Physical Scientist Placement Student

Lubrizol; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading specialty chemical company based in Hazelwood, near Derby, is seeking a Physical Scientist Placement Student. The role involves working in physical chemistry to understand additive performance, developing innovative technologies, and applying analytical techniques in a lab environment. Applicants should be pursuing a relevant degree with a strong academic record. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary bonus

33 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays)

Competitive Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Hours

Potential to support Final Year Project

Subsidised Sports and Social Club

Subsidised on site restaurant facility

Free Car Parking

Qualifications

• Studying towards a BSc or MChem in Chemistry, expecting a 2:1 or above.
• Achieved grade B or above in A Level Chemistry.
• Able to operate safely and confidently in a lab environment.
• Interest in applied, physical, analytical chemistry or formulation science.
• Creative approach to problem-solving and keen interest in developing new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Work in physical chemistry, understanding additive performance.
• Projects support understanding of newly developed chemistries.
• Apply colloid, surface, and rheological sciences.
• Attend meetings and present data to communicate results.
• Report work through formal reports.

Job description

Overview

About Lubrizol The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognise unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

Role

Physical Scientist Placement Student

Analytical and Physical Science Chemist Student Placement – Hazelwood, near Derby

At Lubrizol, we have a strong student community in the UK in a range of disciplines, from science, research and engineering to our business support functions. As a student within the Analytical and Physical Science department, you will use your creativity and problem-solving skills to develop and test novel chemistries and innovative technologies. You will be part of a diverse group of skilled professionals, working closely as a team and taking responsibility for your own real-world laboratory research. This role is based at the European marketing and technical centre located in a rural setting at Hazelwood, eight miles from Derby City Centre, UK.

Responsibilities

• You will work in physical chemistry, primarily in the fundamental understanding of additive performance. With a focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life, your projects will support understanding newly developed chemistries and how they perform.
• Your work may be in the context of any of our businesses, for example in composite materials, paints and coatings or lubricants and fuels. The emphasis will be on how our chemistry performs, and why this is the case.
• Disciplines such as colloid, surface and rheological sciences will be applied, with operation of high-resolution instruments (electron microscopy, scattering techniques, rheometers, thermal analysis, surface adsorption techniques, kinetics) and opportunities to design experiments and define project directions to answer fundamental questions.
• In addition to lab work, you will be given the opportunity to attend meetings and give presentations to communicate data and results into business areas, both in Lubrizol Hazelwood (UK) and other global sites (through online meetings). You will also report out your work through formal reports.

Qualifications

• Be studying towards a BSc or MChem in Chemistry including a year in industry, expecting a 2:1 or above
• Achieved grade B or above in A Level Chemistry
• Be able to operate safely and confidently in a lab environment
• Candidates should have an interest in applied, physical, analytical chemistry or formulation science
• Creative approach to problem-solving and a keen interest in the development of new technologies

Please note that this role does not include chemical synthesis. Lab work is an important part of the role, but the role is focused on analytical techniques/understanding.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• 33 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays)
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• Flexible Working Hours
• Potential to support Final Year Project
• Subsidised Sports and Social Club (Some Locations)
• Subsidised on site restaurant facility (Some Locations)
• Free Car Parking

Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together!

It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities.

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today.

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their ethnic origin, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic.