1. Job Searching for Chemical Professionals – Pittsburgh Specific Information Overview of the Local Job Market for Chemical Professionals Presented by: Joseph D. Jolson, Ph.D. ACS Pittsburgh Section joe@customclientsolutions.net www.customclientsolutions.net

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11. Job Searching for Chemical Professionals – Pittsburgh Specific Information Local Academic Employers University of Pittsburgh Indiana University of Pennsylvania Community College of Allegheny County Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Carnegie Mellon University Duquesne University California University of Pennsylvania Clarion University of Pennsylvania Robert Morris University

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13. Job Searching for Chemical Professionals – Pittsburgh Specific Information Other Employment Opportunities for Chemists Chemical Health & Safety Specialist Forensic Scientist Information Scientist Science Writer Technology Transfer Specialist Government Regulatory Specialist Science Policy Specialist Business Development, Sales, and Marketing Patent Agent, Intellectual Property Attorney Start a Company, Consult

14. Job Searching for Chemical Professionals – Pittsburgh Specific Information For More Information Use Your Imagination –Network by joining the ACS - Pittsburgh Section YCC: http://pghycc.org/membership http://pghycc.org/membership View the List of Local Companies that Hire Chemical Professionals: www.sacp.org/job-opportunitieswww.sacp.org/job-opportunities Read: –Pittsburgh Business Times – Book of Lists –Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New formulas in Chemistry: By Lisa M. Balbes; 2006, Oxford University Press –Careers for Chemists: A World Outside the Lab: By Fred Owens, Roger Uhler, and Corinne Marasco; 1997, ACS