Científico de materiales

• College summer/semester internships allow for networking within a company: Build connections during these internships to gain references and potentially roll into a full-time position after graduation
• Networking is also facilitated through college/university activities and events. Work with your school’s career center to find jobs, polish your resume, and practice interviewing.
• LinkedIn: Los posibles empleadores ven tu perfil, así que asegúrate de que esté actualizado y refleje eficazmente tus habilidades y logros. Asegúrate también de revisar tus mensajes con regularidad.
• Solicitudes en línea: normalmente a través de motores de búsqueda de empleo, como Monster (escriba sus datos, adjunte un PDF con su currículum y envíelo).
• Old-school method: get in your car, and drive up to the office with a copy of your resumé. Keep appearing at the office if that is what it takes. This is also the best way to see the work environment and what you’ll be doing, to determine if you really want to work at that location
• Consider where Materials Scientists are employed! 25% of workers are employed in R&D, 15% in chemical manufacturing, 14% in company management, 10% in computer/electronic product manufacturing, and 7% in architectural, engineering, or related services
• Move to where the jobs are! The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that the highest concentration of jobs for Materials Scientists are in Delaware, New Hampshire, Washington, Maryland, and Iowa. The states with the highest employment levels are New York, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington
• BLS also notes that Materials Scientists will be increasingly needed to help in the energy and transportation sectors, and in the electronics industries
• Review Materials Scientist resume templates for ideas
• Asegúrate de que tu currículum es impactante, convincente, sin errores y contiene muchas estadísticas y detalles.
• Look for opportunities on Indeed, Glassdoor, and other job portals. Advertise your availability on LinkedIn, too
• Pregunte por adelantado a las posibles referencias antes de dar su información de contacto
• Review Materials Scientist common interview questions like “How do you determine the best combination of materials for a particular project?” Think about how you’d answer the tough questions!
• Practice mock interviews so you can present yourself as well-prepared and confident
• Go over the applicable terminology for materials science

• Ser detallista
• Capacidad para trabajar de forma independiente
• Alto grado de concentración mental
• Aptitud natural para las ciencias y la estadística

Páginas web

• The Materials Research Society
• The Materials Information Society
• Materiales de hoy
• Asociación Americana para el Avance de la Ciencia
• Sociedad Americana de Química
• Comité de Formación Profesional de la American Chemical Society
• Instituto de Química Ecológica de la Sociedad Americana de Química
• Consejo Americano de Química
• Instituto Americano de Ingenieros Químicos
• Sociedad Americana de Física
• Sociedad Americana del Vacío
• ASM Internacional
• IEEE
• Revista de Ciencia de los Materiales
• Sociedad de Investigación de Materiales
• Materiales de hoy
• Centro Nacional de Recursos para la Educación en Tecnología de Materiales
• Materials Witness
• Watch a Materials Scientist in action

Libros

• Mechanics of Materials, by Russell Hibbeler
• Concepts of Materials Science, by Adrian P. Sutton
• Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, by Michael F. Ashby

Aparte de la investigación, los profesionales formados en ciencia de materiales pueden trabajar en ingeniería de materiales/química o en educación.