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Chemie.DE Information Service
This German Job Exchange has listings for both job offers and job applications. Can be searched and browsed without registration with the service.
ChemJobs.Net
A free job vacancy database for chemists, biochemists, pharmaceutical scientists and chemical engineers in industry and academia.
Opportunities for Chemistry Graduates
Part of the Alchemist's Lair website maintained by Harry E. Pence, Professor of Chemistry.
Organic Chemistry Jobs Worldwide
Organic Chemistry Jobs Worldwide is unique in that it is dedicated to advertising positions available within the field of organic chemistry. Although small, it provides a good starting point for synthetic organic chemists who are looking for a new career opportunity. Allows individuals browse job openings posted to the site and has an email alerting service. Individuals may also post resumes to a password-protected area that job recruiters can access.

Associations Unlimited
A subscription database that contains information for approximately 439,000 U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations.
American Chemical Society Career Services
A wealth of employment resources for both job seekers and employers in the chemical fields. Some of the resources require an ACS Member Number to access them.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Links to the RSC website on careers advice, training courses and continuing professional development resources.

CEN-ChemJobs.org
Chemical & Engineering News Classifieds and JobSpecturm.org have joined together to produce Chemjobs, an online job website dedicated to the employment needs of the chemical enterprise. Chemjobs features online-only job postings as well as classified ads from Chemical & Engineering News. ACS members are allowed to post C&EN Classifieds and Situations Wanted ads for low or no cost.
Chemistry and Industry
Chemistry and Industry magazine offers a no fee location for posting Chemical Industry job opportunities.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The sciences section of The Chronical of Higher Education includes an extensive listing of jobs in academic settings every week. Mostly faculty and administrative positions.
Nature
Nature magazine's jobs listings include not only situations vacant but also fellowships, studentships and scholarships, and you can search the jobs by the position offered, its geographic location, its subject or the organisation that's offering it.
New Scientist
Britain's best science magazine, The New Scientist has an excellent career page. It includes a searchable database.
Science Careers
Free resource from Science magazine for scientists seeking jobs in biology, chemistry, biotechnology, and related fields. Search by company type, region, degree, and keyword. There are also e-mail and RSS feed alert services and a resume submission area. Jobs from academia and industry are indexed, with an emphasis on nontraditional science careers.

FedWorld
U.S. government job search page. Browse by state or region or search their database.
USAJobs
The U.S. government's official site for jobs and employment information provided by the United States Office of Personnel Management.

Google Newsgroup Archives
Newsgroups are excellent ways to track employment opportunities and trends. The following newsgroups are starting places for your search.
• misc.jobs.fields.chemistry
• sci.research.careers
• misc.jobs.offered
• misc.jobs.offered.entry
CHMINF-L
There is no listserv devoted entirely to chemistry jobs but the Chemical Information Sources Discussion List <CHMINF-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> has frequent chemistry job postings. The archive can be browsed or searched. Search the CHMINF-L Archives for the past 60 days