KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development.

Your tasks

Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity in a globally operating, sustainable company? Then you've come to the right place!

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA is seeking a Pre-Breeder for Oilseed Rape breeding. In this role, you will work as part of an international team of plant breeders and scientists.

This diverse position is initially limited to one year as part of a maternity leave replacement and is to be filled on a full-time basis. The workplace is located at the company’s headquarters in Einbeck, Lower Saxony.

Join our team and help shape the future of rapeseed breeding!

Your responsibilities in this role:

• Implementation and improvement of oilseed rape pre-breeding programs, especially regarding resistance to insect pests and diseases
• Establishment, design, and evaluation of field and greenhouse trials
• Application and evaluation of molecular markers in pre-breeding programs
• Process optimization in breeding programs
• Participation in external and internal research projects

Your profile

• Completed studies in the field of plant breeding or biology
• Solid knowledge in plant breeding and plant pathology
• Good knowledge of quantitative genetics and statistics
• Strong teamwork skills and a high sense of responsibility
• Fluency in English language. German and/or French knowledge is advantageous
• Willingness to undertake national and international travel (approx. 25%)

What we offer

• As a family-run company, we live by the values of closeness, reliability, vision and independence — a culture, which is also lived in practice, e.g. through an open and friendly working atmosphere
• As a pre-breeder oilseed rape, you will have the opportunity to contribute your own ideas and routines for the development of oilseed rape varieties with novel traits
• We create the appropriate framework conditions for you: Capital-forming benefits, company pension plan, Christmas and vacation bonus, childcare allowance, job bicycle
• According to the motto: "Make yourself grow!" we promote individual professional and personal development
• As a basic requirement, we offer excellent work equipment (ergonomic workstations, multiple monitors, etc.), a fully subsidized canteen, and sufficient free parking on the site

Contact

Start today by submitting your digital application via our job portal.

We look forward to receiving your application!