\n KWS is one of the world\'s leading plant breeding companies. Over 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around \xe2\x82\xac1.5 billion in the fiscal year 2021/2022. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugarbeet, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants\' resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than \xe2\x82\xac285 million last fiscal year in research and development
Do you want to help developing crops that are resistant to fungal diseases and support sustainable agriculture? Are you looking to work with passionate, innovative teams that use state-of-the art technologies to develop new products?
Then you have come to the right place as Scientist Biotic Stress Resistance (m/f/d) at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA at our headquarters in Einbeck, Germany. This is a full-time, permanent position to be filled as soon as possible.
As a member of the Biotic Stress Resistance Group, you will apply and expand your know-how in molecular plant resistance to various crops and fungal pathosystems. You will manage projects with different internal and external stakeholders.

Your responsibilities:

• Develop new ideas for crop resistance to pathogens.
• Manage work packages and ensure timely delivery of milestones in the projects.
• Apply state-of-the art technologies in the areas of molecular plant resistance and plant-pathogen interactions.
• Collaborate with different departments at KWS and with external stakeholders (academic and industry).

Your responsibilities:

• Develop new ideas for crop resistance to pathogens.
• Manage work packages and ensure timely delivery of milestones in the projects.
• Apply state-of-the art technologies in the areas of molecular plant resistance and plant-pathogen interactions.
• Collaborate with different departments at KWS and with external stakeholders (academic and industry).

Bring in your strengths:

• PhD degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Phytopathology or related disciplines.
• Experience in the molecular analysis of plant-pathogen interactions.
• Experience in protein-protein interaction (in silico, in vivo).
• Experience in genetic modifications of fungi (e.g. genome editing) is an advantage.
• Proven project management skills.
• Effective, customer-oriented communication and excellent teamwork skills
• Fluent in English.

• As a family-run company we are guided by the values of closeness, reliability, foresight, and independence - this culture is lived in practice creating thus an open and friendly working atmosphere.
• Our team is very international, and you will find open and honest communication with each other to ensure that all opinions are important and taken into account.
• True to our motto "Make yourself grow", we support employees\' professional and personal development.
• We offer excellent work equipment (e.g., the latest laboratory equipment), a fully-fledged, subsidized canteen and sufficient free parking spaces at the KWS location.
• We offer a company pension scheme, capital formation benefits, Christmas and holiday bonuses, special prices for company shares, childcare allowance and a job bike.

We look forward to receiving your online application via our SuccessFactors application system! Please use the "Apply" function in the online advertisement for this purpose.

Salary: 67000 \xe2\x80\x93 75000 EUR / MONTH\n \n \n \n \n \n

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