Breeder Assistant - Saskatoon, Canada - AgHires

Description

About Equinom

Equinom is a fully integrated food-tech company, combining agricultural know-how, sophisticated biochemical sensing, and deep technologies, including AI & computer vision methods, to develop delicious, nutritious, affordable, and sustainable non-GMO plant-based ingredients optimized for food from the ground up.

We are looking for a

Breeder Assistant to support the pea breeder with day-to-day tasks related to pea breeding. This is a full-time role located in Brandon, MB or Saskatoon, SK - Canada.


What will you do?
As a

Breeder Assistant, you will work closely with the breeder in executing annual breeding plans and activities to assist with all pea breeding activities. It is a hands-on role, and you will be busy with activities including planting, crossing, tissue sampling, note-taking, and harvest.


Specific Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate breeding field trials and work with service providers to implement trial protocols.
• Collect highquality, highthroughput phenotype data for field plots, plants, and seeds.
• Monitor fields for plant diseases, pests, and other stress conditions.
• Engage with field inspectors and other external organizations for phytosanitary approvals.
• Coordinate field activities with service providers.
• Coordinate postseason activities, including seed cleaning, sorting, packaging, inventory, and logistics.
• Work closely with winter nurseries to coordinate and monitor seed logistics, including inventory, packaging, shipping, etc.
• Coordinate product delivery and receiving activities with domestic and international service providers.
• Conduct inventory control of seeds, including generating a monthly report.

What will you bring?:

• BSc in Agronomy/Plant Biology or related field.
• Experience with pea research nursery trials of at least 3 years.
• Experience with pea or legume phenotypic data collection
• Work efficiently and effectively individually and as part of a team.
• Strong research capabilities, problemsolving, and creative thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

And also:

• Experience with standard farm machinery (tractors, combines, etc.) operation and maintenance
• Preferred.
• Able to work extended days and weekends during critical times, particularly during

crossing and harvest season.

• Valid driver's license and willing to drive alone or with others.
• Able and willing to perform physical work indoors and outdoors that may involve

repetitive motion, lifting up to 50 lbs. - sitting or standing for extended periods,

and exposure to different weather conditions.

• Able to work collaboratively with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and Android OS.