Career Services

Looking for a chemistry job in St Louis? We’re here to help! Check out the following resources.
  • Chemistry Careers in St Louis, LinkedIn group for those interested in career development for scientists
  • Employer database, an electronic database listing over 350 companies that employ chemists in St Louis (available to ACS members only, contact Professional Activities chair for more information)
Resources
  • ACS Career Services website with job search tips, help with résumé preparation, and more
  • Classified Ads – a searchable database of job ads placed with C&E News
  • Career Consultants – free and confidential service for ACS members only: get expert help by email or phone with résumé preparation, job search strategies, interviewing techniques, making a career transition, salary negotiation techniques, and more
  • Career Pathways – a career navigator for early-career chemists
  • Salary Comparator – Determine what your skills are worth in the open market (ACS members only)
  • Science Careers magazine – job listings, articles, and tools for job-seekers
  • Chemjobber, a blog with a mission, in its own words, “(1) Helping chemists find jobs in a tough market (2) Towards a quantitative understanding of the quality of the chemistry job market.”
Local Professional
Technology incubators/business development
Recruiters

For more information contact our Career Resources chair.

St Louis employs chemists

There are many business, institutions, and organizations in the St Louis area that employ chemists. If you know of any that are not listed here, please email the webmaster.

College and university chemistry departments

* has ACS student affiliate chapter
† offers ACS-approved chemistry degree program
‡ offers ACS-approved chemical technology program

Chemical industry
Government

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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