The research group Agroecological Breeding focuses on optimizing crop mixtures and advancing genetic and omics-based approaches to enhance sustainability in agriculture. Our research aims to integrate variety and crop mixtures into breeding practices to bolster resilience and adaptability against climate change. By exploring the genetic architecture of crop mixtures and developing predictive tools for overyielding effects, we strive to improve resource efficiency and support sustainable farming practices. 

Your tasks:

• You collect phenological, disease, and agronomic trait data across field trials.
• You are supporting the harvest of the trials.
• You assist in data organization and management.
• You organize and curate collected data for further analysis.
• You conduct quantitative analyses and modelling to evaluate additive and interaction components of mixture performance.

Your qualifications and skills:

• Ideally, you are enrolled in a Master’s program in plant sciences, crop science, plant breeding, or a related field.
• You are interested in fieldwork and data collection.
• You are able to handle data collection devices or field measurement tools is beneficial.
• You have knowledge or experience with data analysis is an asset.

You fit to us:

• If you are a quick learner and enjoy working cooperatively in a team.
• If reliability and punctuality are a matter of course for you.
• If you work conscientiously and carefully.

We offer you:

• An organizational culture where you can work as part of a team and take initiatives.
• Support and collaboration with experienced and competent colleagues.
• An employment as a research assistant with 75 hours per month, starting on 01.07.2025 and lasting until 31.12.2025.

If you need further information feel free to contact Dr. Samira El Hanafi Tel.: +49 (0) 39482 5875.

What you need to know:

For us, your qualifications and strengths count. Therefore, everyone is welcome – independent of gender, origin, age, or disability. The IPK is striving to increase the proportion of womenin sectors where they are underrepresented and, therefore, explicitly encourages qualified women to apply. Our institute has been certified for Career and Family (“berufundfamilie”), and we offer family-friendly working conditions and flexible working hours. The IPK has set a goal to employ more people with disabilities. Qualified applicants with a disability will be given preference.

Your application:

We are looking forward to receiving your online-application (http://www.ipk-gatersleben.de/en/job-offers/) by 06.06.2025. If you have questions or require more information, please contact Kerstin Schweigert (jobs[at]ipk-gatersleben.de). Please indicate the reference number 30/05/25 in your correspondence.  
Foreign qualifications must carry out an equivalence test in Germany, which is subject to a fee. This must be presented in the event of a later hiring: https://zab.kmk.org/en/statement-comparability