Position Overview
How does your job as Breeder Watermelon at Rijk Zwaan?You will be part of our Watermelon breeding team based in Spain in the station Almería. The main goal is to develop Watermelon varieties for many different market segments worldwide in close contact with the market specialists that are present in different parts of the world. As Breeder Watermelon you will be working on new traits, innovation concepts, disease resistances and fruit quality traits. In addition, you are involved in:Planning and execution of crosses.Designing and evaluating variety trials around the world in our stations and with clientsPhenotyping and data analysis to support decision-making within the breeding program.Close coordination with Crop Management, Plant Pathology, Seed Production and internal stakeholders to ensure pipeline progress.Close collaboration with Crop Specialists and Crop Coordinators to define breeding objectives and support the introduction of new varieties in key marketsImplementing last tech...