Job Posting: Gustavus Adolphus College

Job Posting: Salisbury University-Analytical Faculty

The Department of Chemistry at Salisbury University is accepting applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level.

Area of Specialization: Analytical Chemistry.

Primary Job Duties/Responsibilities: The primary teaching responsibilities are in analytical chemistry, instrumental analysis, general chemistry, and general education courses. Engagement in scholarly professional activities; development of a research program amenable to undergraduate participation; and participation in departmental, university and other service are expected. Candidates are expected to use effective teaching and classroom management strategies which enhance the success of diverse learners. Candidates are expected to demonstrate a commitment to teaching, scholarship, and service at the undergraduate level.

Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Chemistry with demonstrated expertise in analytical chemistry, evidence of teaching experience and potential for excellence in teaching and research. Candidates must have the doctoral degree completed before August 15, 2015. Applications are accepted only via Salisbury University's online employment application system. Visit our website http://www.salisbury.edu/HR/Jobs/ to apply online. All applicants must submit: A letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, undergraduate research plans, and the names and contact information of at least three professional references. All documents must be submitted with your application in the online employment application system. Questions about the position should be directed to the search chair, Dr. Anita Brown (arbrown@salisbury.edu). See the FAQs of the Online Employment Application System for more information and instructions for submission of application materials.

Applications submitted by October 26, 2014 will receive first consideration. The position will remain open until filled. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Appointment is expected to begin August 2015 and is contingent upon verification of eligibility to work in the U.S.

This position is based in Salisbury, Maryland. Founded in 1925, Salisbury University is one of 13 institutions that compose the University System of Maryland. Salisbury University is a selective undergraduate institution with the University System of Maryland. The University is close to ocean beaches and the Chesapeake Bay and 2-3 hours from the metropolitan areas of Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Norfolk. SU has been cited nationally as one of the top ten public regional universities in the North according to the U.S. News and World Report, and has also been recognized by the Princeton Review and Kiplinger’s magazine. SU has 388 full-time faculty members serving a student population of approximately 8,600.

Job Posting: CDC-Atlanta

Dr. Tiffany Seyler at the CDC is looking for 4 job candidates(Either 1 BS, 2 MS and 1 Ph.D or 1 MS and 2 Ph.D) in the next 2-6 months. All positions are for their newly approved project, “Oxidative stress (OS) as biomarkers for tobacco exposure”.

Some information about the project and requirements :

The project will require developing and validating a method for measuring OS biomarkers in human urine and transferring the method onto their robotics work stations  (Hamilton STAR (1 system) and Caliper Staccato (1 or 2 systems)) in order to improve throughput.  Dr. Seyler is specifically looking for candidate with LC/MS experience and preferably robotics automatic workstation experience (such as Caliper or Hamilton).  The LC/MS-MS (3 systems) will be ABSciex 6500.

Samples will be 10,000 human urine specimens the first year. This is part of the FDA’s PATH study, contracted and run by NIDA.

BS candidate will be mostly routine sample preparation.

MS candidate will be operating either the robotic system or LC/MS. The MS candidate I’m hiring right now will be working on the Hamilton and Caliper.

Ph.D. candidates will help me lead the assay: sample data flow (sample tracking, analysis, reporting), data analysis (including QC and QA, SAS or JMP), improving method (sensitivity, LoD, throughput, etc.), trouble shooting the instrument, etc.

For those  candidates who are interested in the position, please send your questions and CVs, cover letters directly to Tiffany Seyler (tvh2@cdc.gov her other contact info is below). It may be a good idea to put in the subject line put “Oxidative stress (OS) as biomarkers for tobacco exposure Job opportunity” so that your email is not overlooked.

Tiffany H. Seyler, Ph.D., MPH.
Team Lead
Tobacco and Volatile Branch

Division of Laboratory Sciences

National Center for Environmental Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mailstop F-47

4770 Buford Highway

Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 488-4527
(404) 638-5314 (Fax)

Job Posting: University of Tennessee

Job Posting: Georgia Southern-Lecturer

Job Posting: Incyte-Medicinal Chemistry

Incyte is searching for talented Ph.D. chemists seeking a career in medicinal chemistry.    Candidates with strong synthetic and mechanistic experience gained from research in total synthesis, diversity-oriented synthesis, chemical biology or synthetic methodology are highly desired.  Our team of ~40 medicinal chemists is highly experienced with the majority having over 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry.  The successful candidate will be engaged in the design and synthesis of novel small molecule inhibitors directed toward oncology targets at Incyte.

The FDA approval and successful launch of our first internally invented and developed small molecule Janus Kinase inhibitor, Jakafi®, in 2011 has been transformative to our company.  In just the past three years, Incyte has evolved from a small biotechnology company to a mid-stage biopharmaceutical company with over 550 employees in R&D, sales and marketing.  Our pipeline is robust with seven unique new chemical entities that are being studied in over 70 human clinical trials.  2014 has been a particularly exciting year for us with the sNDA filing of Jakafi for Polycythemia Vera (PV) and early proof of concept of our first-in-class small molecule IDO inhibitor INCB24360 as a novel immunotherapy treatment for melanoma.  In addition, we are eager to move into our beautiful new research building here in Wilmington, DE this fall.   

Please have students who are interested in a career in drug discovery within our growing and dynamic biopharmaceutical company send their CVs and research summaries to me at aguntz@incyte.com

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Anne Guntz

Associate Director, Human Resources

Incyte Corporation

Experimental Station

Route 141 and Henry Clay Road

Building E336/104

Wilmington, DE  19880

Phone:  302-498-6906

Fax:        302-425-2774 (Confidential)

SGA Grad Student Picnic-Friday, Sept. 12th!

Graduate Students,

The annual Graduate Student Picnic will be held Friday (Sept 12th) at 

Tech Green from 5-7 pm!

Swing by for FREE food, FREE t-shirts, and a chance to win prizes 

such as a Delta Flight Voucher, tickets to Music Midtown, or a Nexus

7 Tablet!

There will also be various campus departments available to provide information about how

they can support you as graduate students. 

BRING YOUR BUZZCARD

- Graduate Student Government Association

Navigating GT Grad School-Sept. 9th

The Georgia Tech Chapter of NOBCChE would like to invite you to an interactive panel discussion on “Successfully Navigating the Georgia Tech Graduate School Environment”! Please see attached Flyer.

Please RVSP by September 5^th, 2014 at noon at www.nobcche.gtorg.gatech.edu/navigating-GT.

Date: September 9, 2014 

Time: 5:15 PM - 6:30PM

Location: Molecular Science & Engineering  (MoSE) Building; Room 3201A

Refreshments will be provided 

Celanese Info Session-Sept. 22nd and 23rd!

Celanese Information Session at Georgia Tech – 2 Times!

	Option 1	Option 2
Date:	Monday September 22nd 2014	Tuesday September 23rd 2014
Start Time:	4:00 pm	4:30 pm
Location:	MoSE Room 3201A	ES&T 1387

Audience:    Upcoming or previous MS and PhD Graduates, and Post-docs

Topic:  Representatives will discuss the Celanese Technology & Innovation Leadership Program (TILP). TILP is a rotational leadership program that provides candidates with an opportunity for exposure to multiple businesses and R&D groups. Candidates receive challenging assignments, continuous engagement, and accelerated growth and development in a global organization.

Pizza and drinks will be provided!

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Celanese Technology & Innovation Leadership Program Career Outline

Celanese is a global technology and specialty materials company that engineers and manufactures a wide variety of products essential to everyday living. As a recognized innovator in product and process technology in the chemicals industry, Celanese helps to create applications that meet global customer needs. Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for nearly all major industries. Celanese is also a leading global producer of high performance engineered polymers that are used in a variety of high value applications.

Celanese has a highly-diversified product portfolio that serves a broad range of end-use applications including paints and coatings, textiles, automotive applications, consumer and medical applications, performance industrial applications, filter media, paper and packaging, chemical additives, construction, consumer and industrial adhesives, and food and beverage applications. Serving a diverse global customer base, Celanese products hold leading global positions in major product industries served. These products are supported by a large, global production capacity, operating efficiencies, proprietary production technology, and competitive cost structures.

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the company’s operations are primarily located in North America, Europe, and Asia and consist of 27 global production facilities, and an additional nine strategic affiliate production facilities. Celanese employs approximately 7,400 people worldwide. Celanese operates principally through four business segments: Advanced Engineered Materials, Consumer Specialties, Industrial Specialties and Acetyl Intermediates.  Our vision is to be the first choice chemistry solution source for our customers.

If you're looking for a premier company where you can create immediate impact, contribute to growth and collaborate with colleagues around the world, you should consider a career with Celanese in the Technology & Innovation Leadership Program (TILP).

The TILP is designed to accelerate the development of high-potential future R&D scientists and engineers that will provide technology leadership for developing innovative products, applications and processes that exceed customers’ expectations.

Program Highlights:

Ø  Rotational assignments in multiple businesses and R&D groups

Ø  Accelerated growth and development in a global organization

Ø  Challenging assignments that will continuously provide engagement and development

Ø  Work in a diverse and inclusive environment

Ø  Opportunity to see your work make an impact and build networks

Job Overview

Primary Responsibilities:

Ø  Customer focused development of new materials, process technology and applications by utilizing synthesis, process technology development and scale-up, product formulation, compounding & characterization techniques

Ø  Leverage first principles and technical creativity to propose, design, and perform studies aimed at the development of next generation, high performance products, processes and applications.

Ø  Utilize Design for Six Sigma stage gate process for new product development in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Ø  Provide innovative solutions for complex industrial technical problems in a timely manner

Qualifications:

Ø  MS/PhD in Polymer Science/Materials Science/Chemical Engineering/Chemistry

Ø  Leadership, drive, initiative, technical depth & breadth, mobility, flexibility and excellent communication skills are a must for this position

Ø  Hands-on, self-starter, goal-oriented individual with drive for solving problems and finding solutions to complex problems in a timely manner

Ø  Project management skills

Ø  Customer focused, detail oriented and data driven

Ø  Technical and analytical skills needed to scale-up new innovations to pilot- and commercial-scale production

Ø  Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively

Ø  Strategic and independent thinking abilities

Ø  Flexibility to move between strategic and tactical activities as appropriate

Ø  Minimum GPA 3.5 of 4.0

Work Location:

The Celanese Technology & Innovation Leadership Program offers three rotations generally in eight month intervals at one of these R&D locations: 

Ø  Clear lake, TX    

Ø  Florence, KY

Ø  Narrows, VA

Upon completion of the program, team members continue to grow and build on their capabilities and skill sets by joining one of Celanese’s operating businesses. 

Visit http://info.celanese.com/be-the-change to learn more about the TILP program and Celanese! 

Graduate Research Conference-Columbus State University

Colleagues:

This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for students to submit paper proposals to the Dr. Gregory P. Domin Graduate Research Conference hosted here at Columbus State University is September 12th. 

Please forward this information to your graduate faculty and students.

This is a great opportunity for your students to submit their research efforts at a conference designed exclusively for Graduate Students, and is an excellent opportunity for us to show off the stars of your programs.  Research efforts can be in progress.  Theoretical and practical work submitted for consideration may include, but is not limited to, research papers, poster presentations, thesis and dissertation work, case study evaluations, panel presentations of a research topic, and business plans/models. 

This year we will be presenting Best Paper, Best Oral Presentation (Panels), and Best Poster Presentation awards at the end of the conference.  The student who wins in each category will win a monetary award of $250 and an award letter. 

For additional information and to submit proposals to the conference, students may visit our webpage: http://gradschool.columbusstate.edu/gradconference/

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

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Amber Dees

Assistant Director, Public Administration Program

Faculty Office Building- Room 319

706-507-8441

3M Info Session

DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program-Deadline Sept. 24th

Subject: The DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications!

Dear Colleagues,

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2014 solicitation.  Applications are due 5:00pm ET on Wednesday September 24, 2014.

The SCGSR program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months—with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission.

The SCGSR program is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science. The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall doctoral thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the DOE laboratories. The supplemental award provides for additional, incremental costs for living and travel expenses directly associated with conducting the SCGSR research project at the DOE host laboratory during the award period.

The Office of Science expects to make approximately 100 awards in 2014, for project periods beginning anytime between January and September 2015.

Detailed information about the program, including eligibility requirements and access to the online application system, can be found at:http://science.energy.gov/wdts/scgsr/.

The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS), in collaboration with the six Office of Science research programs offices and the DOE national laboratories, and the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education (ORISE).

For any questions, please contact the SCGSR Program Manager, Dr. Ping Ge, atsc.scgsr@science.doe.gov.

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science