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<strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, February 13, 2023, 9:04 AM<br>
<strong>Subject:</strong> Dow - 2023 BEST Symposium - Apply by April 30th<br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#415364">We are now<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dow.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/ExternalCareers/job/Midland-MI-USA/XMLNAME---BEST-Symposium---2023--_R2040674__;!!LkSTlj0I!HLaZ01Z-vgT6tBkDjbWo4QySMKBOR9lc9oD0_NQXhAJGJ_EgJJ9Jb9mV_711L5O_Cs20emH98fVe1LB8$"> <b>accepting
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Talent<i> </i>(<i>BEST</i>) Symposium.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#415364">This year’s <i>BEST</i> symposium will be held in person in Midland, MI on <b>July 24<sup>th</sup> – 27<sup>th</sup> , 2023</b>. The symposium is primarily intended to introduce Black,
Latinx, and Native American U.S. doctoral and postdoctoral scientists to the wide range of rewarding careers in industrial research, and in particular, the many opportunities with one of the world’s largest and leading materials science companies, Dow. This
conference, developed jointly by our minority scientists and Ph.D. recruiting team, demonstrates our commitment to a diverse work force.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#415364">We would greatly appreciate your help to forward this to graduate students and post-doctoral scientists.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#415364">Applicants must be pursuing degrees in: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or other closely related fields <i>and</i> should have
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#415364">Additional information may be found at our</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#00B2A9"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/careers/work-at-dow/best-symposium.html__;!!LkSTlj0I!HLaZ01Z-vgT6tBkDjbWo4QySMKBOR9lc9oD0_NQXhAJGJ_EgJJ9Jb9mV_711L5O_Cs20emH98T4Nxnm7$"><span style="color:#00B2A9">website</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#415364">All
applications are due by</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:red">April 30<sup>th</sup>, 2023</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:black">.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#415364">Participants in the conference may be considered for future employment at Dow. However, participation neither obligates the student to apply for employment, nor guarantees future
consideration for employment by Dow. For those wishing to learn more about opportunities, please visit our </span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color:#00B2A9"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://corporate.dow.com/en-us/careers.html__;!!LkSTlj0I!HLaZ01Z-vgT6tBkDjbWo4QySMKBOR9lc9oD0_NQXhAJGJ_EgJJ9Jb9mV_711L5O_Cs20emH98UeGgP-N$"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#00B2A9">careers
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#415364">For further information, please contact the symposium chair </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#00B2A9"><a href="mailto:BEST@dow.com">Karena
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