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Resources for Chemistry Majors

General Career Information

Careers in Chemistry
Careers in chemistry. A very solid, all-around chemistry page. Be sure and visit this one.

Careers and Job Centre
A British site, but with some good career info. The job listings include British, American and Canadian. Check out the ChemSoc Skills Center to match your skills to career choices.

Combining Chemistry with Other Fields
A section of an excellent site with all kinds of chemistry related information.

US Department of Labor
Chemists and Materials Scientists — In-depth info from the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Chemistry.org
Excellent career information on specializations such as Agricultural Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemical Technology, Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Forensic Chemistry, etc.

Career library
Career information and links to professional associations, jobs, etc. in chemistry, internship listings in chemistry.

Chemical Career Insights
Produced by the Younger Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society. A nice, concise overview of two dozen careers in chemistry.

Scoping the Options
Info on the jobs of government chemist, exhibit developer, chemistry professor, chemical salesperson, research associate, and chemical demonstrator.

The Modern Product Development Chemist
More than 20% of industrial chemists are product development chemists. This article describes the role of this type of chemist.

US Department of Labor
Description of chemical engineering.

Dmoz – Chemical engineering
Comprehensive site on all aspects of chemical engineering, including descriptions of careers in the field.

The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center
The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is an excellent resource center for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, and medicine. Check out the Biology section, or the Chemistry section, or the Geosciences section (specific to each major).

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Internships

Chemistry Student Internship Resources FAQ
Although dated, this is an excellent resource – comprehensive, well organized, up to date. This may be your one-stop shop for chemistry internships.

US Department of Energy
A program that places students in paid internships in Science and Engineering at any of several Department of Energy facilities.

NASA Summer Internships
NASA's Strategic Plan aims to "involve the educational community in our endeavors to inspire America's students, create learning opportunities, and enlighten inquisitive minds."

National Institute of Health (NIH) Biomedical Research
NIH is the nation's medical research agency – making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives.

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) SURF Program
All seven of the NIST laboratories in Gaithersburg, MD participate in the SURF program: Building and Fire Research (BFRL), Chemical Science and Technology (CSTL), Electronics and Electrical Engineering (EEEL), Information Technology(ITL), Manufacturing Engineering(MEL), Materials Science & Engineering (MSEL), and Physics (PL).

Mayo Clinic (Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biomedical Research)
The Mayo Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, sponsored by Mayo Graduate School, is a great way to build your skills as a young scientist or test your inclinations toward research.

Summer Chemistry Opportunities
One of the more useful activities that can supplement your college education is either a summer internship or a summer research program.

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Graduate & Professional Schools

GradSchools.com
The most comprehensive source of graduate school information.

US News and World Reports
Listing of the best graduate schools in chemistry, biochemistry and other scientific fields.

"Best” graduate schools in chemistry
Click on your subject to get a list of criteria to use to evaluate graduate programs. Fill out your criteria, and get rank ordered list of which graduate schools would be best for you.

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Professional Associations

American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Access to over 40,000 chemical engineers and the technical information they have to offer.

American Association of Cereal Chemistry
The AACC International is a non-profit organization of members who are specialists in the use of cereal grains in foods.

American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a self-governed individual membership organization that consists of more than 158,000 members at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry.

American Association for Clinical Chemistry
AACC is an international scientific/medical society of clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, research scientists and other individuals involved with clinical chemistry and other clinical laboratory science-related disciplines.

American Institute of Chemists
AIC aims to foster the advancement of the chemical profession in the U.S.

Association of Consulting Chemists & Chemical Engineers
A non-profit membership organization serving the chemical consulting needs of prospective clients and its members since 1928.

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Objective was to form a national organization of professional engineers to serve as role models in the Hispanic community.

Society of Women Engineers
SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders.

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Job Listings

Grinnel College
A good set of links to jobs and employers in chemistry.

Chemical & Engineering News
The Resource for Chemistry: Listings for chemistry jobs, biotech jobs, or pharmaceutical jobs. JobSpectrum is the comprehensive career website offering chemistry jobs and career development resources.

Chemistryjobs.com
A leading job site for Chemistry Professionals. Lists Chemistry Jobs, Chemical Engineering Jobs and other chemistry related positions.

The Scientists’ Employment Network
Indexes biology jobs, chemistry jobs, biochemistry jobs, biotechnology jobs, and a range of related science jobs.

Organic Chemistry Jobs Worldwide
A worldwide job posting site for synthetic organic chemists.

American Chemical Society page
Select Careers and Jobs under –choose a page- in the left menu bar. Click C&EN Classifieds for job listings.

Sciencejobs.com
Click on the fields that interest you for related job listings.

Materialsjobs.com
The largest and first job site for Materials Professionals.

Chemical Engineer
Check out their Employment Center where job seekers will find many job opportunities in the ChemE field.

Engineering Central
All types of engineering jobs, including chemical engineering.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Find a job searching on various criteria (e.g. by desired location, industry sector).

Chem Jobs
Job vacancy site for chemists, biochemists, pharmaceutical scientists and chemical engineers.

Nation Job
Job listings in the areas of agriculture, biotech and chemical.

Lybrook Associates
A private company recruiting related scientists for companies in the US. Employers pay for this service.

Organic Chemistry Portal
Welcome to the Organic Chemistry Portal Job Market! Here you can browse recent job openings worldwide, and find jobs in research and development both in industry and academia.

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UCSB Resources

UCSB Library Chemistry & Biochemistry Subject Homepage

Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Web Page

Career Resource Room

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