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Forest Genetics Specialist (Biology, Biotechnology or Genetics)

On-site in Valladolid·Full-time·Added today (last checked 27 Oct)

Grupo Tragsa

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On-site, Valladolid
Contract
Internship, full-time hours
Education
Master's degree
Driving licence
Category B

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Requirements

Education & certifications

  • Possess a Bachelor's/Engineering Degree and/or Degree + Official Master's in Biology, Biotechnology and/or Genetics (MECES level 3) (degree officially recognized in Spain or certificate of equivalence issued by the Secretaría General de Universidades)
  • in statistical data analysis programs and/or image processing in genetic improvement

The role

Bachelor's/Engineering Degree and/or Degree + University Master's in Biology, Biotechnology and/or Genetics_Forest Genetics (Valladolid)

What you'll do

  • Development of multiplication protocols and conservation methods for vulnerable or endangered species
  • Micropropagation and cloning of herbaceous and woody species
  • Development of in vitro propagation protocols from seeds
  • DNA extraction, quantification and measurement with specific programs, preparation of electrophoresis gels
  • Combination of genomic data in plants

Planned Vacancies

1

Project/ Reason for hiring

Empresa de Transformación Agraria, S.A., S.M.E., M.P., parent company of the TRAGSA GROUP, specialized in works related to rural development and nature conservation, is looking to hire 1 person with a Bachelor's/Engineering Degree and/or Degree + Official Master's in Biology, Biotechnology and/or Genetics to carry out Forest Genetics work in Valladolid.

Workplace

  • Valladolid
    Address: Centro Regional de Semillas y Mejora Genética Forestal

Specific Requirements

Compliance with requirements and/or merits must be justified through the performance of assessment tests and/or by attaching the necessary documentation in the "Annexes" section of the registration questionnaire. The Tragsa Group reserves the right to request at any time during the process the supporting documents for the data provided in the application, as well as to require the expansion of the information contained in the curriculum vitae, provided that this is necessary for the accreditation of the requirements and/or merits detailed in the offered vacancy.

Other Essential Requirements

  • Valid Type B driver's license in Spain

Other Meritorious Factors

  • Experience in laboratory work (verifiable through experience with an employment contract or academic experience through an employment contract/work history/internship annex + CV)
  • Experience in laboratory work with conservation methods for vulnerable or endangered species (verifiable through experience with an employment contract or academic experience through an employment contract/work history/internship annex + CV)

Remarks

  • The application period will be open from today, 27/10/2026, until the next 12/11/2026 at 23:59 (peninsular time).

    Offered: Fixed-term contract with an estimated duration of 6 months with the possibility of extension up to a maximum of 12 months in total, if applicable.

    Full-time

    No application will be admitted that does not arrive in the time and manner specified in the call. In case of doubts or problems with registration, you can contact us via the email inbox seleccion@tragsa.es before 23:59 (peninsular time) on the penultimate working day of the application period detailed in the offer.

    The general aspects for the selection of temporary personnel, in accordance with the ordinary procedure in Grupo Tragsa, are published and accessible on the external corporate website: https://www.tragsa.es/es/equipo-humano/unete-a-nuestro-equipo/ofertas-empleo-temporal/Documents/bases-generales-ofertas-empleo-temporal.pdf

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