Junior Sector Specialist, Vegetable Research (BRAC Seed and Agro Enterprise)

Job Description

Title: Junior Sector Specialist, Vegetable Research (BRAC Seed and Agro Enterprise)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Gazipur (Gazipur Sadar)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ The candidate should have MS/ MSc degree in Genetics and Plant Breeding, but basic degree must be Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with minimum CGPA 2.50 or 2nd division/ class or equivalent result in all academic examinations from any approved institution.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Making different new hybrid combinations using own developed parents and identify new desirable hybrids.
∎ Improve parental lines with desirable characteristics according to need through hybridization & pre-degree selection process.
∎ Conducting variety screening activities of exotic genotypes and identify desirable hybrid variety considering high yield potential, shorter duration and suitable quality etc according to consumers demand.
∎ Conducting all yield trial (Observational Yield Trial, Advance Yield Trial etc) of own develop hybrid for final selection according to consumers demand.
∎ To maintain genetic purity of research materials, parent lines and take steps for proper preservation.
∎ Multiply parental lines according to target and conducting Grow out Test (GOT) for determining the varietal admixture and genetic purity of produced seed.
∎ Staff development through practical field orientation, personal discussion. Cross checking of data collection sheet.
∎ Data collection of different ongoing research activities directly & also analyze all data & share with supervisor.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 33 years

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Health & Life Insurance, Festival Bonuses, Compulsory Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity and others

Application Deadline: July 13, 2019

Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ Address : BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka:1212
∎ Web : www.brac.net

Category: Agro (Plant/Animal/Fisheries)

Read Before Apply: If you feel that you are the right match for the above mentioned position, please send your detailed resume and a cover letter justifying your qualification for the applied position to BRAC Human Resource Division, BRAC Centre (5th floor), 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212 on or before July 13, 2019. Please mention the name of the position and EN - 900618 on top of the cover letter and the envelope. Internal candidates are requested to apply through proper channel.In case of ex-BRAC staff, PIN should be mentioned in CV. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. BRAC is an equal opportunity employer