Location:
Einbeck, Lower Saxony, DE
Legal Entity: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA (0001)
Contract Type: Temporary
We are looking to recruit as of 1st July 2024 a technical assistant (m/f/d) to join the cell service / double Habloid of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA at our location in Einbeck, Germany. The contract is full-time, initially for two years as maternity and parental leave cover.
Your tasks:
- Carry out all sterile laboratory work steps in connection with the production of doubled haploid plants by using tissue culture procedures
- Active involvement in the in-vitro plant sampling process for ploidy and marker analysis
- Support the maintenance of the plant material in the short and long term storage
- Support the preparation of solutions and gels for plant cell and tissue culture and microbiology
- Documentation of all work steps by using LIMS applications
- Support other processes within cell service
Your profile:
- Completed training in the field of natural sciences/horticulture is an advantage
- Practical experience in laboratory work, in in-vitro culture, and working in sterile environment is desirable
- Good knowledge of MS-Office (Word and excel)
- High degree of commitment, willingness to learn and personal initiative
- Fluent in German is mandatory
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Responsible and flexible way of working
Seeding the future start with us… What we offer to help you grow:
- 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.
- True to our motto Make yourself grow, we support employees’ professional and personal development.
- We offer excellent work equipment (e.g. the newest laboratory equipment), a fully-fledged, subsidized canteen and sufficient free parking spaces at the KWS location.
- We offer capital formation benefits, Christmas and holiday bonuses.
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