Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Daily Pump Trap: 9/27/11 edition

Good morning! Between September 22 and September 26, there were 30 new positions posted on the ACS Careers website. Of these, 13 (43%) positions were academically connected.

Novartis: The Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation is looking at associates! They're looking at both experienced M.S. chemists and M.S chemists with zero(!) to 2 years experience for entry-level research positions. Good news, I'd think.

...and on the other side: Small Molecules, Inc. is looking for B.S. chemists to be compound librarians. 0-2 years experience needed.

More zeroes!: S.C. Johnson is looking for B.S. chemists to be formulators for their Glade product line. 0-5  years experience needed.

Temp: The Vertex process team is back with their wish for a temporary process chemist (B.S./M.S./Ph.D. with descending amounts of experience needed (4 yrs. minimum.)

Hunt Valley, MD: McCormick and Company is looking for a spice analytical chemist. Check out these requirements:
PhD in Chemistry with an emphasis in Natural Products, Pharmacognosy, or a closely related field, required. Minimum of 15 / 20 years of hands-on research experience in the operation, experimental design and interpretation of data from GC, HPLC, GC/MS, and HPLC/MS instrumentation required. Minimum of 5 years of phytochemistry research experience required. Experience with and extensive knowledge regarding the isolation, identification and quantitation of flavor and aroma compounds, secondary plant metabolites and bioactive compounds. 
I know it's an old Chemjobber saw by now, but really -- you could get every single candidate that fits these requirements in a small hotel conference room. Why not just use the phone, McCormick? Call up that guy you met at the spice/flavoring conference?  

5 comments:

  1. Scene: Strolling through a corporate kitchen, a McCormick exec catches a whiff of something delicious..."What IS that heavenly aroma?" he queries, and turning around, sees the 50ish bespectacled man in the lab coat, distilling off a pale golden oil.

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  2. I kinda want to say the old saw "if you don't ask, you get what you want", but then again, I know it's ridiculous to ask my employer for a $100,000 raise.

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  3. He who controls the spice controls the universe! Maybe it's a requirement that they have an open call for a position, but have a specific candidate in mind (sometimes a temp), so they tailor the specifics to cut down on extraneous candidates (who won't survive the interview anyway).

    That seems to be a common enough move, although i don't know if it's just in academic/governmental positions.

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  4. Most likely there is no position at all - this looks like a typical LC ad.

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  5. Is TAP reactor experience necessary for the McCormick job? Jeesh.

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