Summer Intern-Nitric Acid Process Catalyst

Yara International ASA; Porsgrunn; On-site; NOK 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Yara International ASA is offering a six to eight week summer internship in Porsgrunn, Norway, focused on Nitric Acid Process Catalysts. The project includes catalyst testing, characterization, data interpretation, and reporting in English.

Ideal candidates are in at least their 3rd year of chemistry or materials science, with lab skills and an interest in catalysts. Fluent English and/or Norwegian are preferred.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in chemistry or materials science.
• 3rd year or final-year student after the summer internship.
• Fluent in English and/or Norwegian.
• Good practical laboratory skills and safe working practices.
• Interest in catalysts or materials characterization is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct activity measurements of catalyst samples under various process conditions.
• Characterize catalyst materials and analyze results.
• Interpret characterization data and report findings in English.
• Present results to the team.

Skills

Chemical background

Materials science

Catalyst knowledge

Laboratory skills

English/Norwegian language

Education

3rd year student in chemistry/materials science

Job description

Job Type: Intern

Job Requisition ID: 25913

Summer Intern-Nitric Acid Process Catalyst

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

Mastering technology and development have always been a key to the commercial success of Yara's products. Yara Technology Center, located in Porsgrunn, Norway, is a vital contributor to this success working to improve existing processes and technologies as well as to develop new and innovative solutions for processes and products.

We are now looking for students to work on an interesting project during this summer: Nitric Acid Process Catalysts

Yara utilize several catalysts in the production of nitric acid. The aim of the internship project to perform a test program of several potential catalysts in the nitric acid process and make an evaluation of their potentials and limitations.

Responsibilities

The tasks will include, but are not limited to:

• Activity measurements of catalyst samples at different process conditions
• Characterization of the catalyst materials
• Analyses and interpretation of the characterization result
• Reporting and presentation of the results in English

Profile

• The student should be in at least their 3rd year, ideally coming into the last year of study after the summer internship.
• The student should have a chemical or materials science background. Knowledge of catalysts or materials characterisation will be an advantage.
• Good practical laboratoryskills
• Prepared to work independently - with focus on HSE
• Fluent in English and/ or Norwegian

Additional Information

The project will last for 6-8 weeks from June to August 2027
Location Porsgrunn, Norway.

Karl Isak Skau, Principal Research Engineer

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