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bunsen_hBecause of the economic downturn, my employer has been cutting back on some things.
One of the things they just cut back on was me.
I wasn't expecting it at all; I was expecting them to do wage rollbacks, work-sharing, reduced work weeks, that kind of thing. Apparently they're going to be doing that stuff as well, but they're also letting people go, a significant fraction of the employees, and evidently not just the newest ones. I guess they had to find that difficult balance between "the experience to know how the accumulated kludgery works" and "the higher salaries" or something.
So: I'm looking for work. Ideally computational chemistry, but I have a varied background in lab chemistry and theoretical chem, plus plenty of years of software work. I'd appreciate any leads. Networking is not one of my strengths.
Crap.
One of the things they just cut back on was me.
I wasn't expecting it at all; I was expecting them to do wage rollbacks, work-sharing, reduced work weeks, that kind of thing. Apparently they're going to be doing that stuff as well, but they're also letting people go, a significant fraction of the employees, and evidently not just the newest ones. I guess they had to find that difficult balance between "the experience to know how the accumulated kludgery works" and "the higher salaries" or something.
So: I'm looking for work. Ideally computational chemistry, but I have a varied background in lab chemistry and theoretical chem, plus plenty of years of software work. I'd appreciate any leads. Networking is not one of my strengths.
Crap.
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Date: 2009-06-02 07:59 pm (UTC)I know it sounds silly when we both have friends being let go from NRC< but they do seem to have some chemistry postings other than just the RA ones ...
e.g. Research Officer – Advanced Secondary Battery Development but other listings are here: http://careers-carrieres.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/careers/jobpost.nsf/PostByCityE
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Date: 2009-06-03 05:23 pm (UTC)I do check out the NRC and other government postings from time to time (and obviously I'll be more diligent about it now). The usual problem is that they're looking for significant expertise in areas that I know nothing much about. Lithium ion batteries... I'd be happy to start learning about them and doing R&D on them, but I'm not absolutely certain I've ever even used a device powered by them, let alone have papers and patents in the field.