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Season 2 Episode 14: Interview with Chemjobber

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2018-03-14 05:31:29
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In this episode, Chemjobber joins the Recovering Academic co-hosts to discuss his transition and his blog.

Quantifying the Chemistry Job Market Since 2008

Rubber duck in graduation regaliaChemjobber now works in industrial chemistry. He started his job search in March of 2008 and started his blog nine months later in December 2008. His blog aims to help chemists find jobs in a tough market. Also, he works towards a quantitative understanding of the quality of the chemistry job market.

He discusses his transition story and motivations for moving away from the academy. In his discipline, Chemistry, does present industry as a viable (and reasonable) alternative.

Also, Chemjobber reveals the secret behind his avatar!

You can find Chemjobber on twitter @Chemjobber and on his blog at Chemjobber.

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