Cast a Wide Net
After Tuesday's post (covered graciously by Derek and Chemjobber), I received plenty of well-wishing and interesting emails pointing to potential jobs. I'm truly thankful for all of the kind responses.
One persistent question came up in multiple venues: What type of job was I looking for?
Was I, perhaps, being too picky?
Below, I've listed a smattering of the job titles I've applied to in the past three years. I'll let you be the judge(s):
Scientist I
Scientist II
Scientist III
Sr. Chemist
Project Leader
Principal Scientist
Blogger
Research Investigator
Investigator
Associate
Polymer Scientist
Consultant / Manager
Flavor Scientist
Technical Adviser
Patent Associate
Biochemist
Asst. Professor
Adjunct Professor
Educational Assistant
Tutor
Editor
Asst. Editor
Social Media Manager
Science Writer
Medical Writer
Lead Chemist
Business Development Associate
Business Development Manager
Marketing Rep
Sales Associate
Customer Affairs Rep
Organometallic Scientist
Accounts Manager
Business Analyst
Applications Development
Metallurgy Engineer
Research Chemist
Food Scientist / Engineer
Analyst
Team Leader
Asst. Director
Technician
Metabolism / Fate Scientist
Research Asst. Professor
Technology Transfer Specialist
Product Specialist
(more as I dig 'em up...)
One persistent question came up in multiple venues: What type of job was I looking for?
Was I, perhaps, being too picky?
Below, I've listed a smattering of the job titles I've applied to in the past three years. I'll let you be the judge(s):
Scientist I
Scientist II
Scientist III
Sr. Chemist
Project Leader
Principal Scientist
Blogger
Research Investigator
Investigator
Associate
Polymer Scientist
Consultant / Manager
Flavor Scientist
Technical Adviser
Patent Associate
Biochemist
Asst. Professor
Adjunct Professor
Educational Assistant
Tutor
Editor
Asst. Editor
Social Media Manager
Science Writer
Medical Writer
Lead Chemist
Business Development Associate
Business Development Manager
Marketing Rep
Sales Associate
Customer Affairs Rep
Organometallic Scientist
Accounts Manager
Business Analyst
Applications Development
Metallurgy Engineer
Research Chemist
Food Scientist / Engineer
Analyst
Team Leader
Asst. Director
Technician
Metabolism / Fate Scientist
Research Asst. Professor
Technology Transfer Specialist
Product Specialist
(more as I dig 'em up...)