Good morning! Between September 22 and September 26, there were 30 new positions posted on the ACS Careers website. Of these, 13 (43%) positions were academically connected.
Novartis: The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation is looking at associates! They're looking at both experienced M.S. chemists and M.S chemists with zero(!) to 2 years experience for entry-level research positions. Good news, I'd think.
...and on the other side: Small Molecules, Inc. is looking for B.S. chemists to be compound librarians. 0-2 years experience needed.
More zeroes!: S.C. Johnson is looking for B.S. chemists to be formulators for their Glade product line. 0-5 years experience needed.
Temp: The Vertex process team is back with their wish for a temporary process chemist (B.S./M.S./Ph.D. with descending amounts of experience needed (4 yrs. minimum.)
Hunt Valley, MD: McCormick and Company is looking for a spice analytical chemist. Check out these requirements:
Novartis: The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation is looking at associates! They're looking at both experienced M.S. chemists and M.S chemists with zero(!) to 2 years experience for entry-level research positions. Good news, I'd think.
...and on the other side: Small Molecules, Inc. is looking for B.S. chemists to be compound librarians. 0-2 years experience needed.
More zeroes!: S.C. Johnson is looking for B.S. chemists to be formulators for their Glade product line. 0-5 years experience needed.
Temp: The Vertex process team is back with their wish for a temporary process chemist (B.S./M.S./Ph.D. with descending amounts of experience needed (4 yrs. minimum.)
Hunt Valley, MD: McCormick and Company is looking for a spice analytical chemist. Check out these requirements:
PhD in Chemistry with an emphasis in Natural Products, Pharmacognosy, or a closely related field, required. Minimum of 15 / 20 years of hands-on research experience in the operation, experimental design and interpretation of data from GC, HPLC, GC/MS, and HPLC/MS instrumentation required. Minimum of 5 years of phytochemistry research experience required. Experience with and extensive knowledge regarding the isolation, identification and quantitation of flavor and aroma compounds, secondary plant metabolites and bioactive compounds.I know it's an old Chemjobber saw by now, but really -- you could get every single candidate that fits these requirements in a small hotel conference room. Why not just use the phone, McCormick? Call up that guy you met at the spice/flavoring conference?
Scene: Strolling through a corporate kitchen, a McCormick exec catches a whiff of something delicious..."What IS that heavenly aroma?" he queries, and turning around, sees the 50ish bespectacled man in the lab coat, distilling off a pale golden oil.
ReplyDeleteI kinda want to say the old saw "if you don't ask, you get what you want", but then again, I know it's ridiculous to ask my employer for a $100,000 raise.
ReplyDeleteHe who controls the spice controls the universe! Maybe it's a requirement that they have an open call for a position, but have a specific candidate in mind (sometimes a temp), so they tailor the specifics to cut down on extraneous candidates (who won't survive the interview anyway).
ReplyDeleteThat seems to be a common enough move, although i don't know if it's just in academic/governmental positions.
Most likely there is no position at all - this looks like a typical LC ad.
ReplyDeleteIs TAP reactor experience necessary for the McCormick job? Jeesh.
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