Application Deadline:
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Behr Process Corporation
3400 Segerstrom Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92704
www.behr.com
Private Sector
R&D
Two part application: 1) Click "apply now" in the link below, and submit the application webform. 2) Your qualifications for Chemistry 197/UCI Field Studies in Chemistry program will be checked with the University record, and once eligibility is confirmed you will receive additional application instructions. Note: This program is only open to current UCI undergraduate Chemistry majors with a total UCI GPA of 2.8 or higher and with at least one full quarter of regular enrollment after the end of the internship (i.e., students who will not graduate before or during the internship).
The internship program is from June 15, 2017 (flexible start date available) through August 18, 2017. Candidates must pass pre-employment (drug, physical and background check). The maximum hours is 28 hours of employment per week.
The application process is rolling, which means that applications will be evaluated as received and the position will close once full, which may be before the final deadline. Thus, interested students are encouraged to apply early.
For over 39 years, BEHR had been a very successful stain and varnish manufacturer and now we are proud to say we earn top recognition for our premium paints, and have since their introduction in 1986. In 1999, after 52 years of private ownership, BEHR Process Corporation was acquired by Masco Corporation of Taylor, Michigan. The merging of Masco and BEHR successfully brought together two companies who share an entrepreneurial philosophy and an overarching commitment to integrity and to "doing the right thing."
As an R&D intern at Behr, the student will have the opportunity to work on the future technology of architectural coatings. In this position, the student will learn how to formulate architectural coatings and will gain an understanding of how pigments, polymers, solvents, and additives are combined together to yield coatings with desirable performance properties. To investigate the coating properties, the student will learn a variety of characterization techniques (testing viscosity, color, and thin film properties) and gain hands on experience with a wide range of analytical instruments (rheometer, contact angle, Instron, X-rite, etc.). The student will learn firsthand, how chemistry is used to develop coatings on a lab scale (<1 gallon) and an industrial scale (1000’s of gallons).
28 per week / 14 weeks = 250+ hours
This is a summer position for our company.
Weekdays
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Minimum Total UCI GPA: 2.8
Must be a chemistry major at UCI.
Excellent writing skills and communication skills.
Experience with MS Office applications, Internet and email applications.
Basic safety knowledge of lifting, sitting and reaching will be recommended.
Ability to understand and follow test methods.
Ability to report test findings orally and writing.
Ability to file laboratory test records alphabetically, numerically and
chronologically.
Excellent writing skills and communication skills.
Experience with MS Office applications, Internet and email applications.
Basic safety knowledge of lifting, sitting and reaching will be recommended.
Ability to understand and follow test methods.
Ability to report test findings orally and writing.
Ability to file laboratory test records alphabetically, numerically and
chronologically.