Employment Opportunities in Chemistry

Employment at UMM

Students are able to work in a variety of capacities as undergraduates at UMM, allowing them to hone their lab skills as well as put their math and chemistry knowledge to use. Chemistry students are encouraged to apply for a variety of positions open in the chemistry discipline every semester:

• Lab prep assistant. The prep assistant helps to prepare solutions, unknowns, etc. for the set up for the general, organic, analytical and physical chemistry laboratories.
• Lab teaching assistant. Undergraduate teaching assistants are utilized in the general, organic and analytical chemistry labs. The teaching assistant works with the lab instructor (the professors responsible for the accompanying lecture) to ensure that the students in lab are adhering to proper safety requirements, to answer questions, and to guide the students through the mysteries of lab!
• Lecture grader. Some chemistry courses utilize undergraduate graders. For students who would like to keep their lecture knowledge sharp, a position as a grader is a good choice.

To apply for one of these positions, see Julie Kill (Sci 3120). In addition, chemistry students are frequently hired by the Academic Assistance Center (Room 362, Briggs Library) to work as tutors for chemistry courses.

Employment Opportunities in Morris

In addition to the myriad of opportunities available to chemistry students at UMM, other chemistry related job opportunities occasionally arise in the Morris area:

• Entry level chemist openings at Boston Scientific. Contact alum Ryan Blad for more information (posted Oct. 1, 2009)
• Entry level Physical Science Technician position opening in Wooster, OH. Open until Oct. 13, 2009.
• Biological Science Lab Tech position opening in Ames, IA. Open until Oct. 9, 2009.
• USDA North Central Soils Conservation Research Laboratory. The Soils Lab has received funding to hire two college students for the summer through
  the Minnesota Workforce/Rural Minnesota Concentrated Employment Program
  (CEP). The soils lab will train for the position. The students will actually be CEP employees,
  but will be assigned to the Soils Lab. For more information: click here.

Contact Beth Burmeister at (320) 589-3411, ext. 100 or by e-mail: Beth Burmeister for an application.

• West Wind Village. Students who are interested in a career in health care often seek out employment (paid or volunteer) at West Wind Village, the local nursing home.
• Stevens County Ambulance Garage. Another popular employment option for those interested in a career in medicine is employment as an EMT. Many UMM students work as emergency medical technicians during their undergraduate days in Morris.

Employment Upon Graduation

See the "Careers" page on this site for helpful info about what you can do with your major in chemistry or biochemistry.