• Kernonen - 29250 Plougoulm, France
  • info@obs.bzh
  • +33 (0)2 98 29 92 55

Internship - Allium experimentation assistant (shallot, onion, garlic) - summer 2026

  • Internship - Allium experimentation assistant (shallot, onion, garlic) - summer 2026
  • Plougoulm (29) - Duration: 2 to 4 months (June to August 2026)
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WHO WE ARE

L’OBS (Breton Selection Organisation) is a union of agricultural cooperatives committed to creating high-performance vegetable varieties that meet the needs of farmers and consumers. From the research to the marketing, We control every stage of the seed chain to guarantee quality, innovation and security of supply.

Within’OBS Innovation, our Research & Development, We design varieties with high agronomic performance. We place the varietal selection and the applied research at the heart of our mission.

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YOUR MISSION - At the heart of experimentation 🌱

As a member of the Allium breeding team (shallot, onion, garlic), you will play an active role in the various stages of the breeding programme:

1. Field trial monitoring

  • Participation in experimental monitoring
  • Application of experimentation protocols

2. Harvesting and yield measurement

  • Manual harvesting of test plots
  • Bulb weighing, counting, sorting and sampling

3. Data analysis and enhancement

  • Data entry and processing (Excel, R or in-house software)
  • Contribution to the interpretation of results

4. Discovering the entire varietal creation process

  • Complete immersion in a selection programme, working alongside specialists

PROFILE REQUIRED :

  • Students with 2 or 3 years' higher education in agronomy, plant production or agronomic experimentation
  • Strong interest in field trials and agronomic measurement
  • Thoroughness, attention to detail and organisation
  • Team spirit, dynamism
  • B driving licence

CONDITIONS OF THE COURSE :

  • DURATION: 2 to 4 months, ideally from 1 June to 1 August 2026
  • CHARGING: in accordance with current regulations
  • PLACE: OBS Innovation - 2 Kernonen, 29250 Plougoulm

Would you like to help improve agronomic performance?

  • OBS : Kernonen - 29250 Plougoulm, France
  • info @ obs.bzh
  • +33 (0)2 98 29 92 55
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