The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 366 research/teaching positions and 69 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 366 research/teaching positions and 69 teaching positions. 

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On January 14, 2025, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 462 research/teaching positions and 77 teaching positions. On January 9, 2024, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 497 research/teaching positions and 69 teaching positions. To see long-term trending, go to Andrew Spaeth's visualization of previous years' list. 

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Job posting: Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Carleton College, Northfield, MN

From the inbox:

The Chemistry Department at Carleton College is seeking applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor starting September 1, 2026. This is a full-time, one-year position with the possibility of renewal for a second year. The successful applicant will also be eligible to apply for support for undergraduate summer research students. The position will primarily involve teaching organic chemistry, as well as an additional introductory- or upper-level offering, depending on the candidate’s area of expertise. A completed Ph.D. in Chemistry is preferred, but applicants who have substantially completed their Ph.D. will be considered. The normal teaching load is one lecture and two laboratory sections per term, for each of the three 10-week terms comprising the academic year.

Full ad here. Best wishes to those interested. 

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List: 96 research/teaching positions and 19 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 96 research/teaching positions and 19 teaching positions. 

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Job posting: CMC director, Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, remote (see comments)

From the inbox: 

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/ DIRECTOR OF CMC, DRUG SUBSTANCE DEVELOPMENT

Location Remote (USA); strong preference for co-location within the metropolitan New Jersey- New York City area.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to join our team as the Director/Associate Director of CMC, Drug Substance Development. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving the development and manufacturing of small molecule drug substances to support our diverse portfolio of pharmaceutical products. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing committed and accountable leadership to Gilgamesh management by delivering well-developed CMC solutions critical to advancing the company’s development pipeline. 

This position requires broad-based expertise to help create and implement stage-appropriate solutions for the manufacture of drug substance. Specific responsibilities include procurement, vendor management, synthesis design, process development, specification setting, and manufacture of non-clinical and clinical grade drug substances and related compounds. A working knowledge of drug product development is a plus.

The position will work closely with the Head of CMC, Project Management, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, and multiple key stakeholders reporting into various internal and external governance committees.

Full ad here. Must have PhD and 5-10+ years of experience. Interested? Send a cover letter/resume to info@gilgameshpharmaceutical.com. Best wishes to those interested.

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 359 research/teaching positions and 65 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 359 research/teaching positions and 65 teaching positions. 

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

On January 7, 2025, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 459 research/teaching positions and 76 teaching positions. On January 2, 2024, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 491 research/teaching positions and 61 teaching positions. To see long-term trending, go to Andrew Spaeth's visualization of previous years' list. 

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The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List: 96 research/teaching positions and 19 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 96 research/teaching positions and 19 teaching positions. 

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C&EN releases 2024 ACS Salary Survey - median salary for ACS members are $120,000/year

Via C&EN, this news (article by Delger Erdenesanaa and Seamus Murphy): 

The median salary for US chemists and chemical engineers who are members of the American Chemical Society rose by 9% to $120,000 in 2024, compared with $110,000 in 2023, according to the latest salary survey conducted by ACS. The ACS survey collected responses from 3,097 members between April 14 and June 2, 2025, regarding 2024 salaries. Chemists who responded to the survey had a median salary of $115,000 in 2024 compared with $109,000 in 2023, while chemical engineers who responded had a median salary of $155,000 in 2024 compared with nearly $144,000 in 2023.

The increase in the median salary for chemists seen in survey results for 2024 compared with 2023 is in line with inflation and cost-of-living increases, according to a spokesperson with the ACS research department.

That isn't always the case. Adjusted for inflation, the median salaries of doctorate and bachelor’s degree holders were about 6% and 9% higher, respectively, in 2024 compared with 1985. The median salary of master’s degree holders was about 1.9% lower in 2024 compared with 1985, when adjusting for inflation.

Most respondents work in academia or industry, and most have a doctoral degree. The median salaries from this survey were higher than the median salaries of $84,150 for chemists and $121,860 for chemical engineers reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024.

ACS publishes C&EN, but C&EN remains editorially independent of ACS. C&EN does not play a role in designing the survey questions or conducting the survey. C&EN requested specific data from the ACS salary survey team, who analyzed the raw data.

Of the respondents who disclosed their demographic details, men continue to receive higher salaries than women and nonbinary people. Asian and White respondents had higher salaries than people of other races. Averaged across the whole dataset, median salaries were highest in New England and on the West Coast.

This data is pretty straightforward, and I would encourage you all to read it (especially if you haven't seen this data set before.) It's pretty much the same as years before, but I need to look at it more thoroughly some more. Nevertheless, read the whole thing. 

Merry Christmas

Wishing you and your family a healthy and very Merry Christmas. Back on Monday.

A Christmas letter for your family

A Chemjobber Christmas tradition, updated for 2025. Send a PDF to your family - try it, it works! 

December 22, 2025

Dear family member:

This holiday season, your relative is in his or her fifth/sixth/seventh/_______ year of graduate school in chemistry. This is a delicate time in your students’ lives -- please make interactions smooth for all by following these simple suggestions:

1. Please supply lots of fresh fruit and vegetables -- they are in short supply. 

2. Do not offer pizza, which is an all-too-common part of their diets. 

3. Sleep is a rare commodity in graduate school; please turn down sheets and fluff pillows. Be prepared to see them about 24 hours after they get home.
   
   

In attempting to communicate with your graduate student, please avoid asking the following questions: 

1. When are you going to finish? 

2. What can you do with your degree? 

3. Will you be the kind of doctor that helps people? 

4. Can you get a job at FDA? I heard there are a lot of openings there. 

5. There's a clinical chemistry department at my hospital -- can you get a job there? 

6. Why do you need a postdoc? Haven't you gone to enough school? 

7. Can you explain “6-7” to me? 

8. MEGABIOGENE has opened a facility nearby -- can you get a job there?  

9. What prompts did you use to perform your research? 

10. I see [insert high school rival here] has finished medical school -- how much will they be
    making? 

11. Have you thought about teaching? I heard professors have a stable job. 

12. When are you going to finish? 

In following these simple suggestions, I trust that you, your graduate student and your family will have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Very sincerely,

Chemjobber 

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. 

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

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. 

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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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. 

Want to chat? Go to the open thread.  

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. 

Want to chat? Go to the open thread.  

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. 

Want to chat? Go to the open thread.  

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.