The Dow Research Assignments Program (RAP) offers new Ph.D. scientists and engineers an exciting opportunity to explore different areas of industrial research and development in a two-year rotational training program at the beginning of their career. New employees spend 24 months in a training program with no more than three assignments: 12 months with the sponsoring organization and two subsequent six month assignments, the selection of which is guided so that employee gains relevant experience/training that will be useful once they begin their non-rotating position subsequent to completion of the RAP. All RAP employees are centrally managed throughout their tenure on the program. Upon completion of the three assignments, RAP employees are expected to accept a nonrotating position with their sponsoring group.
There are approximately 6,000 people working in R&D at Dow all over the world. Hundreds of Dow scientists and managers started their careers on the Research Assignments Program, which has been in existence since 1982. RAP offers talented graduates with a high degree of initiative the opportunity to rapidly gain knowledge of Dow’s technologies, products and processes and build a broad network of professional contacts across the company.