British American Tobacco is the world’s most international tobacco company, with products sold in almost every country. We produce a wide range of tobacco products, mainly cigarettes, but also cigars, roll-your-own, pipe tobacco as well as smokeless tobacco products. Tobacco consumption poses real and serious risks to health, so our research and development activities are principally focused on better understanding the harm caused by tobacco use and working to develop potentially less harmful products. As such, we are committed to achieving leadership of our industry and to be recognised as the world’s most responsible tobacco company.
Our Group Research and Development (GR&D) laboratories are based in the UK in Southampton and Cambridge and are focused on investigating new and innovative ways of reducing toxicant exposure levels in our products. We are also developing and validating new methods for studying how people smoke, what they are exposed to in terms of smoke toxicants and how this relates to the development of disease. The science involved in this work is complex, extremely challenging and spans many scientific disciplines.
The research conducted by GR&D also includes work undertaken in collaboration with external researchers, regional product centres and suppliers in countries around the world, for example, the USA, Italy, Brazil and Russia.
Opportunities and Requirements
We are looking for undergraduates, who are undertaking an industrial sandwich degree course across a range of disciplines including: Chemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Forensic Science, Materials Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Process Engineering.
Successful applicants will gain a variety of skills/experiences including working in an industrial setting, report writing and presentation skills. Cross functional/department working and participation in other research activities will be encouraged, where appropriate. The undergraduate placement scheme enables students to develop their transferable skills in addition to gaining practical and technical experience in a scientific discipline. Training and development will be provided throughout the placement.
Each year we hire 8-10 undergraduates on 12-month placements within various functions at GR&D, usually starting in September.
Essential requirements
Previous work experience in a practical ‘hands-on’ role would be useful but not essential
IT skills (e.g. use of Excel and PowerPoint) will be important
Ability to be flexible and adaptable within a team environment.
Desirable requirements
Working at BAT
British American Tobacco is all about freedom of choice — whether it’s our people or our products. Combined with our entrepreneurial spirit, it’s what’s driven our phenomenal success. We started trading tobacco over a hundred years ago. Today, we’re a multibillion dollar company with more than 200 brands in our portfolio. With robust positions in each of our regional markets, our future looks equally bright too.
There’s no doubt our industry is controversial — we’re the first to admit that. But rest assured, we take a responsible approach to our trade. In each of our markets, we observe every local law regarding tobacco (in many cases going further through our own voluntary code). Not only that, we treat our farmers fairly, invest in the environment and help to sustain local communities.
We also excel at developing our own people into leaders of the future. As a firm with a high-performance culture, we’ll expect a lot from you. But we’ll support you every step of the way to help you deliver. If you’re passionate and ambitious, rapid career progression is a reality here. And because we’re such a large firm (we employ more than 55,000 people worldwide), there are plenty of exciting opportunities for you to develop a truly extraordinary career.
Employing company British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd
Removal Date 07-Jan-2015
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