CIMMYT: IRS26240 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Wheat Breeding (Internationally recruited) – Texcoco de Mora

CIMMYT is a cutting edge, non‑profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow’s problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships.

This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource‑poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Implement innovative hybrid wheat breeding strategies to accelerate genetic gain for grain yield potential, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, suitable grain quality, and other priority traits in CIMMYT germplasm.
• Apply novel breeding methodologies for heterotic grouping approaches and line conversion ...