Job Description

At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what’s next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

***Please note: there is no sponsorship provided for this role.

What You'll Do:

• Plans and conducts comprehensive hybrid wheat breeding research program which furthers the development of hard red spring inbreds/hybrids and associated research projects.  Identifies internal and external customer needs. Work implies hands-on analysis, advanced breeding, training, and field activity.

• Lead a hybrid wheat breeding research programs that deliver superior hybrids, which provide performance improvements consistent with product development objectives

• Leverage enabling breeding technologies to drive product development improvements

• Advance novel methodology useful for the development of new wheat hybrids

• Contribute to leadership of the Research Center, and effectively communicate with other scientists as necessary to ensure the success of all research activities at the Research Center

• Develop and deploy selection strategies for multi-trait selection of traits of interest

• Work both independently and as a member of a regional team to deliver products

What Skills You Need:

• PhD in plant breeding or plant genetics, with an emphasis in the areas of genetics and data analytics is preferred

• An independent, highly motivated, and self-directed scientist is required.

• Comprehensive knowledge and applied research experience in plant genetics or plant breeding.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and a proven ability to work well in a team environment.

• Experience or familiarity with quantitative/population genetics, meta analysis, genome wide prediction methods, and other digital breeding methods.

• Experience with field research processes and phenotypic data analyses and utilization is essential.

• Strong organizational skills to plan and coordinate experiments across projects and abilities to effectively share results across the organization are required.

• Excellent personal interaction skills required for effectively developing strong internal and external working relationships with a diverse group of people.

• We seek unique leaders who are strongly motivated by the desire to solve scientific questions; who are highly skilled quantitative scientists that excel at deeply investigating phenotypic and genetic information; and who can deliver results in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

• Must be able to work in varying ergonomic environments including field activities such as planting, pollinating, harvest, and data collection.

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

• Four weeks of paid time off, plus paid holidays

• Excellent parental leave which includes 16 weeks of supplementary top-up for both mothers and fathers.

• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

• Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits

• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.