The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 186 research/teaching positions and 21 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 186 research/teaching positions and 21 teaching positions. 

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On September 24, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 288 research/teaching positions and 22 teaching positions. On September 26, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 305 research/teaching positions and 20 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: 36 research/teaching positions and 8 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 36 research/teaching positions and 8 teaching positions. 

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Have a great weekend

Well, this was a long week for me, but I genuinely enjoyed myself. Always cool to be a chemist in a sea of not-chemists. I hope that you have a great weekend. Sorry for the radio silence. See you on Monday. 

C&EN: "GSK and Lilly to spend billions on US manufacturing"

Via C&EN, this news (article by by Aayushi Pratap) 

Big pharma companies continue to announce big, splashy investments in the US as President Donald J. Trump threatens tariffs on pharmaceutical imports.

GSK, the British pharmaceutical company, is the latest to join the club. The company has pledged to invest $30 billion in establishing manufacturing, research, and supply chain facilities in the US over the next 5 years. The announcement came on Sept. 17, during Trump’s recent 3C&E-day visit to the UK.

The new infusion will include an initial $1.2 billion investment, which will largely go toward setting up a new artificial intelligence–driven biologics facility at GSK’s existing site in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The construction will begin in 2026 and will create hundreds of new jobs. When it starts, the facility will help ramp up production of its range of medicines for respiratory diseases and cancers.

...Separately, Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to build a $5 billion manufacturing plant in Richmond, Virginia. The new site, which will be ready by 2030, will be dedicated to the production of Lilly’s portfolio of antibody-drug conjugates and monoclonal antibodies, Lilly says. The company expects that the site will create 650 new jobs.

I think that this push towards US manufacturing is clearly politically driven. I am curious to know if and how research head count will change in the United States over the next five to ten years. 

Have a great weekend

Well, this was a bit of an unusual week for me in terms of travel. I very much enjoyed myself, even as I spent most of it tucked away in a conference room. I hope that you had a good week with at least one decent meal. I hope you have a great weekend - see you on Monday. 

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 149 research/teaching positions and 16 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 149 research/teaching positions and 16 teaching positions. 

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On September 17, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 245 research/teaching positions and 18 teaching positions. On September 19, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 265 research/teaching positions and 17 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: 16 research/teaching positions and 5 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 16 research/teaching positions and 5 teaching positions. 

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Have a great weekend

Well, this was a pretty intense week and it's only getting more so. I hope that you have had a wonderful week, and that you have a good weekend ahead of you. It's that busy time of year... See you on Monday! 

C&EN: "Higher ed chemistry departments prep for more upheaval"

Via Chemical and Engineering News, this grim academic news (by Vanessa Zainzinger)

Higher education is in turmoil.

The problem is not just in the US, where colleges and universities have been scrambling to patch holes in their budgets left by funding cuts at the federal and state levels. In the UK, tuition fees that haven’t kept pace with inflation and a sharp decline in international student numbers are forcing chemistry department closures at financially insecure schools. And in India, low government spending on research and development at universities is exacerbated by notorious delays to stipend payouts and a concurrent lack of private funding.

As faculty in these countries try to adjust to a chaotic situation, nobody thinks the new school year is going to be easy—or that the worst is behind them. “In some respects, the impact hasn’t been felt quite yet,” Peter B. Armentrout, professor and former chair of the chemistry department at the University of Utah, says of how federal and state funding cuts have affected his team. “That won’t be until people start trying to renew grants. The real problem right now is everything is still up in the air.”

I can't imagine it's fun to be an academic right now. Full article here. Best wishes for the upcoming school year, professors. 

Job posting: Chemist (Electronic Materials/Aerospace), Momentive Performance Materials, Waterford, NY

Via ACS Chemistry Careers, this position:

The chemist will lead projects for the electronic materials business and serve customers in markets including aviation, aerospace, and automotive. The chemist will:

• Develop new innovative silicone RTV products.
• Provide continuous improvement for production of existing products.
• Strengthen the supply chain for raw materials needed to produce existing products.

What We Offer: Base Pay Range: $107,000 - $156,750 

Qualifications:

The following are required for the role

• This position is subject to the ITAR regulations.  All candidates must be eligible to work on ITAR projects.
• PhD in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering or relevant physical science with 5+ years of industrial R&D experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work safely in a chemical laboratory and chemical manufacturing setting.  Ability to identify and mitigate safety risks.
• Demonstrated understanding of polymer structure–property relationships and the ability to design new chemical formulations based on the material requirements.

The following are preferred for this role

• Hands-on knowledge of silicone chemistry and formulation of silicone products.
• Hands on knowledge of characterization and formulation with silicone polymers, particulate fillers and additives.
• Experience translating products from laboratory scale to pilot and production scale.
• Experience applying basic statistics, experimental design, and data analysis (Design of Experiments) to new product development.  Familiarity with software like Design Expert® or Minitab®.
• Application of AI to organize complex data, understand trends and solve technical problems.

Full ad here. Best wishes to those interested. 

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 123 research/teaching positions and 14 teaching positions

 The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 123 research/teaching positions and 14 teaching positions 

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On September 10, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 219 research/teaching positions and 14 teaching positions. On September 12, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 223 research/teaching positions and 13 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: 14 research/teaching positions and 5 teaching positions

 The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 14 research/teaching positions and 5 teaching positions. 

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Have a great weekend

Another odd week, but I got through it (so far!) I hope that you had a good short week and that you'll have a wonderful weekend. See you on Monday! 

Job posting: associate director, CMC/drug substance, Olema Oncology, San Francisco, CA

Via LinkedIn, this position: 

As the Associate Director, CMC Drug Substance Development and Manufacturing reporting to the Senior Director of CMC Drug Substance you will support drug substance process development and cGMP manufacturing activities at external contract manufacturing and development organizations (CDMOs). We are looking for an experienced process chemist with a track record of successful oversight of manufacturing small molecule drug substances under cGMP. In addition to supporting process development activities and managing manufacturing campaigns, including reviews of master and executed batch records, this individual will contribute to the preparation and review of technical development reports and authoring of the CMC sections of regulatory submissions including INDs, IMPDs, NDAs, etc. 

This role is based out of our San Francisco or Boston office and will require up to 10% travel. 

Your work will primarily encompass: 

• Provide technical guidance and lead drug substance process development, manufacturing and CDMO management  
• Lead technical meetings with CDMOs and provide status updates to internal teams 
• Represent drug substance function on cross-functional CMC and project teams, providing technical and strategic input 

Knowledge and Experience: 

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, or related discipline with 8+ years of experience in a CMC development organization 
• Expertise in small molecule process development and GMP manufacturing, preferably across all phases of development (pre-IND to commercial manufacturing) 

Full ad here. Best wishes to those interested. 

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List: 110 research/teaching positions and 13 teaching positions

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 110 research/teaching positions and 13 teaching positions 

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

On September 3, 2024, the 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 186 research/teaching positions and 11 teaching positions. On September 5, 2023, the 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 191 research/teaching positions and 13 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: 11 research/teaching positions and 5 teaching positions

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 11 research/teaching positions and 5 teaching positions. 

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Happy Labor Day

Today is Labor Day, a holiday in the United States. Back tomorrow.