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We are looking for you, an ambitious bachelor´s student, to support our Dow Construction Chemicals business unit by conducting an internship project in Cellulose Ether Design for Sustainable Cements for our location in Bomlitz, Germany.

Dow is offering great career opportunities in a global and international environment.

The department that will welcome you is the global competence center at Dow Construction Chemicals for additives and binders used as performance ingredients in drymix mortars. The group develops new cellulose ethers, redispersible powders and latex binders for the construction industry. They also carry out practical application-oriented research projects involving Dow Construction Chemicals’ global customer base.

Project description

In their DCC project an intern runs design of experiment (DOE) on cellulose ether composition and cement-based tile adhesives (CBTA) formulations which they will plan/design in close cooperation with their supervisor. Following a thorough training on CBTA application testing the intern performs wet mortar evaluation (setting time, quick open time, anti-slip properties) as well as normative tests (for instance adhesion bond strength). The intern will spend time working on predefined test formulations based on the DOE programming (“JMP” software used for design and evaluation) but also have ample opportunity to improve their working experience through planning own experiments based on initial outcomes of DOE lab experiments.

Within a four months’ timeframe the intern will conduct two sets of 28-day-normative test series and additionally less time-consuming wet mortar performance assessments. It is expected that during the internship two or three independently designed DOEs are going to be executed.

Qualifications

You are currently studying for a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering or related Material Science subjects
You have a good working knowledge of English; German knowledge is a benefit
Laboratory skills are a must; ideally obtained from university as well as laboratory assignments in industry or institutional research organizations

Additional notes

You can start between March-May 2024 for a period of 4-6 months (exact timing to be discussed).

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