Have a good weekend

Well, I think this was a great week (mostly). I hope that you have a relaxing and fun weekend, and we'll see you for a bit of fun and frivolity next week. Hope you have a wonderful weekend and we'll see you on Monday (really!)

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 349 research/teaching positions and 58 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 349 research/teaching positions and 58 teaching positions. 

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On December 17, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 449 research/teaching positions and 69 teaching positions. On December 19, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 481 research/teaching positions and 60 teaching positions. To see long-term trending, go to Andrew Spaeth's visualization of previous years' list. 

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Are you having problems accessing the Google Sheet because of a Google Documents error? Email me at chemjobber@gmail.com and I will send you an Excel download of the latest sheet.

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List: 92 research/teaching positions and 19 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 92 research/teaching positions and 19 teaching positions. 

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Have a good weekend

I think I've had a good week, but I'm genuinely not sure juuuust quite yet. I think I'll know how this month went next week. I hope that you had a good week and I for one am looking forward to the weekend. I hope you have a good one. See you on Monday. 

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 339 research/teaching positions and 51 teaching positions

 The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 339 research/teaching positions and 51 teaching positions. 

Want to help out? Here's a Google Form to enter positions.

On December 10, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 436 research/teaching positions and 66 teaching positions. On December 12, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 472 research/teaching positions and 49 teaching positions. To see long-term trending, go to Andrew Spaeth's visualization of previous years' list. 

Want to talk anonymously? Have an update on the status of a job search? Here's a link to the first open thread. 

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Are you having problems accessing the Google Sheet because of a Google Documents error? Email me at chemjobber@gmail.com and I will send you an Excel download of the latest sheet.

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List: 91 research/teaching positions and 18 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 91 research/teaching positions and 18 teaching positions. 

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Have a great weekend

Well, this has been a relatively good week, especially the first week back from Thanksgiving. Here's hoping that things calm down just a bit for me. Hope that you had a good week, and we'll see you back here on Monday. 

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 330 research/teaching positions and 47 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 330 research/teaching positions and 47 teaching positions. 

Want to help out? Here's a Google Form to enter positions.

On December 3, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 428 research/teaching positions and 65 teaching positions. On December 5, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 472 research/teaching positions and 49 teaching positions. To see long-term trending, go to Andrew Spaeth's visualization of previous years' list. 

Want to talk anonymously? Have an update on the status of a job search? Here's a link to the first open thread. 

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Are you having problems accessing the Google Sheet because of a Google Documents error? Email me at chemjobber@gmail.com and I will send you an Excel download of the latest sheet.

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List: 89 research/teaching positions and 18 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 89 research/teaching positions and 18 teaching positions. 

Want to chat? Go to the open thread.  

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 330 research/teaching positions and 47 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 330 research/teaching positions and 47 teaching positions. 

Want to help out? Here's a Google Form to enter positions.

On November 19, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 415 research/teaching positions and 58 teaching positions. On November 21, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 455 research/teaching positions and 47 teaching positions. To see long-term trending, go to Andrew Spaeth's visualization of previous years' list. 

Want to talk anonymously? Have an update on the status of a job search? Here's a link to the first open thread. 

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Are you having problems accessing the Google Sheet because of a Google Documents error? Email me at chemjobber@gmail.com and I will send you an Excel download of the latest sheet.

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List: 86 research/teaching positions and 16 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 86 research/teaching positions and 16 teaching positions. 

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Have a good weekend

Looking forward to a fun weekend, and this week was reasonably productive as well. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and we'll see you for a short week next week. See you on Monday. 

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 312 research/teaching positions and 42 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 312 research/teaching positions and 42 teaching positions. 

Want to help out? Here's a Google Form to enter positions.

On November 12, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 408 research/teaching positions and 54 teaching positions. On November 14, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 440 research/teaching positions and 40 teaching positions. To see long-term trending, go to Andrew Spaeth's visualization of previous years' list. 

Want to talk anonymously? Have an update on the status of a job search? Here's a link to the first open thread. 

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Are you having problems accessing the Google Sheet because of a Google Documents error? Email me at chemjobber@gmail.com and I will send you an Excel download of the latest sheet.

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List: 81 research/teaching positions and 12 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 81 research/teaching positions and 12 teaching positions. 

Want to chat? Go to the open thread.  

Have a great weekend

As always, the song doesn't really reflect anything other than literally not regretting spending a very happy thirty minutes in a small French cafe/bar last month. Anyway, a wild and fun week. I hope that you had a great week and that you have a wonderful weekend. See you on Monday. 

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 300 research/teaching positions and 38 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 300 research/teaching positions and 38 teaching positions. 

Want to help out? Here's a Google Form to enter positions.

On November 5, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 396 research/teaching positions and 45 teaching positions. On November 7, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 424 research/teaching positions and 40 teaching positions. To see long-term trending, go to Andrew Spaeth's visualization of previous years' list. 

Want to talk anonymously? Have an update on the status of a job search? Here's a link to the first open thread. 

Don't forget to click on "load more" below the comment box for the full thread. 

Are you having problems accessing the Google Sheet because of a Google Documents error? Email me at chemjobber@gmail.com and I will send you an Excel download of the latest sheet.

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List: 81 research/teaching positions and 12 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 81 research/teaching positions and 12 teaching positions 

Want to chat? Go to the open thread.  

Towards a data-informed prediction of Fall 2026 US chemistry PhD admissions | a warning to senior undergraduates

As faithful readers of this blog know, I found the statement that Harvard Chemistry and Chemical Biology was cutting its Fall 2026 entering class by ~80% to be quite notable. I think it is worth thinking about the possibility that this is more widespread than simply Harvard CCB: 

1. I believe that the Trump Administration's actions have resulted in significant financial pressure on R1 universities 
2. I believe that some of the largest chemistry PhD producing universities are responding by cutting available slots for Fall 2026 

For supposition 2, I think I have some speculative data that I am not yet willing to share. Nevertheless, I will ask the question this way: does anyone believe that class sizes for Fall 2026 will be higher than Fall 2025? I don’t. If so, what does that mean? 

I believe it means this - for students other than the very strongest senior undergraduates (strong letters of recommendations, significant research contributions*), I would think very seriously about a plan B, C or D regarding What To Do if you do not get into the graduate program of your choice. I don’t know what those potential plans might be, but they include going to a somewhat less desirable university, taking a position in a laboratory as a post-baccalaureate student** or going into industry. 

If this indeed is the beginning of a lengthy system-wide slowdown in the number of chemistry PhDs in the United States, while, yes, it will be theoretically good for incumbent PhDs, I believe this is very bad for the American chemical research enterprise, as fewer workers per year is going to ultimately result in less research production as opposed to more. But this is all very speculatory, and the known immediate impact will be much more keenly felt by the senior undergraduate (those graduating class of 2026.) 

Finally, a biology professor made an interesting counter-argument. If you believe (as I speculate) that there will be fewer entering international students into American science graduate schools in Fall 2026, is it possible that fewer international students mean that the classes will shrink but the number of domestic students will stay the same? I am skeptical about this, but I think it really depends on the individual dynamics within each chemistry department. 

I can’t see how this is good news for anyone, but I am particularly struck by the negative consequences for next year’s graduates. I wish this were not so, and I am not quite sure what to do about my knowledge, other than warn people. Sorry. 

UPDATE (11/10/25, 3 PM Eastern): added a second link to my previous predictions from April, which were incorrect about who was impacted the most. 

*I'm not a R1 professor of chemistry, just a random guy. Ask your professors if they agree with me. 

**Is this a thing in chemistry? I saw a professor suggesting this on social media, and I have to say I’m not quite sure of its value, i.e. it seems to me a very expensive (compared to an industry job) means of securing a position in a future entering class.

Have a great weekend

Always good to be back home and it's nice when the good luck seems to keep rolling a little. I hope that you had a good week. See you on Monday. 

Job posting: Research Scientist, Synthetic Technologies, NIBR, Cambridge, MA

Via Bluesky, this position: 

We are seeking a highly talented and motivated synthetic / medicinal chemist to join the Synthesis Technologies Team within Global Discovery Chemistry group at BioMedical Research (NIBR) at our Cambridge, MA site. We are a highly collaborative and global group of curious, unbossed chemists across multiple disciplines where we value your ideas, personal growth, and career aspirations. You will be given opportunities to explore the power of cutting-edge science and technology and be empowered to take smart risks. Using your creativity and tenacity, you will contribute to the discovery, development, and characterization of small molecules to further GDC’s mission to discover innovative medicines.

Internal Job Title: Research Scientist I/II

Position Location: Cambridge, MA, onsite

What you’ll bring to the role:

• BS or MS degree in synthetic organic chemistry and 0-5+ years of industrial experience. This is not a PhD-level position.
• Strong working knowledge and practical experience in synthetic organic methodology, multi-step preparation of drug substances, and synthetic problem-solving
• Excellent observational, organizational, data management and documentation skills.
• Enthusiasm for the development of green and sustainable synthesis methods is preferred.
• Outstanding communication skills to proactively collaborate with medicinal chemistry teams in order to identify opportunities to positively impact projects.

The salary for this position is expected to range between $60,600 and $112,600 per year for Research Scientist I, and $77,000 and $143,000 per year for Research Scientist II.

Full ad here. Best wishes to those interested.