Senior Advisor/Scientist for NordGen plants
Nordiskt Genresurscenter / Biologjobb / Lomma
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NordGen has a vacancy for a competent and interested plant expert, a full time position at NordGen in Alnarp, Sweden. The job responsibilities will lie within our Plant section, today consisting of 16 colleagues. The primary responsibility will be cereal crops, where NordGen holds a collection, which you are to conserve and to promote for sustainable utilization.
Main responsibilities:
• Promote sustainable use of cereal material and disseminate information about collection and plant genetic resource conservation and utilization potential to various fora.
• Maintain NordGen cereal collection
• Acquire and register new cereal accessions for collection and related information.
• Compile, analyze and publish data on cereal accessions in NordGen's data base (SESTO).
• Plan and coordinate characterization and evaluation projects on cereals.
• Represent NordGen in relevant international and Nordic networks dealing with conservation and utilization of cereal genetic resources
• Work in close cooperation with the Nordic National Authorities as well as Nordic- and international networks.
• Coordinate/facilitate work of the Cereal Working group at NordGen.
Your qualifications:
• Higher academic education (preferably PhD) within plant breeding, population genetics, conservation genetics or quantitative genetics.
• Knowledge of systematic botany and taxonomy.
• Knowledge of one of the Scandinavian languages (Danish, Norwegian or Swedish) and English is required.
Working experience appreciated:
• Nordic and international collaboration and networking.
• Preservation of genetic resources and/or plant breeding or related disciplines.
NordGen offers:
• An exciting position in a professional and international working environment.
• Employment contract according to the regulations of the Nordic Council of Ministers. The employment contract will be signed first for 4 years with the possibility of an additional 4 years.
• Salary according to individual agreement, other working conditions are given by the regulation of the employment agreements of the State of Sweden.
• Possibilities to develop personal competence.
The post is located in Alnarp. The Senior Scientist will report directly to NordGens director.
Information about the position can be obtained from Director Árni Bragason, +4640536644 or Agnese K. Brantestam, Senior Scientist, +46 40536648.
Applications, marked ?Senior Scientist? including CV and references should be sent no later than November 11th 2013 till NordGen,
jobb@nordgen.org or to the mailing address: NordGen, Árni Bragason, P.O. Box 41, SE-23053 Alnarp, Sweden.
Publiceringsdatum2013-10-18Arbetstider och omfattningTillsvidare
Heltid
ErsättningFast lön
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2013-11-11
Ansökan kan skickas till e-postadress:
jobb@nordgen.orgKontaktArni Bragason, Director +46 40 536644
arni.bragason@nordgen.orgAgnese K. Brantestam, Senior Scientist +46 40 536648
agnese.kolodinska@nordgen.orgFöretagNORDISKT GENRESURSCENTER
AdressNORDISKT GENRESURSCENTER
BOX 41
23053 ALNARP
KontorsadressSMEDJEVÄGEN 3
ALNARP
Övriga kontaktuppgifterTelefonnummer: 040-536640
Jobbnummer 1681130
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