tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post2869388997358101547..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Ivory Filter Flask: 2/9/17 editionChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-65791239618697060442017-02-09T18:37:28.326-05:002017-02-09T18:37:28.326-05:00The University of Kansas postdoc sounds pretty dep...The University of Kansas postdoc sounds pretty depressing. $47K salary to do what sounds like a mid-level PhD industrial synthetic chemist, but without any institutional support like training in areas that would build one's resume (process chem, regulatory compliance, etc). Not to mention that it requires the candidate to be "highly productive" in for a "limited term" hire which may have an unknown duration "contingent on funding". Beyond all this, it reads like you'll be doing other researchers' synthetic development and work, but without any of the credit. What's the point?Hoppenheimernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-75307503646959151452017-02-09T17:21:52.633-05:002017-02-09T17:21:52.633-05:00Just in case this is not clear, NRC = "Nation...Just in case this is not clear, NRC = "National Research Council" (of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine), not the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-12379397444436766382017-02-09T14:07:58.355-05:002017-02-09T14:07:58.355-05:00I'm an NRC postdoc currently; it's totally...I'm an NRC postdoc currently; it's totally worthwhile! The pay and benefits are great, there is outstanding research being done in many government labs, and it's a foot in the door for a permanent staff position here, which can be very hard to get any other way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com