Pre- Breeding Research Assistant

Unit:
Limagrain Vegetable Seeds Traits and Technology

Job Title:

Pre-Breeding Research Assistant

Job Location:

Davis, Davis, Davis

Contract type:
Permanent

Job Description:

"WE BUILD TRUST WITH FARMERS AROUND THE WORLD BY SUPPORTING THEM TO SUSTAINABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND FLAVOR OF THEIR PRODUCTION."

HM.CLAUSE is a Business Unit of Limagrain, an international agricultural co-operative founded and managed by farmers. HM.CLAUSE specializes in the breeding, production, and sale of vegetable seeds. From the world market to the farmer's market, we collaborate with our customers to deliver successful solutions for the agricultural challenges of today and produce the highest quality vegetable seeds for the future. Our global team of experts and state-of-the-art research facilities enable us to work side-by-side with growers to provide the most regionally relevant and reliable vegetable seeds available.

You will be a great fit if you have experience similar to:

• Organize trials operations (sowing, planting, labeling, sampling, crossing, harvesting, seeds storage, ...) with local R&D operations, under the management of the pre-breeder
• Participate to operations activities when needed
• Organize leaf sampling and shipment for genotyping
• Organize plant selection following markers screening
• Participate to the management of seed stocks in the seed vault and in BOS
• Organize and participate to standardized image capture following protocols
• Participate to trials evaluations following protocols
• Propose improvement of protocols and contribute to the drafting of new protocols
• Run basic data handling and capture data in BOS
• Participate to the curation of data in BOS
• Participate to data analysis
• Participate to the writing of reports
• Organize seeds shipment following BU guidelines
• Act in compliance with local phytosanitary and prophylaxis BU rules
• Act in compliance with legislation within the countries where the company operates, and in accordance with the company’s values related to environmental sustainability, employee safety & well-being, and with its CSR
• Provide periodic local support to other breeding programs, as needed
• Other related activities assigned

To be considered, you will need:

• Position requires a minimum BS in plant biology, plant science, horticulture, or related discipline
• 1-2 years experience working in the area of agricultural research
• Prior experience in plant breeding, seed industry, or field/greenhouse research preferred

The rewards of working here: You join an expert team of innovators and creators that collaborate with farmers around the world to sustainably enhance the taste and quality of healthy food. Our goal is to form teams that inspire and learn from each other as they work to elevate our products from seed to table. We recognize our employees as our most valued resource and work to create an atmosphere that is supportive, healthy, and progressive.

We promote an environment of wellness and well-being and hybrid schedules when it is appropriate for the position. It is an important and expanding piece of our local and global mission for Diversity & Inclusion programs and support groups in the corporate world.

HM.CLAUSE offers a strong compensation and benefits package to its employees:

• Competitive salary
  • This position’s range is $70,304 - $71,500
• Comprehensive Benefits Choices
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work/Life Balance
  • 12 Paid Holidays per year
  • +1 Floating Holiday per year
  • Paid shutdown holidays
  • Progressive time off starting at 80-vacation hours
• Company Covered Benefits
  • Company paid Life Insurance, Long and Short-Term Disability
• Wellness Benefits
  • Family EAP, Telehealth and Mental Wellness Services
• Internal Career Progression
  • Learning Environment
  • Promotions from within
  • Paid Annual Training
  • Tuition Reimbursement
• Welcoming Environment
  • Business casual attire; open door policy
• Financial Wellness
  • 401(k) dollar for dollar Employer matching
  • Supplemental Employer Contribution Plan
  • Traditional and Roth (401k) plans options
  • Company Profit sharing in December
• Family Benefits
  • Maternity and Paternity paid time off
  • Low family medical deductibles
  • Family Planning Resources

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.