1. HELPING CHEMISTS FIND JOBS IN A TOUGH MARKET. 2. TOWARDS A QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUALITY OF THE CHEMISTRY JOB MARKET.
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| "Who Goes to Graduate School and Who Succeeds?", Baum and Steele, The Urban Institute |
What's the job market like for chemists? Dude -- it's always bad.*
How bad is it? How the heck should I know? Quantifying the chemistry job market is what this blog is about. That, and helping chemists find jobs.
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(*For the literal-minded, this is a joke. Mostly.)
In my Chem E department, it was about 70% that went to grad school when we graduated in 2009. I believe the year before that it was 30%.
ReplyDeleteGraduate school includes Medical School, as well as things like Masters in Public Health.
ReplyDeleteRelated/unrelated: I am leaving my postdoc today to begin a TT track job in the fall. Thank you Chemjobber for all your help!
ReplyDeleteThere are two things I do every morning when I get into the office: check my email and this blog!
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