Chemjobber C&EN Index: 2/22/10

Industrial positions (non-academic, non-governmental):
Total number of ads: 6
- Postdocs: 1
- Permanent positions: 7
- Ratio of US/non-US: 7/1
Area: 163
Week to week Index trend: Down.

Governmental positions (US, international):
Total number of ads: 0
- Postdocs: 0
- Permanent positions: 0
- Ratio of US/non-US: 0/0
Area: 0
Week to week Index trend: Flat.
  
Academic positions:
Total number of ads: 10
- Postdocs: 2++
- Tenure-track faculty: 6+
- Temporary faculty: 3
- Lecturer positions: 0
- Staff positions: 0
- Ratio of US/non-US positions: 10++/1+
- Area (square cm): 446
Week to week Index trend: Up, slightly.

Nope, nada: Okay, there are a couple few ads, but nothing much, unless you count XEUS!

Bubble, anyone?: So what's the deal with all of these Chinese universities? I really get the feeling that they're just hiring people willy-nilly. Check out this ad from "East China University of Science and Technology" -- they're hiring folks for "biomolecular, bioprocess, bioproduct and biosystems engineering" for the State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering. I have no idea what that means, but it smells awfully "omics" to me. 

Small college of the week: Fort Hays State University (Hays, KS, student population: 8,500 - SA-LUTE!)    is looking for a tenure-track position in physical, general education and entry-level chemistry courses. Sounds like fun to me, especially if you'd like to spend some time in (as it's called) Hays, America.