About Lark Seeds International –

Lark Seeds International has been actively involved in the seed industry since 1997 working with its customers to provide the best solutions to its existing and future seed needs. Lark Seeds International specializes in breeding, marketing and distributing a great variety of premium vegetable seeds. Our network of breeding facilities and trial stations span across the United States, Europe, Middle East, North Africa and South America where research and final evaluations of our products are conducted. Our product line offers a wide variety of premium vegetable seeds that deliver a higher yield of excellent fruit quality with multi-disease resistance/tolerances. Lark Seeds International is dedicated to cutting edge research and development of premium hybrids.

Job Description –

Position is responsible to support the development of new watermelon and squash hybrid varieties targeting segments defined by company strategy and priorities and using appropriate genetic resources while following the best technologies and methods available.

Position Activities –

• Support the breeder with the strategies and genetic improvement steps to create new varieties utilizing breeding stations and available screening sites
• Supervise field and greenhouse crew performing all breeding tasks, including but not limited to seeding, tissue sampling, transplanting, pollinating, harvesting and seed extraction.
• Support establishment, data collection and harvest of trials
• Evaluate genetic material for phenotypical characteristics and improvement
• Manage seed health testing, seed inventory update and seed shipments as requested by the breeder
• Support and collaborate within the Lark Seeds breeding team for maximum efficiency and development of germplasm
• Support the efficient use available resources
• Maintain or support the breeding database

Requirements –

• M.Sc. or B.Sc. with 3 years of experience in Plant Science or related field
• Experience in vegetable breeding
• Strong background in plant breeding, genetics, field plot technique, statistics and molecular marker applications
• Willing and able to travel 10-15% of the time

Preferred –

• Fluent in Spanish
• Experience working with squash and watermelon

Position located in Woodland, CA, USA

Application -

        Apply to jobs@larkseeds.com

“Lark Seeds is an equal opportunity employer"

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the USA.