St. Louis Section–ACS
Career Services
 

Career Resources

For those interested in finding a chemistry job in St Louis, or in finding a chemist to fill a job, we offer a variety of services. Upcoming workshops will be announced here as they are scheduled. All workshops are free and open to the public.

Ongoing services include:

• a “positions available” opt-in Yahoo group, chemjobsstl, where new openings for chemists in St Louis are posted and archived
• an electronic database listing over 350 companies that employ chemists in St Louis (available to section members only)
• a lending library of ACS-produced videos, including
  • Essence of a Winning Interview (videotape)
  • Career Transitions: Catalyst for Change (videotape)
  • Formula for Success—Turn Job Leads into Gold (videotape)
  • Developing the Right Picture—Résumé Preparation (videotape)
  • How Do I Find A Job: Managing the Job Market, presented by Warren Bush (DVD)

For more information on any of these programs, contact our Career Resources chair.

National and local section ACS offers a variety of resources, including:

- ACS Career Services website: classifieds, post your résumé, and more
Career Library - publications that can help you develop your job-searching skills
Salary Comparator - Determine what your skills are worth in the open market. You will need your ACS member number to use this service.
Career Development for Scientists, a blog run by the St Louis Section Career Services coordinator

Project SEED

Project SEED is the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) social action program that places economically disadvantaged high school students in academic, industrial, and government research laboratories for eight-to-ten weeks during the summer. The program is designed to help high school students to expand their career outlook and provide opportunities for students who historically lack exposure to scientific careers.

Project SEED offers high school students two exciting research opportunities.

• The Summer I program will provide first time participants (rising juniors and seniors) a fellowship award of $1,750.
• A second year program, Summer II, provides Project SEED Summer I students with an additional summer of scientific research. These students will receive a fellowship award of $2,000. Additionally, Summer II students will be eligible for travel grant of $100 to present their research at an ACS or other scientific meeting.

Each student conducts scientific research in chemistry or related field under the direct supervision of a scientist/mentor. The students must be economically disadvantaged and must be enrolled in high school or be recent high school graduates.

If you or your organization is interested in mentoring a potential future scientist, please contact the St. Louis section ACS Project SEED coordinator for more information and application materials.

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