Internship/Master Thesis Digital Image Analysis Human Hair (m/f/d)

Internship/Master Thesis Digital Image Analysis Human Hair (m/f/d)

LOCATION

Düsseldorf

COMPANY

BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH

JOB FIELD

Forschung & Entwicklung

JOB CONDITIONS

Praktika & Abschlussarbeiten

JOB ID

132936-de_DE

WELCOME TO BASF

At Care Chemicals, we carry the passion to care. Our people stand as our most prized asset, and we cultivate a culture of compassion, support, and growth. Through this, we empower our team to excel both personally and professionally. United as one, we are dedicated to pioneering sustainable, digitized, and innovative solutions for a brighter future. Nourishing lotions, mild shampoos, protective sunscreens – these products, along with environmentally friendly detergents and high-performance cleaners, feature ingredients crafted by our Care Chemicals division. Our portfolio extends to plant protection solutions, technical applications in construction chemistry, raw materials for the coatings industry and digital services for our customers. Collaborating with global clients, we engineer innovative solutions with a growing emphasis on sustainable sourcing. Let’s sketch a better future together!

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

We are looking for an intern to join our team as soon as possible, ideally for at least 6 months. The occupation can also be carried out as part of a master's thesis.

• You take responsibility for refining and validating a measurement method for human hair gloss.

• Together with your colleagues, you design and improve procedures for image acquisition and image analysis to reliably quantify gloss characteristics.

• Additionally, you prepare human hair tresses with a high level of precision to ensure consistent and reproducible measurements.

• You analyse correlations between image-based gloss data, consumer perception, and the chemical/physical properties of applied formulations.

• Finally, you independently plan, perform, and evaluate measurement series using the developed method.

WHAT YOU OFFER

• bachelor’s degree in (chemical) engineering, biophysics, physics, biology or (physical) chemistry

• initial experience in imaging, image analysis or related laboratory environments is an advantage

• strong knowledge of imaging and image‑analysis technologies, basic statistics and data analysis, and interest in cosmetic science—especially human hair fibres and their interaction with light

• excellent English and good German skills, as well as confident handling of standard digital tools

• motivated and creative team player with an analytical mindset, precise working style, strong communication skills and the ability to independently document and present scientific work

WHAT WE OFFER

• You will be part of the BASF team from day one.

• We offer you an attractive intern compensation of 1200€ monthly.

• With us, you will be involved in challenging areas of work and take on exciting tasks and, where possible, sub-projects in an interdisciplinary working environment.
• In addition, BASF sites offer various opportunities such as tours or workshops to get to know BASF better.
• This will give you a wide range of insights and experience at the world's largest chemical company. Information on internships: on.basf.com/praktikum

HOW TO REACH US

• Svenja Sollmann (Talent Acquisition), [email protected], Tel.:+49 30 2005-59355 will be happy to answer your questions for this position. You are also welcome to book an appointment online (technical questions cannot be answered in this appointment)
• You can also reach our recruiting team here

• First information about our application process can be found here .

ABOUT US

Moisturizing creams, mild shampoos, strong styling gels, glossy lipsticks and protective sunscreens – all of these products contain ingredients made by BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH, a BASF subsidiary. Using natural, renewable raw materials, we develop and produce a large range of ingredients for the personal care sector. Learn more about BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH at on.basf.com/ECareandNutrition

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Become a part of our winning formula for success and develop the future with us - in a global team that embraces inclusion and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief.

And by the way, we leave it up to our employees to decide if and when they address each other informally.