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Internship in Biopolymers R&D - Full Time - Oberwinterthur, Switzerland
Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.
Join our Bio-polymers and Bio-monomers R&D team within Chemtech division in Switzerland as R&D Engineering Intern to help us take our Bio-based and Renewable Applications to the next level.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic, international, and highly innovative environment, surrounded by colleagues with a strong team spirit. If you are eager to leverage your knowledge, whilst learning new skills, we want to hear from you!
Your main tasks and responsibilities:
- Contribute to various scales of experimentations (from lab to pilot scale), supporting our R&D engineers in bio-polymers production.
- Conduct systematic investigations on bio-polymers synthesis and processing.
- Characterize comprehensively the produced bio-polymers to enable application development at a later stage.
- Ideate and evaluate next generation bio-polymers.
- Present results at group meetings and summarize your work in form of reports.
To succeed in this role, you will need:
- An excellent (final year) master’s degree or PhD students with a major in chemistry / material science / chemical engineering along with a solid understanding in polymer chemistry.
- Laboratory experience in conducting organic chemistry experiments and in using various chromatographic equipment (GC/HPLC/GPC).
- Know-how in mechanical testing (tensile/impact tester) and thermal characterization (DSC and MFI) are advantageous.
- Fluent English. any other language is an advantage.
- Skilled in MS Office 365 (especially Excel).
What we offer you:
- 25 days holiday (exclusive of bank holidays)
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Program/health care
- On-site car parking/public transport allowance
- Access to a wide range of discounts
The internship is intended to begin from 1st Oct 2024 and lasts for six (6), up to nine (9), consecutive months - depending on your availability. Starting time can be negotiated based on curriculum needs and individual situations.
No visa or work permit support can be provided for this role
Do you have a question about the role?
Reach out to Alexi Donadoni at Alexi.Donadoni@sulzer.com.
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