Vacancy For Senior Plant Breeder at WACOT Limited

WACOT Limited is a part of TGI Group. Our business includes but are not limited to rice milling, soya milling, production of fertilizer and other agro-chemicals, sesame hulling which are exported to Asia and Europe, trade in grains such as maize, sorghum and groundnuts. We currently support the production of soya, rice, sesame, cotton, and maize as part of our out-growers initiative. WACOT has several MOU's in place to aid its contribution to the fastest growing Nigerian sector- agriculture. We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:     Job Title: Senior Plant Breeder Location: Funtua, Katsina Job Description

• As jobholder, you will be responsible for strengthening breeding program in WACOT seeds and contribute to releasing WACOT seed varieties
• Writing technical publication and reports
• Selecting parent plant for cross breeding
• Liaising with commercial plant breeders, scientists and funding bodies (IAR, IITA, NCRI)
• Monitor activities of competitors and setting product profile in the market
• Hybrid seed production in Maize, cotton and rice
• Setting up research trials data analysing and interpreting results
• Coordinating with research institutes for varietal release process
• Conducting Field trials to assess germplasm
• Staff training on data collection and analysis
• Identifying desirable traits to improve seed through genetic variation
• Advance knowledge of plant breeding techniques
• Manage support and train technical staff

• M.Sc in Plant Breeding or related Agricultural field
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in plant breeding in Maize and Rice crop
• Knowledge of seed varietal assessment trials
• Excellent ability in presenting scientific information and findings
• Budgeting and planning experience will be a plus.