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Resources for Chemistry Majors
 
Chemistry majors typically develop these skills:
  • Analytical
  • Didactic
  • Managerial
  • Chemical Knowledge
  • Organized
  • Research
  • Math and Science Knowledge
  • Ability to be objective
  • Meet deadlines
  • Maintains and processes data
   
Career Areas a Chemistry Major Might Consider
  • Research and Development
    • Government
    • Industrial
  • Analysis and Testing
    • Research Oriented
Consulting Forensics
Medical
Environmental
Industrial Health and Safety
Hospital Administration
Teaching
Technical Sales / Marketing
Pharmaceutical Sales
 Management
   

Sample Job Titles

 
Technologist Research Scientist
Lab Director/Supervisor
Lab Clerk
Associate Scientist Curator
Researcher Chemist
Project Coordinator
 Sales Representative
Product Analyst Pharmacist
 

Examples of Companies Who Have Recruited Stony Brook Students in the Past:

Brookhaven National Laboratory OSI Pharmaceuticals
Philips Pfizer
Mt. Sinai Medical Center Aventis
National Cancer Institute Pall Corporation
Dow Chemical Company Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Forest Laboratories
 Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Merck Bristol Meyers, Squibb
 
Links to job listings for CHEMISTRY majors

monstertrak.com

 chemjobs.net
www.careerbuilder.com medzilla.com
pfizer.com nationjob.com
www.highercareers.com newscientistjobs.com
www.hirehealth.com trianglejobs.com
nextwave.sciencemag.org/about chemistryjobs.com
www.aaas.org/ www.dec.state.ny.us
www.grantsnet.org www.jobs.com
www.cen-chemjobs.org www.aafs.org
www.chemseer.com/chemistryjobs/vacancies.shtml
 
Professional Organizations
American Chemical Society

Chemistry: The Profession

American Academy of Forensic Sciences American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
Society of Chemical Industry
Center for Chemical Education
Forensic Chemistry Network AIRSITE
Alpha Chi Sigma  

Chem Web: searchable database and publications for students

   
Maintained by: Bob Schneider (rschneider at notes.cc.sunysb.edu)  
Last Update: 24-Apr-2008  
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