Master Student for a Gap Year (m/f/d) in the R&D Analytical Laboratory

Trinseo is always seeking innovative thinkers, ready to tackle any challenge and passionate about delivering value. If you have these characteristics, we would like to hear from you.

Who We Are

Trinseo (NYSE:TSE) is a specialty material solutions provider, partners with companies to bring ideas to life in an imaginative, smart, and sustainability-focused manner by combining its premier expertise, forward-looking innovations and best-in-class materials to unlock value for companies and consumers. From design to manufacturing, Trinseo taps into decades of experience in diverse material solutions to address customers’ unique challenges in a wide range of industries, including: building and construction, consumer goods, medical and mobility. Trinseo had net sales of $5 billion in 2022, with 24 manufacturing sites globally, 11 R&D facilities and approximately 3,400 employees.

Project description

Trinseo Latex Binders Business at our location in Rheinmünster (Germany), near Strasbourg /Karlsruhe, is looking for a student to work on the development and optimization of analytical methods for the characterization of R&D polymer samples.

We are looking for a Chemist Student (Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry), who is interested in working in the field of analytical chemistry of polymers and has curiosity for analytical techniques (spectroscopy, spectrometry, …). Experience in analytical and preparative chemistry as well a good working knowledge of English will help you to become successful. Working in a chemical laboratory excites you and you do have a good command of computing skills (Windows/Microsoft office package), then apply.

You will start on September 1st 2025 for a period of 12 months. You will be remunerated.

For non-EU citizens, the candidate must have a valid visa and work permit for Germany to start the internship. 

• Learning of the lab specific safety procedures, analytical methods, emulsion polymer fundamentals and laboratory operating procedures.
• Characterization of dispersions and other samples using instrumental analytical chemical techniques, like UV-VIS spectroscopy, FT-IR, LC/MSD and Pyrolysis - gas chromatography / mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MSD).
• Spectra and data acquisition using characterized and unknown samples, data interpretation, creation of and contribution to searchable databases. Development of quantitative analytical chemical methods.
• Close collaboration with the lab team.
• Project presentation to the R&D Department at the end of the internship.

• Master student in Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry.
• Strong interest in working in the field of analytical chemistry of polymers. Curiosity for analytical techniques (spectroscopy, spectrometry, …).
• Initiative and autonomy in carrying out the analytical experiments.
• Good communication and interpersonal team skills.
• Good working knowledge of English. German is not a must.
• Good computing skills (Windows / Microsoft Office package).