Summer Intern- Technology Development and Catalyst Operations

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit
Mastering technology has always been key to the commercial success of Yara’s products. Yara’s Technology center, located in Porsgrunn, Norway, is a vital contributor to this success. At the Technology center we are working to improve existing processes and technologies as well as developing new and innovative solutions for processes and products.

We are now looking for students to work on our interesting summer projects. For this position, the work will be linked to ongoing projects in the Technology Development and Catalyst Operations Department.

Technology Development is working on developing the processes that will take us into the future in Se telefonnummer på studerendeonline.dk. Catalyst Operations designs platinum group metal gauzes and N2O abatement systems used in our production of nitric acid. The Summer intern will be working projects in both the Technology development and Catalyst Operations groups.

Responsibilities
The tasks will include, but are not limited to:

• Literature review, theoretical studies to understand the theory in our processes.
• Investigate and develop Business models for future operations in emerging markets.
• Use AI to systemize and visualize production and performance data from Yara Nitric acid plants.
• Reporting and presentation in English.

Profile

• A 3rd or 4th year student pursuing a master’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, physical chemistry, or process chemistry.
• A person that is self-driven, responsible, and able to communicate in a diverse work environment.
• Fluent in English, a Scandinavian language will be an advantage

Additional Information
The summer internship will last for 6-8 weeks from June to August 2027.

Location Porsgrunn, Norway.

Contact details
Geir Sundmark, Department Director Technology Development

Email: Se e-mailadresse på studerendeonline.dk

Phone: Se telefonnummer på studerendeonline.dk

Apply no later than
19.November 2026

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.