2024-2025 Campus Internship - Digital Innovation – Cross-functional (Ph.D)

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Position:2024-2025 Campus Internship - Digital Innovation – Cross-functional (Ph.D)

Primary Location:Midland (MI, USA), Michigan, United States of America

Additional Locations: Collegeville (PA, USA) Houston (TX, USA) Virtual Office-United States (USA) + More - Less

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:06/07/2024

Job Number:R2050653

Position Type:Temporary

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About you and this role - What you would do in this role

Dow has exciting opportunities forPhD scientistsinterested in a digital internship in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, or virtually/other. You will be aligned to one of Dow’s key functions -Research and Development (R&D), Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), Operations/Manufacturing & Engineering (M&E), Commercial, Information Systems (IS), or Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S). You will work with a cross-functional team whose high-level goal is to accelerate the digital evolution of a global leader in the materials industry. Goals of the project(s) could include improving the ability for development scientists to predict formulation properties; bringing additional efficiency to our manufacturing processes; uplifting R&D software to modern platforms; advanced planning & scheduling optimization, and other areas. You will bring your skills and experiences to work with a group of domain experts to accelerate delivery against high priority projects.

We are seeking candidates who have expertise in computer science, analytics, machine learning, and/or other dimensions of data sciences, in addition to expertise in chemical engineering, materials science, chemistry, polymer science, theoretical modeling, operations management, and/or industrial engineering. You will work with project teams to solve chemical-, material-, and industrial-related problems through both fundamental and applied research. The types of projects span product and process research, application development, operations improvements, and supply chain optimization. The specific opportunities, including project type, geography, and timing, are variable.

Qualifications –Required education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities that are needed for this role (must haves).

• Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Polymer Science, Computer Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations Research, Data Science, or other related disciplines

• Reliable attendance is an expectation of every Dow employee, therefore reliable transportation (if the internship is in-person) is required.

Preferred Qualifications-

• A minimum GPA of 2.700 (on a scale of 4.000) in current graduate school is preferred

• Proficient in one or more programming languages, e.g., Python, R, or other data science environments

• Knowledge about cloud computing, Azure AutoML, JMP AutoML, DevOps-based pipelines, Flask and Dash

• Experience in SQL, Pandas, Jupyter-notebook, and Git

Additional notes

• Typically, this is a 12–14-week internship. This internship could be part-time during school periods (<20 hours per week) or full-time (40 hours per week) during the summer, which is strongly preferred.

• Familiar with chemical, polymer, and/or material properties; manufacture of materials; supply chains around manufacturing; and/or the IT systems needed to accomplish the above

• Familiarity with machine learning, its applicability to industry, and potential for value creation

• Managing confidential information and property (access to systems) properly

• Very high-level business acumen

• Able to work independently but also in teams

• Effective communicator

• Able to quickly assimilate and understand the technology

• Skilled at reducing complexity in writing and in presentations

• Agile and adaptable with an ability to drive results in the face of ambiguity (how to box in an open-ended problem)

• Excellent time-management skills and ability to work under tight deadlines

• Effective stakeholder management, relationship building, and trust building

• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to resolve conflict

• Organized and responsive

• Thorough and detailed

• Strategic thinker

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visitingwww.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available onwww.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.