Internship Electrochemistry

Company Information:
Based in Brussels, Belgium, and staffed by 2.700 people and more than 60 nationalities, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) handles the wholesale marketing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, parts & accessories, and manages Toyota’s European R&D, manufacturing and engineering operations.
For Toyota, Quality is a way of life. Nothing is so good that it cannot be made better, that is why we strive for continuous improvement in everything we do. This basic principle for us is called: “KAIZEN” and is what guides us in our pursuit of best Quality and the delivery of unparalleled customer’s satisfaction.

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**We offer** a dynamic multicultural work environment and the opportunity to be part of a highly motivated team where collaboration, creativity, courage, and curiosity play an important role. You will be working on exciting projects and benefit from a thorough on the job development, coaching and training.
- Your commitment will be rewarded with a renumeration package. We provide flexibility to take care of both your career and your personal life by providing hybrid work environment with structural possibility to both work from home & collaborate in the office. You can also take your work abroad for up to 20 days/year.
- At Toyota Motor Europe, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all. All of our recruitment decisions are based on the individual and their qualifications along with the job requirements. The selection process is without regard to nationality, gender, age, ethnicity or disability. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination as our individual experiences and overall diversity is our key strength. Together we have the power to make a positive change and go beyond the ordinary.
- If you need any specific consideration for the interview process due to disability or any other reason, please let the recruiter know.

Your Profile:
**Your profile**
- Master student (preferably: Chemical / Electrochemical / Materials Science or Engineering)
- Good knowledge in electrochemistry and material science
- Flexible team player
- Open personality able to work in an independent way, hands-on mentality
- Basic computer skills: (MS Office and database)
- Fluent in English, any other European language is a plus

**You have a Toyota DNA, this means you**:

- **C**ourage: you are ready to let go of the easy path to reach challenging targets
- ** C**ollaboration: you are a team player, respectful and inclusive in your style and you take a customer-oriented approach
- ** C**reativity: your passion drives you to explore innovative ideas and challenge the impossible
- ** C**uriosity: you combine imagination and fact-based observation
- ** C**oaching: you share knowledge and feedback with your colleagues and celebrate each other’s success

Your team and your responsibilities:
**Team/division description**
- The Materials Engineering department in Toyota Motor Europe is responsible for the research and development of new materials and analytical techniques for emerging technologies. Particularly we examine topics which work towards reducing the environmental impact of our vehicles. One of our key topics is the development of photocatalysts for green hydrogen, which use solar energy to split water into oxygen and hydrogen, which could eventually be used for our fuel cell vehicles.

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Our team aims at searching for and integrating European unique and advanced technology into final products and strengthen Toyota image in Europe.

**Your project**
- We are now offering a position to develop photocatalyst technologies for solar-hydrogen production.

The activity may include:

- Synthesis and characterisation of visible light-active photocatalysts
- Deposition of hydrogen and oxygen evolution co-catalysts
- Photocatalytic tests under simulated solar light
- Literature review of the latest developments

** We can only accept students with an EEA or Swiss citizenship (not requiring a work permit or visa to be eligible to perform an internship in Belgium)