Plan, undertake, supervise and coordinate development of new plant varieties.
Tasks
- Develop and manage a breeding program and associated activities required to achieve agreed program objectives
- Develop and maintain links between the company and technology support providers to achieve agreed program objectives
- Maintain and forecast budgets for breeding activities
- Interact technically with marketers and end-users of the company’s products
- Interact technically with relevant authorities and institutions
- Develop a breeding team succession plan
- Supervise and manage a breeding team
- Develop and maintain key industry links
Personal Requirements
- problem solving skills
- detailed observational skills
- like science and plants
- communication skills
- organisational skills
- work independently or as part of a team
- meticulous record keeping skills
- enjoy working outdoors
A Plant Breeder requires a degree in science, applied science or agricultural science. Research scientists or academics usually require a masters or doctorate degree in the specialist field.
Tertiary Education Providers
Australian Capital Territory
- Australian Catholic University
- Australian National University
- Charles Sturt University
- University of Canberra
- University of New South Wales
New South Wales
- Australian Catholic University
- Charles Darwin University
- Charles Sturt University
- CQ University
- La Trobe University
- Macquarie University
- Southern Cross University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Torrens University
- University of New England
- University of New South Wales
- University of Newcastle
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Sydney
- University of Tasmania
- University of Technology Sydney
- University of Wollongong
- Victoria University
- Western Sydney University
Northern Territory
Queensland
- Australian Catholic University
- Bond University
- CQ University
- Griffith University
- James Cook University
- Queensland University of Technology
- Southern Cross University
- Torrens University
- University of Queensland
- University of Southern Queensland
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Victoria University
South Australia
- CQ University
- Flinders University
- Torrens University
- University of Adelaide
- University of South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
- Australian Catholic University
- CQ University
- Deakin University
- Federation University
- La Trobe University
- Monash University
- RMIT University
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Torrens University
- University of Adelaide
- University of Melbourne
- Victoria University
Western Australia