Pittcon 2012 Networking Session: Chemistry Careers Beyond the Bench
Attention Pittcon attendees– Here’s a shameless plug for a networking session that I’m organizing.
Come one, come all to the networking session titled “Chemistry Careers Beyond the Bench,” featuring a panel of chemists with nontraditional careers.
When: 1:30-3:30 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Where: Room 311H, Orange County Convention Center
Who will be on the panel?
- Joseph Jolson, consultant and owner of Custom Client Solutions.
- Merlin Fox, Books Commissioning Editor, Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Joanne Thomson, Deputy Editor, Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Celia Arnaud, Senior Editor, Chemical & Engineering News.
- Richard Skubish, Sales Development Manager, Sigma-Aldrich.
All of the panelists have degrees in chemistry, and some of them worked for several years in research positions before transitioning into their current jobs.
What’s on the agenda?
This won’t be just another boring meeting. I’m hoping to get people out of their seats and moving around the room, where they will get to meet each of the panelists, as well as all the other attendees who are curious about nontraditional career options for chemists.
Once we’ve all gotten to meet each other, we will transition to the Q&A portion of the session. The panelists will introduce themselves and talk about how they got to where they are today. They will also offer advice and will field questions from the audience, such as:
- What is a typical day like for you?
- Why did you decide to leave the bench? Why not academia or industry?
- What do you love about your job? What aspects could you do without?
- What advice do you have for chemists out there aspiring to similar careers?
- How hard is it to break into your field? Is there room for growth?
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