CSIR Internship: Fractionation of chemical pulps

The CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) unit – in partnership with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) – has a position at the Forestry and Forest Products (FFP) Research Centre, based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban.

The internship entails working under supervision of CSIR staff to conduct fractionation studies on chemical pulps.

Key responsibilities:

• Conduct fractionation studies on chemical pulps;
• Conduct bleaching studies on pulps and fines;
• Collection of samples at mills;
• Writing of technical reports;
• Presentation of technical results to an external client.

Qualifications and skills:

• BTech in chemical engineering
• Familiarity with pulp and paper technologies, specifically, pulp fractionation techniques and bleaching technologies.
• Good laboratory practices
• Good writing skills.

How to Apply

Click here to apply online

Closing date: 05 February 2015

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