Sugarcane genetics, breeding and bioenergy research for Brazil's cane sector
CTC is a Piracicaba-based sugarcane technology center focused on cane varieties, genetic improvement and bioenergy. Its stack pairs geospatial tools (QGIS, ArcGIS, Google Earth) with LIMS and Python, pointing to field-trial research run on lab and spatial data. Hiring leans toward research and operations, and job posts stress predictive models and automated, reproducible analyses, suggesting a push to industrialize breeding data science.
CTC - Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira develops technologies for the sugarcane value chain, spanning cane cultivation, sugar, ethanol and bioenergy. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Piracicaba, Brazil, the privately held organization employs 201–500 people. Its core specialties are sugarcane varieties, biotechnology and genetic breeding. Work covers breeding programs, seedling production, agronomic trials of synthetic seed, and industrial process testing. Operations run on SAP, Azure and Power BI alongside laboratory and GIS systems.
CTC uses Power BI, SAP, LIMS, Azure, Python, Java, C#, Power Query, VBA, AutoCAD and geospatial tools including QGIS, ArcGIS and Google Earth.
Yes. Research is CTC's largest hiring area, followed by operations, with smaller openings in engineering, agriculture and data, mostly at mid and junior levels.
CTC is running sugarcane genetic improvement and seedling production programs, synthetic seed agronomic trials, predictive models for research, and automated analytics and dashboards.
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