Career Education Resources for Chemistry & Biochemistry Majors
What Can I Do With This Major?
- What Can I Do With This Major: Biochemistry
- What Can I Do With This Major: Chemistry
- Vassar Chemistry Alums on LinkedIn
- Vassar Biochemistry Alums on LinkedIn
Some Popular First Employers of Vassar Chemistry & Biochemistry Majors
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- National Institutes of Health
- Rockefeller University
- Tisch MS Research Center of New York
- Weill Cornell Medicine
Some Popular First Job Titles for Vassar Chemistry & Biochemistry Majors
- Chemist
- Lab Assistant
- Lab Technician
- Research Associate
- Research Technician
Some Popular Grad Programs of Vassar Chemistry & Biochemistry Majors
- Chemistry (PhD)
- Medicine (MD, DO, MD-PhD)
- Engineering
- Public Health
Industry Guides
Summer Internship/Research and Job Search Resources
- Handshake
Find opportunities posted to Vassar from a variety of employers. - VassarNet
Connect with alums who work in specific industries of interest. - American Chemical Society (ACS) Internships for Undergraduate Chemistry Students
Internships posted to the American Chemical Society internship board. - American Chemical Society (ACS) Career Navigator
Jobs posted to the American Chemical Society job board. - BioSpace
Contains both internships and jobs in biotech, pharmaceutical, and clinical research. - Bio/Biotech Summer Opportunities
Rochester Institute of Technology maintains this list of paid research opportunities in biology-related fields. - Medical Scientist Training Program Institutions
Summer undergraduate research programs for aspiring MD/PhDs - National Science Foundation (NSF)
Search for REUs funded by the NSF - Pathways to Science
Aims to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Contains databases for paid summer research and internships for undergraduates, scholarships, post-baccaluareate pre-med programs, short-term opportunities, and more! - Public Health Jobs
Find public health-related internships and jobs here.
Funding Opportunities for Undergraduates
- Internship Grant Fund (IGF)
Need-sensitive funding for low-pay/unpaid summer internships. - Thompson Bartlett Fellowships for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science
Merit-based awards of $5000 to support summer experiences for sophomores and juniors. - Tananbaum Fellowship
Merit-based awards of $5000 to support summer experiences for sophomores and juniors. - Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI)
On-campus paid summer research program with Vassar faculty.