• Application Deadline:
• Position: Rice Breeder (Manager)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification MBA/MSc/MA , PhD/Fellowship


• Experience 2 - 5 years


• Location Not specified


• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied 
  

Job Description

The Rice Breeder, under immediate supervision of the General Manager/Business head. H/She will undertake activities related to the breeding pipelines development for Olam Rice Farm.

The successful candidate will:

• Develop high yielding varieties corresponding to desired product profiles, in close collaboration with farm and mill teams, by combining good agronomic traits, desirable grain quality, and tolerance/resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses through conventional breeding approach.


• Plans and carries out breeding studies to develop and improve varieties of Rice: Improves specific characteristics, such as yield, grain quality, maturity, and resistance to drought, disease and insect pests in plants, utilizing principles of genetics and knowledge of plant growth.


• Produce pure parental lines, breeder’s and foundation seed for multiplication.


• Coordinate with external stakeholders (Private /Public sectors) for new germplasm introduction and breeding collaborations.


• Breeds rice, using methods such as germplasm introduction, , hybridization, ,, as well as hybrid rice breeding.


• Select progeny having desired characteristics and continues advancing breeding pipelines and selection process to reach desired lines.


• Lead the testing of advanced breeding lines developed at inhouse Center for various breeding product segments (Early duration, Mid duration, long grains, High amylose content, High yielding germplasm)


• Facilitate varietal release and adoption at farm and create demand for superior varieties

Requirements

• PhD in breeding, genetics or other related fields with a minimum of 2-year experience in Rice breeding; or M.Sc. in breeding, genetics or other related fields with a minimum of 5-year experience in Rice breeding in a reputed seed company or research institution