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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 7 months

1Open role

$85–133KSalary range

0.7Roles / month

BachelorTypical degree

Open role (1)

Nanomaterial Research Chemistvia USAJOBS Gaithersburg, MD· $85k – $133k

Degree requirements

Master 20%

Bachelor 80%

Top material classes

Thermosets 40%

Electronic materials 40%

Composites 20%

Coatings/films 20%

Thermoplastics 20%

Most-requested techniques

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (NEXAFS) 40%

laser-based ablation 40%

adhesion test methods 40%

X-ray scattering 20%

Sample preparation 20%

data pipeline development 20%

Forward simulation of scattering data 20%

Resonant soft X-ray scattering (RSoXS) 20%

Role mix

R&D / Research 100%

Where they hire

MD 100%

Industries

Semiconductor 40%

Telecommunications 20%

General manufacturing 20%

Work arrangement

80%On-site

20%Hybrid

Posting volume · last 7 months

Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26

5 roles posted across 7 months, averaging 0.7/month.