Specific Duties:
Execute CIMMYT's breeding pipeline, ensuring efficient development, advancement, and dissemination of germplasm and products.
Foster collaborations across areas of germplasm development, molecular breeding, rust phenotyping, and seed systems to co-implement impactful regional improvement network(s).
Contribute to experimental design, trial, and nursery data interpretation and analyses.
Contribute to increasing genetic gains in CIMMYT's and improvement network's breeding pipelines, including the formulation, testing, and identification of impactful seed varieties.
Contribute to capacity-building efforts of CIMMYT, CGIAR, and the seed's improvement network(s).
Manage the program's regional data, implementing the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) for streamlined data management.
Facilitate with the senior breeder the convening of seeds product advancement meetings, with active engagement of internal and external stakeholders.
Collaborate with regional improvement teams to optimize trial locations and align them with product pipeline testing requirements.
Lead a team of research technicians, fostering a culture of ownership and accountability.
Assist the technical stations staff in implementing best practices.
Enhance the visibility of CIMMYT's research, partnerships, and impacts through the publication of high-quality journal articles.
Perform additional duties assigned by the supervisor and Program Director to support program objectives.
Requirements
PhD in breeding or a closely related field with demonstrated expertise in seed breeding.
Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
Expertise in one, with familiarity in the other areas of biometrics and statistics, quantitative genetics, and applied molecular breeding.
Excellent written and spoken English
Desire and ability to work respectfully and inclusively in a diverse, multicultural, multidisciplinary work environment.
The selected candidate must exhibit the following competencies: Problem-Solving, Decision making, Achievement Orientation, Communication, and Teamwork