties and brands in crops such as leek, onion, carrot, melon, cucumber, tomato, watermelon, lettuce and pepper. With annual sales of EUR 21.21 million in 2009 in India, Nunhems is among the world’s four leading vegetable seed companies with an extensive range of 28 species and some 2,500 varieties. With more than 1,500 people Nunhems is present in all major Vegetable Production areas in the world.

Primary purpose of the Job would be to support the development of hybrid vegetable crops with resistance to diseases.

Responsibilities

To develop, conduct and optimize resistance tests in order to enable the breeders to develop varieties with the necessary resistances.
Supports and renders services to the breeding teams with their breeding programs on several worldwide locations.
Gives phytopathological input for the development of the breeding programs.
Develops a clear phytopathological vision of the breeding programs.

Applicant should possess Ph.D. in Phytopathology with 5+ years experience with disease resistance screening in vegetable crops. Knowledge of breeding and molecular biology is an advantage.

If you are interested in becoming part of our dynamic organization, please respond with your resume to:

Shweta Kasid
Nunhems India Pvt. Ltd.
Bilaspur Pataudi Road,
Opp. Brahama Kumari Ashram
Gurgaon-122413, Haryana
Tel: +91-124 3051466
Mob: +91-9871715903
Email: shweta.kasid@bayer.com  

The Company offers interesting and demanding positions in an innovative and growing atmosphere. The working climate is informal, result and quality driven. We offer Competitive compensation and benefits.

Last date for Submission of application is 10th March, 2012.