R&D Summer Internship - Associate Scientist

Every year we invest around $2 billion in Research & Development (R&D), corresponding to more than 2% of company’s net sales. Our R&D teams are the inventors who invent and improve products loved by customers in hundreds of countries around the globe. We are talking state of the art technology, "hands-on" labs and pilot plants, 41,000+ active patents and a team full of inventors.

Join us for an internship and you could soon leave your mark in fields like natural sciences, materials, automation, sustainability, analytics, simulation and modelling through your project.

Why do an internship with us?

• You will get a chance to gain industrial experience and experience what working with us is like;
  
• You will be responsible for your own project(s) from day 1 and put your technical skills to work on some of the toughest technical challenges;
  
• You will improve your collaboration and management skills through practical experience and interactive training courses;
  
• You get to experience the working environment in a leading international company and learn to work effectively with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.

Our internship normally run for 12 weeks in the summer break, but we also offer internship/placements/thesis for longer periods (up to 1 year) and at different times of the year. Overall application deadline is January 31st.

What internship projects you can expect?
It can involve a combination of:

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  Develop new breakthrough methods;
  
• Gain new consumer insights and translate these into testable prototypes;
  
• Identify new technologies or technical solutions for the performance, stability and scale-up of our products;
  
• Design new packages that are more sustainable;
  
• Use State of the Art technology to understand, visualize and model problems and come up with creative solutions;
  
• Use research scale equipment to develop new processes for manufacturing

• Master students at an European university, studying scientific subjects (natural/life/physical) or engineering (chemical/mechanical/electrical/design);
  
• Students who will be enrolled at university for the full period of the internship
  
• Demonstrated history of academic excellence at all stages through school and university education
  
• Good command of English
  
• Passion and ability to take initiative and make things happen
  
• Be technically curious, creative and innovative
  
• Have a good communication and collaboration skills

If you are a PhD student, then please apply for the PhD Seminar instead of the summer program.

Just so you know:

On top of a great learning experience, participants will receive an attractiveinternship allowance.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status or any other legally protected factor. Our people are all equally talented in unique ways: we come from diverse traditions, personal experiences and points of view. And we want to include yours. Are you ready to inspire us with your unique ideas?