Campus graduate 2024-2025 - Research Assignment Program (RAP)

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

Dow is looking for a campus graduate to join the Research Assignment Program (RAP) which offers exciting opportunities to candidates (f/m) to start their career, by exploring different areas of industrial Research and Development during a 21-month rotational program.

One RAP position is currently open in Correggio, within the Technical Service & Development (TS&D) organization within the Dow Polyurethane business. This TS&D position is focusing on the Energy Efficiency segment. As Senior TS&D Specialist, you will collaborate with the DOW marketing and sales teams to focus on expanding the business in Cold Chain and Construction applications in which Polyurethane (PUR) and Polyisocyanurate (PIR) rigid foams are used as core thermal insulation material. You will assess and validate innovations from product development to implementation at customers. In this role, you will provide technical expertise and guidance to the commercialization and selling of PU Energy Efficiency products and services. The position involves extensive interaction with internal and external stakeholders including customers, R&D, marketing, sales, and manufacturing colleagues. The activities include technical support to existing customers, but a significant portion of the job will be dedicated to projects bringing new innovative products and services to our customers. Opportunities exist for role expansion and becoming a subject matter expert based on development of relevant expertise. 

Responsibilities

• As a new DOW employee, you will be based/hired in Correggio, Italy. This means you will start in your base location with a 9-month assignment and will then rotate for the remaining 12 months to different Dow R&D businesses and potentially other EU locations to work on 2 other projects of 6 months each.
• At the end of the program, you will come back to your base location (Correggio) as a Senior Technical Service & Development Specialist.
• During the RAP program you will be responsible to accomplish the technical requirements of each assignment and document the achievements in our internal database. Collaborate with your RAP leader and local leader in finding your next rotation. Develop relevant network and presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Recent graduates with Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials or Polymer Science, Industrial Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a strongly related field with less than 1 year of experience.
• Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong initiative and open to working in a diverse environment with colleagues from around the world.
• A hands-on person who will demonstrate the skills and the drive required to develop & implement innovative solutions from lab to customers.
• Fluency in English is essential. Other languages, such as Italian, German and French are highly desirable.
• Open for geographical mobility at both national and international scale within the first 21 months of their career at Dow.
• Have a passion for customer interaction and bringing innovative solutions to them.

Your Skills

• Communication and presentation
• Innovation
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work 
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Learning Agility
• Self Motivation
• Stakeholder Management

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

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 visiting www.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 on www.dow.com.