Assistant Chemist, Resin Research

Job Description:

About The Role

- Conduct both experimental and theoretical research work in chemistry and application area under the guidance of Research Scientists.
- Actively drive the technical development and knowledge gain for BASF on respective research fields

How You Will Do It

- Support resin plant production for automotive coating applications, focusing on E-coat and clearcoat resins.
- Catalyst development - organic and inorganic - and evaluation of crosslinking chemistries.
- Conduct lab-scale resin/polymer synthesis, interpret analytical results (e.g., GPC, DSC, IR), prepare technical reports
- Develop and optimize resin products for coating-related research topics (e.g., metal surface pretreatment)
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with R&D and production colleagues on troubleshooting and project planning tasks
- Ensure high reproducibility and accurate documentation of experimental results in electronic lab journal
- Help maintain lab equipment and perform general lab assignments (e.g., chemical inventory and lab housekeeping)
- Literature and patents search.
- Be ready to coach new colleagues in resin know-how and lab management.

What We Look For

- Master's degree in chemistry, polymer science, materials science, or a related field.
- Fresh graduate, internship and laboratory experience in coatings or chemical industry preferred.
- Profound knowledge about catalysis and catalyst design/action. Polymer background, experience with polymer synthesis is a plus.
- Proficiency in English reading and writing.
- Ability to follow instructions and work safely in a lab environment