R&D Intern - IC (Summer)

Oil-Dri Corporation of America • Chicago, IL

17h • $18 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a motivated, inquisitive, and skilled summer intern to assist in Oil-Dri Fluids Purification R&D at the Vernon Hills, IL Innovation center.

Requirements

• Pursuing BS in Chemistry or related degree
• Undergraduate laboratory experience
• Understanding of scientific principles.
• Proficiency in mathematics.
• Competency with Microsoft Excel and the Office suite.
• Familiarity with analytical techniques
• Respect for laboratory safety
• Strong capacity for creative thinking.
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication skills.
• Commitment to continuous learning and proactive initiative.

Responsibilities

• Learn bleaching/deodorization basics and assist with Technical Service Request work. (20% of time)
• The Intern then leverages these learned skills to assess reproducibility in our lab-scale edible oils R&D workflow. (20 % of time).
• Summer intern would also investigate differences analytical methods used to quantify the amount of edible oils left on bleaching clays (20% of time).
• Summer intern would assess the data they generated, make conclusions related to the project statements, review the data with ODC teammates, and present the work to the other Summer Interns as well as in a final Summer Intern Research Report (10% of time).
• Additionally, the Intern will assist in using AI tools to upgrade archived data (30% of time).

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees