Internship - T&I Lab-Scale Pyrolysis Of Mixed Plastic Waste

INTERNSHIP POSITION - T&I Lab-scale Pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste STC-Geleen, The Netherlands

DEPARTMENT
SABIC Technology and Innovation - Feedstock & Cracker (Olefins & Aromatics)

JOB PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES
As a student, are you willing to contribute to a relevant area of research in the field of polyolefin and aromatics materials? At the Global Technology Center at SABIC Geleen, we are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated young professional willing to be part of a young, dynamic and international team focusing on the development of performing lab experiment including sample handling and preparation, spiking, etc.

We offer an exciting internship project within the department of the Feedstock & Cracker team. You will have the opportunity to contribute towards the running of a Lab Pyrolysis setup, at the beginning under training from the respective expert. After the training period, the incumbent will be able to perform experiments independently.

This internship includes tasks such as:

• Work in a multidisciplinary setting within the SABIC Technology & Innovation organization where you will collaborate with different disciplines and use state-of-the-art equipment.
• Search literature and databases to collect relevant background information such as kinetic and pyrolysis data when available and when necessary.
• Capability of working with regular GC (1-dimensional) to perform data acquisition and interpretation (identification and quantification).
• Perform data analysis and summarize the findings in a final internship report and presentation to an internal SABIC audience.

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong in both written and verbal communication in English.
• Bachelor or Master's degree prefered in chemical or mechanical engineering.
• You are curious and investigative and have hands-on mentality and work structured.
• You are able to connect easy to others and can adept well in an international environment.
• Good communication skills to be able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Self driven

FURTHER INFORMATION

Start date: as of as soon as possible(other dates can be discussed) for a duration of 5 months to one year. Duration can be adjusted depending on the availability of the intern.

Location: SABIC T&I STC-Geleen, Urmonderbaan 22, 6167 RD Geleen

Interested in this position?

• Please apply online by sending us your CV and motivation letter in English. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. For additional questions you can contact the supervisor Safa Bibalan Farajzadeh from department Feedstock & Cracker. You can reach him via Safa.Farajzadeh@SABIC.com

ABOUT SABIC
SABIC is a global diversified chemicals company, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It manufactures on a global scale in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, making distinctly different kinds of products: chemicals, commodity and high performance plastics, agri-nutrients and metals.
SABIC supports its customers by identifying and developing opportunities in key end-use applications such as construction, medical devices, packaging, agri-nutrients, electrical and electronics, transportation and clean energy. Production in 2022 stood at 61 million metric tons.
The company has more than 31,000 employees worldwide and operates in around 50 countries. Fostering innovation and a spirit of ingenuity, SABIC has 9,948 patents and pending applications, and has significant research resources with innovation hubs in five key geographies – USA, Europe, Middle East, South Asia and North Asia.
In Europe, we have over 5,000 professionals running multiple world-scale production sites and 4 technology and innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (the Netherlands), Bergen op Zoom (the Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium).

SABIC is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and as such will not discriminate in its employment practices, including recruiting and hiring practices, based on a person’s race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.