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

Traineeship - Allium (shallot, onion, garlic) breeding assistant - summer 2026

  • Traineeship - Allium (shallot, onion, garlic) breeding assistant - 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 plant breeding :

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. Monitoring and observation of field trials

  • Preparation of scoring files on tablet
  • Grading of plots according to defined criteria
  • Health monitoring and agronomic observation
  • Harvesting plant material

2. Analysis and exploitation of results

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

3. Participation in cross-breeding under cover

  • Manual pollination and seed harvesting
  • Batch tracking and traceability

4. Discovering the entire varietal creation process

  • Complete immersion in a selection programme, working alongside specialists

PROFILE REQUIRED :

  • Students with 3 or 4 years' higher education in agronomy, plant production or agronomic experimentation
  • A keen interest in plant production, genetics and the scientific approach
  • Rigour, organisational skills and team spirit
  • Dynamic and independent in the field
  • 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 create the varieties of tomorrow?

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