Plant Breeding Careers

Plant Breeding Careers

 

With the demand for plant breeding professionals like breeders, pathologists, scientists, associates, assistants, technicians, greenhouse/farm managers, etc., at an all-time high, UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy and Seed Biotechnology Center have created an online Plant Breeding Careers platform, to better connect seed industry and potential plant breeding personnel at both the local and global level. 

View Job Postings from our industry partners in the list below. Please send your resume and any requested documents directly to the contact listed in the job posting. 

 

Date Posted

Job Title

Organization

Location

Job Posting

12/13/2023 Research Scientist - Mushrooms Amycel Spawn Mate Royal Oaks, CA View Job Posting
12/6/23

Research Geneticist (Plants)

USDA-ARS Carvallis, OR View Job Posting
10/26/23 Regional Operations Manager Joe Produce Woodland, CA View Job Posting
10/10/23 Scientist-Plant Breeding, Lettuce Syngenta Seeds Salinas, CA View Job Posting
10/4/2023

Food Safety Professional

Joe Produce Sacramento, CA View Job Posting
9/14/2023

Sr. Innovation Scientist

Sensient Natural Ingredients Livingston, CA View Job Posting
8/8/2023 Plant PreBreeding Specialist BASF Vegetable Seeds  Brooks, OR View Job Posting
8/8/2023 Senior Scientist Phytopathology BASF Vegetable Seeds Acampo, CA View Job Posting
6/12/2023 Global R&D Breeding Data Architect Driscoll's Inc. Watsonville, CA View Job Posting
6/1/2023 Scientist-Cucurbit Breeder World Vegetable Center Kamphaeng Saen, Thailand View Job Posting
5/10/2023 Carrot Breeder BASF Vegetable Seeds Brooks, OR View Job Posting
5/1/2023 Director of Research and Development Joe Produce Salinas, CA View Job Posting
3/29/2023 Seed Production Coordinator United Genetics Seeds Co. Hollister, CA View Job Posting
3/29/2023 Research Scientist/ DNA Markers United Genetics Seeds Co. Hollister, CA View Job Posting
3/29/3034 Greenhouse Grower United Genetics Seeds Co. Hollister, CA View Job Posting
3/7/2023 Director of Breeding Aurora Comox, British Columbia View Job Posting
2/17/2023 Cucurbit Breeder/Scientist World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) Thailand View Job Posting
2/3/2023

Laboratory Research Associate and Data Analyst

Multiplex Laboratories LLC Monterey, CA View Job Posting
1/10/2023 Research Assistant (Breeding and Pathology) East-West Seed, North America Yuma, AZ View Job Posting
1/4/2023 Trialing and Product Placement Scientist Syngenta Vegetable Seeds Nampa, ID View Job Posting
12/20/2022 Plant Breeder Hollar Seeds Rocky Ford, CO View Job Posting
11/28/2022 Regional Hybrid Breeder Limagrain Henan (Changge), China View Job Posting
11/14/2022 Vegetable R&D Intern Bayer  Woodland, CA View Job Posting
11/9/2022 Senior Plant Breeder for Peas and Beans Brotherton Seed Warden, WA View Job Posting
11/3/2022 Assistant Professor in Vegetable Molecular Breeding NCSU Raleigh, NC View Job Posting
10/28/2022 Plant Scientist RedSea Tucson, AZ View Job Posting
10/13/2022 Product Design Breeder Scientist - Hot Pepper Bayer Woodland, CA View Job Posting 
7/27/2022 Junior Plant Breeder Murray River Seed Co. Albury, NSW View Job Posting
6/21/2022 Sensory Scientist Sun World Wasco, CA View Job Posting
6/21/2022 Biostatistics Quantitative Genetics Lead Sun World Wasco, CA View Job Posting
6/15/2022 Biological Science Technician USDA Albany, CA View Job Posting
6/15/2022 Table Grape Breeder Sun World Wasco, CA View Job Posting
6/9/2022 Seed Physiology Innovation Senior Research Scientist  Bayer Creve Coeur, MO View Job Posting
3/23/2022 Stevia Breeding Assistant The Plant Pathways Company Sanford, NC View Job Posting
2/10/2022 Teamleader Pre-Breeding Rijk Zwaan Netherlands View Job Posting
2/10/2022 Lettuce Breeder Rijk Zwaan Netherlands View Job Posting
1/22/2022 Program Director - Accelerated Crop Improvement ICRISAT Patancheru View Job Posting
12/6/2021 Product Placement Scientist Syngenta Woodland, CA View Job Posting
11/23/2021 Research Scientist Corteva Agriscience Multiple locations View Job Posting
10/29/2021 Sr. Applied Genetics Scientist/Molecular Breeding Scientist TBA Santa Barbara County, CA View Job Posting
10/15/2021 Controlled Growth Systems Manager Origin Prime Davis, CA View Job Posting
10/8/2021 Breeding Project Lead Syngenta Woodland, CA View Job Posting
9/26/2021 Seed Technology Scientist Bayer Oxnard, CA View Job Posting

8/10/2021

Stock Seed Manager

US Agriseeds

Woodland, CA

View Job Posting

8/9/2021

R&D Manager, Deed Production

Kinsa Group

Southern CA

View Job Posting

8/3/2021

(Sweet) Pepper Breeder

US Agriseeds

Woodland, CA

View Job Posting

8/3/2021

Tomato Breeder

US Agriseeds

Woodland, CA

View Job Posting

8/2/2021

Discovery Breeder

PepsiCo

Rhinelander, Wisconsin

View Job Posting

7/26/2021

Principal Plant Breeder

Murray River Seed Co.

Albury, NSW Australia

View Job Posting

7/23/2021

Research Geneticist

USDA Agricultural Research Service

Salinas, CA

View Job Posting

7/26/2021

Cacao Research Collection Manager

Mars Wrigley

Davis, CA

View Job Posting

7/22/2021

Sr. Scientist Molecular Breeding-Predictive Breeding

BASF Corporation

Davis, CA

View Job Posting

7/20/2021

Breeder, Lettuce

Enza Zaden Research

San Juan Bautista, CA

View Job Posting

7/15/2021

Greenhouse Technician

Bejo Seeds, Inc.

Oceano, CA

View Job Posting

 

Please contact us at sbc@ucdavis.edu to add your company's available positions to the SBC Plant Breeding Careers page. 

Important Notes:

UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center is not responsible for managing candidates for job postings. Please direct any specific questions about an available position to the contact listed in the posting.

This service is free for employers to post the first 3 positions and then a small fee of $150 is requested to cover expenses in maintenance. Contact us for more information about pricing.