Well, it's been a good week, but a long one. Here's hoping I can get done what I need to get done. I hope you had a productive week, and that you have a warm and sunny (but not too hot!) weekend. See you on Monday!
Very recently, I ran across another one of the repeated statistics that some majority of job openings are not actually posted. We've covered this before here (it's hard to believe it's almost been 10 years.) I'm rather fond of debunking these kinds of numbers, i.e. their baloney-ness stands out to me, and it is personally amazing to me that people choose to quote them.
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Via C&EN Jobs:
Keller and Heckman, an international law firm in Washington, D.C., is in need of a Chemist to work closely with our attorneys, other staff scientists, and clients to assess health and safety considerations related to various chemical products intended for use in food, drugs, medical devices, and related applications. Responsibilities include assessing the chemical make-up of products to be used in assessing the regulatory status of federally regulated products, advising... Читать дальше...
Via C&EN, this profile by Laurel Oldach:
Last month, while most of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip was preparing to flee the southern city of Rafah, Rami Morjan was planning to go there.
The city, which for a time had been a humanitarian safe zone, was refuge for an estimated 1.2 million people. But in late April, the Israeli army announced plans to enter Rafah, a move it said was critical to destroying Hamas. It was a dangerous place for civilians. But Morjan had family there who could not leave... Читать дальше...
The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 9 research/teaching positions and 1 teaching position.
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Via HigherEdJobs, a position at Grambling State University:
Job Summary
The Assistant/Associate Professor is required to instruct lower and upper level Chemistry courses. Instructional duties for lower and upper level lecture and laboratory courses as assigned. Academic advisement of students, committee assignments, direct students in research, form cooperative partnerships with neighboring units.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Via the New York Times, this unfortunate quality assurance news:
...The problem illustrates the complex global supply chain used in producing modern jetliners, and the story of what appears to have gone wrong involves companies in China, Italy, Turkey and the United States.
The issue appears to date to 2019 when a Turkish material supplier, Turkish Aerospace Industries, purchased a batch of titanium from a supplier in China, according to the people familiar with the issue. The Turkish... Читать дальше...
In this week's Chemical and Engineering News, this rather wonderful article by Laurel Oldach:
Ian Lightcap had a problem. The core facility director at the University of Notre Dame had a lot of aging equipment on his hands and a plan to upgrade it—but no plan for what to do with the old instruments after the new ones came in.
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Well, this has been kind of a nutty week, but we're getting it done. I am looking forward to my weekend. I hope that you had a calmer week than I, and that you have a great weekend. See you on Monday.
Via C&EN's Bethany Halford, this unusual news:
Charles Lieber, a renowned chemist formerly of Harvard University, was convicted in 2021 of making false statements related to his work with a university in China. He is now exploring a job in the country.
According to documents filed by a probation officer, Lieber asked for permission to travel to China for 6 days in July “to discuss potential faculty appointment and employment opportunities at the University of Hong Kong, and to... Читать дальше...
