Process Chemistry Intern

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives.  With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.  Visit FMC to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Our internship program provides you with the opportunity to apply your knowledge in an R&D industrial setting. You will be assigned meaningful work on innovative projects and, while enhancing and developing your technical skills, will aid in solving real industrial R&D problems. This opportunity is located at Stine Research Center, Newark, DE.

FMC Research & Development Process Chemistry group is currently seeking an initiative-taking Chemistry Intern to join our 2023 internship program.

Reaction optimization is a key facet of process chemistry.  By systematically varying the parameters of the reaction, greatly enhanced selectivity, rate, yield, purity, and importantly cost can be achieved. A current synthesis uses a very challenging cyclization step that has been resistant to further improvement thus limiting the efficacy of the route.  An alternate approach using a distinct cyclization has been shown to be feasible, but significant optimization is necessary before a decision between the routes can be made. The successful intern will perform experiments to investigate refinements of reaction conditions and procedures using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and / or gas chromatography (GC) to monitor reactions.

Education

To be considered for an Internship at FMC’s Stine Research Center, candidates must be studying at an accredited college or university and have at least a 3.0 GPA in your major.

Qualifications

• Qualified applicants for this internship opportunity will be pursuing a degree in Chemistry.

• Successful candidates will be rising Juniors or Seniors during the Summer of 2023 or M.S. /  Ph.D. candidates.

• Strong oral and written communications skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC. FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department.