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Location: Woolpit, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Limagrain UK is the local agricultural seeds operating company of Limagrain Europe, the largest plant breeder and seed company in Europe. We breed and market agricultural seeds for the UK market under the established brand LG. Offering the UK’s strongest and widest offer of agricultural and amenity seeds Limagrain UK has extensive portfolios of varieties in cereals, oilseeds, pulses, maize, and grasses and fodder crops.

Limagrain is seeking a highly qualified and motivated manager to work as a Senior Breeder for Wheat, based at Woolpit, Suffolk, UK and responsible for breeding wheat varieties for North West European markets. We require an individual well versed in the recent advances of molecular genetics, with the ability to translate these into the development of varieties and new breeding techniques.

Plant breeding encompasses a wide range of disciplines: agronomy, pathology, analytical chemistry, molecular biology, statistics, mathematical modelling and genetics. The successful applicant will have the ability to manage a team with multiple skills in a logistically complex programme. The position is a senior technical appointment and the successful applicant will be a member of the Limagrain Wheat Research and Development Management Team.

Applicants should have a strong knowledge of plant science and genetics and be able to demonstrate managerial competence. Post Graduate training would be an advantage as would experience of plant breeding.

The position is rewarded with an attractive remuneration and employment package.

Please send a covering letter and CV to limagrain-369@candidatus.com  or download the application form by clicking on the icon above.