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PhD Intern for Surface Chemistry Studies

  • Full Time Internship
  • Mason, OH
  • Applications have closed

Website P&G

Job Description

Depositions on surfaces deliver consumer benefits for a wide range of personal care products. There are numerous studies trying to understand the fundamental mechanisms of the deposition process. This is a critical and fundamental knowledge to enable the development of new formulations to delight consumers. Critical opportunity areas that the role will play are:

Owning and establishing bench scale experimental methods for imaging soft matter structures on the surface at water-solid interface.
First time learning of:architectural fundamentals of substrates transitioning from air to water
effect of chemistry on those transitions.
Developing strategies to corelate surface changes to the chemistry of formulated products.
The important responsibilities for this role include:

Ownership of the method development and validation.
Identification, development and adoption of improvements to AFM imaging setup.
Connect internally and externally to be in touch with the latest development in the discipline.
Job Qualifications

Strong lab experimental skills and experience of operating analytical instruments
Working towards Ph.D. degree in one of the following disciplines: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Material Science. It is required for the candidate to have strong expertise in Atomic Force Microscopy and highly desired for the candidate to have technical background in any of the following: surface, polymer, and physical and colloid chemistry.
An ability to develop and utilize appropriate models in a synergistic fashion with experiments to add value.
Candidate is desired to have experience leading a project from idea to execution
Passion for product and process innovations in a consumer industry, strong curiosity at linking what is needed to what is possible, leveraging deep transformation mastery
Team player and ability to influence broadly; believe in strength from connecting both internally and externally & continuing learning
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