Senior Research Associate, Breeding Programs

Company: Corteva
Location: Manhattan
Posted on: February 15, 2020

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Research Associate, Breeding Programs Location: Manhattan, KS, Mid-West United States, USA Company: Corteva Industry Sector:Agribusiness Industry Type: Plant & Soil Sciences, Seed and Biotechnology Career Type:Researcher/Research & Development Job Type:Full Time Minimum Years Experience Required:N/A Salary:0 Want notifications for new jobs like this? Provide your information below to setup an alert. Email Address I would like to receive this alert by text. Mobile Number I agree to receive alerts from and to the Terms of Service. Your alert was created successfully General Alert Saved - The listings below are jobs matching the criteria you've selected for your General Alert on . Criteria selected was: - General alert saved for . - General alert notifications will be sent weekly on Monday. - Please note that you can only have one general alert active at any given time. Creating a new general alert will override an existing general alert. - Visit the Email / Text Alert Manager to manage your alerts Senior Research Associate, Breeding Programs Back to search results Apply to this position Follow Company Alert By creating a follow company alert, you will receive alerts once per day when this company or any other company you are following posts new jobs. Provide your information below to setup an alert. Email Address I would like to receive this alert by text. Mobile Number I agree to receive alerts from and to the Terms of Service. Follow Company Alert Saved - Company alert saved for . - Company alert(s) will be sent to . - Alerts for the companies you are following will be sent once daily as new jobs are posted. - Visit the Email / Text Alert Manager to manage your alerts Follow Company Alert - . Your alert was created successfully Follow Company More Jobs from Cortev... Send to Friend Description Who are we, and what do we do? The Senior Research Associate is an integral member of the Manhattan Research Facility team The Senior Research Associate performs duties essential to a comprehensive commercial soybean, wheat, sorghum, and corn breeding program including working with stewarded and possibly regulated transgenic plants and managing other team members. Responsibilities: How will you help us grow? It matters to us, and it matters to you! - Supervise day-to-day field and lab operations related to research breeding programs including seed and information preparation; planting; sampling; herbicide applications; plot maintenance; pollinating; disease inoculation; harvesting; and data collection/interpretation for yield, disease screening, and molecular marker experiments - Conducts experiments, to completion, according to specific procedures, exercising independent judgment and discretion as appropriate - Maintains, organizes and summarizes results of experiments, noting problem areas, while making recommendations on actions to be taken within standard procedures. - Organize and supervise work of Research Associates and/or temporary employees ensuring work is performed in safe and efficient manner. - Inspects and performs routine maintenance on equipment used to conduct experiments at the designated work location. - This position will require extended hours during peak periods. Qualifications Requirements: What expertise have you grown? What do you bring to the table? Bachelors degree in agriculture or scientific related field plus 2-4 years industry related experience required or masters degree and up to 2 years industry related experience preferred. Familiarity with computers and statistical analysis. Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Community: We care about you and we care that you're comfortable. While there's no place like home, Corteva comes close. Benefits: Lets peek at how you can grow your wellbeing, health, and future at Corteva! - Strike a better work-life balance with robust time off benefits including paid maternity, paternal and family illness leave - Prepare for your future with our competitive retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement program, and more - Enjoy access to health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment - And much, much more! Ready to grow your perspectives, impact and career? Start by applying to this opportunity today! To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITION Apply to this position Save this job Job Post Date: 02/02/20 Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for. Field Research Intern - 6 Month (Manhattan, KS) Corteva Manhattan, Kansas Field Research Intern - 3 Month (Garden City, KS) Corteva Garden City, Kansas Agronomy Technical Specialist (15030) Ag 1 Source Central, Kansas To save these jobs and apply later, create a profile

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