Research Scientist

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Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Research Scientist in Reaction Engineering discipline within Enterprise Innovation & Growth, Advanced Development and Strategic Partnerships based in Lake Jackson, TX or Midland, MI. Reaction engineers utilize a balance of theory, experimentation, and modeling to understand the fundamentals of chemical reactions. Modeling capabilities include molecular through full-scale production and utilize state of the art computational tools.

Experimental work uses highly automated tubular, fixed bed, and stirred tank systems, including single-pass and recycle fixed beds with online gas chromatography, and stirred tank reactors equipped with various analytical techniques from in-situ Raman and FTIR to heat flow calorimetry. The successful candidate will be an expert in one or more areas of experimental, computations, and theoretical capabilities as it pertains to Reaction Engineering.

• You are a self-motivated scientist who thrives in a collaborative environment and can independently manage and execute research programs.

• You demonstrate strong leadership, initiative, teamwork, and interpersonal skills, coupled with excellent prioritization and organizational capabilities.

• You apply engineering principles, scientific methodology, and computational tools to design and execute experimental programs, develop and validate reaction and reactor models, and solve complex technical challenges.

• You are comfortable working across both laboratory and modeling environments, leveraging experimental data, first-principles understanding, statistics, and simulation tools to generate actionable insights and accelerate technology development.

• You have a strong commitment to integrating safety into all aspects of experimental design and execution and work effectively with technicians, scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver results that support Dow's strategic objectives.

• You are also an effective communicator who maintains high-quality technical documentation through laboratory notebooks, technical reports, presentations, and publications.

• Define and conduct research projects using advanced knowledge of scientific principles, theory and experimental design across adjacent scientific disciplines.

• Develop and implement technical solutions through hands-on experimentation/problem-solving for research problems that are well defined within a project area.

• Consistently apply the Scientific Method in the planning and execution of experimental plans and problem solving. Formulate hypotheses and develop experimental plans to test hypotheses.

• Leverage Six Sigma tools and methodology to solve complex problems with projects of regional or global scope.

• Define, design, and implement novel experimental and computational capabilities.

• Communicate clearly and effectively in a timely manner (verbal and written formats) and document work as technical reports, presentations, and publications.

• Keep current with developments in relevant area of technology and identify and implement…