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Central Washington University has a full-time classified staff opening for an Engineering Technician 3 position to provide instrumentation support and maintenance to the Chemistry and Biology departments. Ideally this individual would have a masters’ degree in Analytical Chemistry or similar background with experience with mass spectroscopy or NMR troubleshooting and maintenance. Knowledge of electronics, circuit diagrams and electronic test equipment is required.

Full job description and application can be found online at careers.cwu.edu (job ID 1374) Screening begins 5/17/2017 and continues until filled.

Science Lab Preparator (Internal Employment Opportunity), Department of Chemistry at Oregon State University. F/T, starting at $2,892/monthly + benefits. This position will support and assist with the laboratory teaching program for the Department of Chemistry. Preferred candidate will have a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry or related science. To review posting and apply, go to http://oregonstate.edu/jobs posing number P00946CT. Closing date May 26th, 2017. OSU is an AA/EOE.

Shasta College is pleased to announce a full-time 1-year chemistry instructor position at our Redding and Red Bluff campuses for the 2017-18 school year. The assignment will likely include some organic chemistry. Full details can be found athttp://www.shastacollege.edu/Human%20Resources/Current%20Openings/Pages/Faculty.aspx. This position is a sabbatical replacement position and is fully benefitted for the year.

Shasta College is a two-year college located in Redding, California, which is located 165 miles north of Sacramento. A small city of 90,000, Redding is noted for hot summers, reasonable housing prices (average house price $241,400), and for being a gateway to outdoor activities.

Successful candidates may have experience in organic chemistry and experience with and/or interest in active learning and/or computer-assisted instruction.

Please let anyone who might be interested know about this position, and thanks in advance!

Frank Nigro

Frank Nigro, PhD

Dean, Science, Language Arts, and Mathematics

Shasta College

530.242.7764

Stephanie Marshall has been named the Winter 2017 Undergraduate of the Quarter and we couldn’t be happier for her. Stephanie was born and raised in Sherwood Oregon, where she went to Sherwood High School; it was here, she discovered her love for teaching chemistry.

Although Stephanie has always been interested in science and teaching, during high school she had yet to determined if it would be the correct path for her. During sophomore year she had OSU alumnus John McGinity as her teacher. She explained that once he noticed her interest in science and teaching he took her under his wing, and guided her towards the tools she would need to make an informed decision about her professional future.

Even though both her mom and her mentor Mr. McGinity both graduated from OSU, Stephanie reported that it still took 4 visits to campus to decide this is the place she wanted to call home. The deciding factor was her visit to the education department. They showed her a great program for her duel major, and she also discovered that the local schools where she could student teach at were also excellent.

Although she is an Undergraduate she has signed on as a T.A. for the CH12X series. She explained that it will be helpful for her teaching experiences as a high school teacher because, “I learned that high school students really like to push your buttons and college students it’s even more.” Even with the hardships of having many students testing their boundaries, she was still shocked to see how dedicated many of her students could be.

When asked about the future Stephanie revealed she hadn’t completely decided her path yet. With her starting her first year of student teaching next year, Stephanie believes that it would be best to wait until after she gets advice from high school teachers before deciding her career path.

The time that Stephanie spends outside of Chemistry is usually outdoors. “I like to be outside a lot; I love to hike, and with the nice weather I do a lot outdoors. I play beach volleyball which is a lot of fun, and do yoga when I’m not playing beach volleyball. It’s just a lot of outdoor activities.” She likes to go hiking in the gorge, explaining that she loved Blue Place because it was so awe-inspiring.

Students like Stephanie are a huge part of what makes our Department so great. We wish her well in student teaching and wherever else her path may take her next.

Alena Vasquez has been named the Winter 2017 Undergraduate of the Quarter and we couldn’t be happier for her. Alena was born and raised in California until she was 18. She moved to Oregon because she said, she just “felt it was where she was meant to live.”

She came to Oregon State University to study Veterinary Medicine. Upon matriculation, Alena discovered that she didn’t really enjoy biology, a major component for her degree program, but she loved Chemistry. Her first chemistry class, a hybrid 23x online class, she took while living in Eugene; it allowed her to come to campus only once a week in order to do the lab. It was during this class that she developed a close bond with Margie.

It was Margie’s advice that got Alena into research for the first time. Alena began working in Rich Carter’s lab and within two weeks, she was loving every moment. She hopes to go on in the future and do something altruistic with her degree that can benefit and help others.

Students like Alena Vasquez are a huge part of what makes our Department so great. We wish her well in the future and hope she finds her altruistic path going forward.

The EPA Environmental Research and Business Support Program has an immediate opening for a Toxicity Reference Database Support position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA’s Research Triangle facility in Raleigh-Durham, NC. The selected candidate will provide data management, data curation and data analysis support to the ToxRefDB project. This is a combination of MySQL database management, NoSQL solutions, file management, data curation and extraction, quality control, as well as performing qualitative and quantitative data analysis. He/she will also be working with a number of heterogeneous toxicological datasets from other projects including ToxCast and Tox21. He/she will also work with ontologies for mapping biological concepts across resources.

· Full time, $33.37/hour
· Must be pursuing a PhD degree in biology, toxicology, chemistry, bioinformatics, statistics, computational biology, math, physics, information science, or a closely related field of study from an accredited university or college within the last 24 months

· Demonstrated education and/or experience in toxicology and/or biology

· Demonstrated education and/or experience in data mining

· A working knowledge of publicly available biological and chemical database resources including those managed by National Center for Biomedical Information (NCBI) and European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)

· A working knowledge of in vivo toxicology studies

· A working knowledge of relational databases

· R-language or Python programming (or other scripting language) experience.

For the full position description and to apply, visit our website: https://www.zintellect.com/Posting/Details/3095

Questions? Email EPAjobs@orau.org. To hear more about position openings like this, follow us on Twitter at @GovCareerPaths.

Chemistry Faculty Instructor
North Mankato, MN
South Central College, a proud member of the Minnesota State System of Colleges and Universities, is currently seeking a Chemistry Faculty Instructor-Unlimited Full Time, dedicated to excellence in teaching who desires to become part of a creative, vibrant, student-centered learning community.

Chemistry/Physics Educational Technician
Pittsburgh, PA
The Community College of Allegheny County is currently recruiting for a full-time Chemistry/Physics Educational Technician to prepare and set up labs for the Chemistry/Physics Science programs and support faculty and students in the science department.

Chemistry Department Chair, Associate Professor
La Verne, CA
The Department of Chemistry at the University of La Verne invites applications for a tenure-track and department chair faculty position starting in the Fall 2017 Semester. A PhD in Chemistry is required with a specialty in the areas of Organo-Metallic/Organic Chemistry. This position will be filled at the Associate Professor level, commensurate with experience.

Hi Folks,

I am writing to let you know about two full-time openings we have in the Chemistry Department at the University of Portland. One is for the Fall 2017 semester and the other is for the full upcoming academic year. Please feel free to pass the attached descriptions on to anyone who might be interested in these positions.

Thank you,
Kevin Cantrell

Chemistry One-Semester Visiting Position

Chemistry One-Year Visiting Position

Dear colleague,

The PROMISE internship program invites you to apply to be a mentor for a 2017 summer intern.

Mentors serve as guides by facilitating learning and providing direction for the PROMISE intern. The mentor-mentee relationship helps to build rapport, trust, and shared power allowing the team to co-create a robust, transformative learning, eight-week summer experience from June 26 – August 18, 2017.

The PROMISE program has undergone several revisions throughout the last year to better fit the needs of mentors and students while providing a valuable experience. Review new 2017 changes to the program. These revisions include changes to the application process and timeline, as well as emphasis on forming mentoring relationships that guide students in their personal development and professional growth.

More information about becoming a mentor can be found on the PROMISE program mentor page: dce.oregonstate.edu/promise/mentor. The mentor application is due Tuesday, March 7 at 4:00pm.

The student application process will follow during April and requires mentor participation in presenting potential projects, meeting with students to discuss projects, and signing mentor approval forms for student applications.

PROMISE internships are important for OSU and Oregon communities because many PROMISE alumni become leaders in Oregon and beyond. This is also a powerful way we continue to build OSU’s great community and network of professionals. Many of our previous mentors have developed long-term working relationships with their interns, and even continued interns on for hire post-internship.

PROMISE is administered and supported by Diversity & Cultural Engagement within the Division of Student Affairs. For more information about the PROMISE program or updates visit: dce.oregonstate.edu/PROMISE.

For questions or more information contact: Charlene.Martinez@oregonstate.edu.

Thank you,

Charlene Martinez, and the entire PROMISE Team

Corvallis Medical Group, a comprehensive pain management group in Corvallis, Oregon is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Technician/Testing Operator for our CLIA-Certified Toxicology Lab. This is a great opportunity to work with a highly professional and personable organization that delivers fantastic care to our patients.

The Laboratory Technician will perform the duties of CLIA-Certified Testing Personnel for the lab, reporting directly to the Lab Supervisor and management. Candidates should have experience with urine drug test screenings, confirmations, and analysis.

Minimum Qualifications:

· Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Lab Science or related field from an accredited institution

· Have or are eligible for Oregon certification and meet CLIA qualifications for Testing Personnel of high complexity testing

· Experience operating Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) machine in a drug-testing facility preferred

Job responsibilities:

· Urine drug testing analysis and reporting to in-house clinic

· Independently operating the EIA and LC-MS/MS machines

· Monitoring, reviewing, and validating EIA and LC-MS/MS data

· Help maintain all applicable state and federal laboratory licenses and certificates

Compensation depends on experience.

Contact me with any questions or submission/resumes.

Thank you!

Julia Rask
cmglabs@corvallismed.com
direct: 503-287-2600

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Corvallis Medical Group
545 SW 2nd St., Ste. 200
Corvallis, OR 97333

The Erlenmeyer Flask

Where diverse minds inspire endless innovation.

Engineering Technician 3 at Central Washington University

Science Lab Preparator (Internal Search Only)

FT 1-year Chemistry Instructor

Undergraduate of the Quarter – Winter 2017 – Stephanie Marshall

Undergraduate of the Quarter – Winter 2017 – Alena Vasquez

Toxicity Reference Database Support at EPA

Job Opportunities

University of Portland – Open Positions

PROMISE Internship Program

Employment Opportunity w/ Corvallis Medical Group

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