2026-2027 Campus Internship

About the Role

Dow is seeking Ph.D. scientists and engineers for a digital internship opportunity in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and other locations in North America, with options for hybrid or remote work. Interns will be aligned to functions such as Research and Development (R&D), Integrated Supply Chain (ISC), Operations/Manufacturing & Engineering (M&E), Commercial, Information Systems (IS), or Environmental Health and Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S). The internship focuses on solving diverse and open-ended problems to accelerate the digital evolution of a global materials industry leader.

Key Responsibilities

• Solve diverse and open-ended problems with the goal of accelerating the digital evolution of a global leader in the materials industry.
• Projects may include:
• Improving the ability for development scientists to predict formulation properties.
• Bringing additional efficiency to manufacturing processes.
• Uplifting R&D software to modern platforms.
• Advanced planning & scheduling optimization.
• Work with domain experts to accelerate delivery against high-priority projects.
• Develop expertise as an industrial researcher.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve chemical, material, and industrial-related problems through both fundamental and applied research.
• Projects span product and process research, application development, operations improvements, safety, sustainability, and supply chain optimization.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Expertise in computer science, analytics, machine learning, and/or other dimensions of data sciences.
• Expertise in engineering, materials science, chemistry, polymer science, theoretical modeling, operations management, and/or other related disciplines.
• Digital Literacy: Proficiency in leveraging automation and digital tools to adopt emerging technologies. Ability to critically assess information and make decisions grounded in data.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong adaptability, learning agility, and analytical and problem-solving abilities to tackle diverse and open-ended problems.
• Technical Skills: Developing broad and deep technical skills as an industrial researcher.
• Innovation and Technology Integration: Skills in ideation, innovation, and technology integration.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills for working across Dow teams and functions.
• Safety Mindset: A strong safety mindset is a pillar of the culture at Dow.
• Business and Customer Value Orientation: Driving initiatives that provide business and customer value.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program in:
• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Science
• Polymer Science
• Computer Science
• Mathematics/Statistics
• Operations Research
• Industrial Engineering
• Data Science
• Or other related disciplines.
• Preferred: A minimum GPA of 3.00 (on a scale of 4.000) in current graduate school.

Additional Notes

• Must be eligible to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
• Possession of a TWIC card or eligibility to obtain one may be required based on final hiring location.