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Qualifications
Required Skills/Experience:
- PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics, Statistics, or related field of study.
- Expertise in the application of quantitative genetics methodology.
- Proficiency with commercial statistical software (e.g., SAS, R, ASREML, etc.) or custom (Fortran, C++, C#, etc.) programs for the design and analysis of experiments.
- Experience working with large databases.
- Significant experience in marker-assisted selection, molecular breeding or genomic selection.
- Strong understanding of plant breeding.
- A solid foundation in statistical theory and with a strong interest in applied statistical analysis methodologies.
Desired Skills/Experience:
- Direct experience in agronomy and/or plant breeding in vegetables or row crops.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex concepts in language understandable by scientists from a variety of disciplines.
- Previous experience with mixed-model methods for genetic evaluation is a plus.