Research Associate

Description: 

Job Description – Research Associate – Field Crops (Rice)

Advanta Seeds

 

Advanta Seeds is an UPL Group Company

 

Advanta Seeds Prides itself on decades of research and development of the most advanced technologies in traditional plant breeding to deliver high quality seeds.

 

The company has over 60 years of experience in plant genetics research and development.

Advanta Seeds has a leadership position in many geographies in field crops such as grain sorghum, forages, corn, sunflower, canola, rice and many segments of vegetables.

 

Our purpose is ‘OpenAg’. An agriculture network that feeds sustainable growth for all. No limits, no borders.

 

Purpose of the Role

Is responsible for the execution of Field Crops R&D Rice station trials, nurseries and breeding blocks @ R&D  Farm, Raipur

 

Position: Research Associate – Rice

 

Location: Raipur– R&D , Raipur.

 

Reporting: Sr. breeder – Rice

 

Qualifications:  MSc Agri – Plant Breeding and Genetics

 

Experience:  1 to 2 years in R&D Breeding  

 

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Rice Breeding team in the R&D department of organization as a Research Associate. Working as part of a breeding team, he will be responsible to conduct different types of R&D field experiments related to Breeding

• R&D farm management, worker management, planning and indenting farm inputs and coordinating with other team members at Hyderabad
• Execute the planned experiments timely as per plans given by breeder
• Conduct the nurseries and breeding plots throughout the year (Kharif and Rabi)
• Conduct the given experiments with applicable agronomical practices to get best expression of crop
• Maintain high quality station trials, nurseries and seed production isolations and data collection as per the SoP
• Operation of data loggers to record data, checking errors and timely upload of data into system
• Knowledge of experimental designs and basic analysis skills
• Record data observations as per the crop wise guidelines given
• Team player and open to cross functional interaction