PostDoc-BASF Open Research Center NAO

Job description

Job Field: Research & Development
Location: Shanghai, CN, 200000
Company: BASF Asia Pacific
Job Type: Graduate
Job ID: EN_CN_30951

We are a leading chemical company, with the best teams developing intelligent solutions for our customers and for a sustainable future. Our success as a company relies on the engagement of our employees. We encourage our employees to develop their strengths, and we recognize their achievements. For you, this means a wide variety of job roles, and exciting opportunities for learning and career development.

For BASF, diversity is one of the essential keys to business success and the well-being of our employees. We promote an inclusive culture that accepts the diversity of people, experiences and capabilities. By embracing talents and abilities of all kinds, we aim to boost creativity and motivation, and enhance our teams’ performance.

Join the team and connect with more than 110,000 other minds.

Description

BASF has been a committed partner to Greater China since 1885. With investments in Nanjing, Shanghai and Chongqing, as well as numerous sites around the country, BASF is a major investor in China’s chemical industry, and runs the BASF Innovation Campus Shanghai as a global research and development hub. BASF posted sales of over €7.3 billion in 2017 to customers in Greater China, and employed 8,982 people as of the end of the year.
Objectives:
·  To create a talent pool of post-doc candidates at our NAO platform
·  This position offers the possibility to prepare candidates for a potential career at BASF as we provide priority hiring candidates in the early stages of the NAO program for job openings in the Global BASF R&D platforms and business units Main Tasks:

·  Conduct research and experiments for the assigned research project under supervision of Professor from NAO university partner
·  Prepare monthly research progress updates and final reports as well as poster and presentations on NAO family days
·  Actively share the research results at NAO family days Requirements:

·  Graduated or are going to graduate soon with PhD in materials science, polymer science or other chemistry related topics
·  Broad experience in conducting research in materials science, polymer science, polymer processing, inorganic chemistry, modelling or catalysis research
·  Motivated individual with excellent English communication skills, comfortable working in international teams, show initiative and team-orientation, creative and innovative person