Header: About Lubrizol The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.Lubrizol.com">www.Lubrizol.com</a>. We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life. Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Data Scientist/Statistician Intern (PhD level) Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the chemical industry and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team. What You'll Do: The empowered and agile Data Science & Statistics team is charged with creating analytics systems that enable highly effective product development via virtual experimentation, optimization and knowledge discovery. In addition, the team provides data science consulting services to the Lubrizol technical community throughout the world. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Potential projects (depending on intern skills and current Lubrizol needs): <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Create predictive models by mining complex data for critical formulating or testing insights </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Implement and assess algorithms in R and Python (SAS, JMP, or C#/C++, optional) </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Research, develop, and operationalize new statistical, machine learning and/or optimization methods </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Implement and improve forecasting algorithms</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Investigate applications of Cheminformatics modelling </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Investigate active learning for process optimization</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">scheduling and inventory optimization </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">accelerate process and product development cycle using emerging AI methods (such as LLM, RAG, Agentic AI)</li> </ul> Previous intern projects include: <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Predictive modeling using Bayesian and machine learning methods </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">R/Shiny tool development to enable model predictions and formulation optimization </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Creation of an interactive visualization tool for monitoring predictive models</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Development of a bootstrap procedure for a hypothesis test</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Multitask learning (transfer learning) using co-regionalized Gaussian Processes</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Multivariate variable selection approach using Variational Bayes</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Multi-objective optimization using genetic algorithms</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Survival modeling using bagged Cox proportional hazards regression trees</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Bootstrap variance estimation for complex nonlinear models</li> </ul> What We're Looking For: Requirements: <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Enrolled in a PhD program such as statistics, data science, machine learning, or in chemistry/chemical engineering with data science skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Dual degree students (e.g., statistics/data science and chemistry, chemical engineering, computational chemistry, etc.) are encouraged to apply</li> </ul> Skills That Make a Difference: Our projects can be tailored to each intern’s individual skills and interests, so candidates who are a good match for some of the skills listed are encouraged to apply, even if they don’t match every single one. <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Significant coursework in one or more out of: <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Predictive modeling</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Bayesian approaches</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Optimization</li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Able to efficiently manipulate, process, and analyse data of various modalities, including numerical, image, text, and beyond</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Advanced programming skills and exposure to data query languages </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Interest and experience in advanced statistical and machine learning methodology (PhD level)</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 24.0px;line-height:normal;background-color:white;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Curiosity, creativity, initiative, and autonomy </li> </ul> Perks and Rewards That Inspire: <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Onsite at Hazelwood, near Derby, UK</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Competitive hourly wage with tenure-based raises</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Paid holidays within your work period</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Subsidized on-site restaurant</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Free car parking</li> </ul> Start and end dates are flexible dependent on your course structure and availability; internships typically last for 12-16 weeks. Footer: Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together! It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers, and communities. As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better. One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today. More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic.

Data Scientist Intern (PhD level) (Hazelwood, DER, GB, DE56 4AN) @ Lubrizol Corporation

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