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University of Massachusetts Amherst

Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 3 months

2Open roles
$79–129KSalary range
0.7Roles / month
100%H-1B signals
PhDTypical degree

Open roles (2)

Degree requirements

PhD 100%

Top material classes

Composites 50%
Thermoplastics 50%

Most-requested techniques

TEM 50%
SEM/EBSD 50%
SAXS/WAXS 50%
FTIR/Raman 50%
fatigue testing 50%

Role mix

Academic / Postdoc 100%

Where they hire

MA 100%

Industries

Energy 50%
General manufacturing 50%

Work arrangement

100%On-site

Visa & eligibility signals

YesH-1B filing history

Sponsorship signals come from posting language plus historical DOL Labor Condition Application data. Confirm specifics with the recruiter.

H-1B filings for scientists and engineers

University of Massachusetts Amherst filed 16 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $84K a year.

Universities are exempt from the H-1B cap, so roles here skip the lottery.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Post Doctoral Research Associate6$66K
Assistant Professor (Dept of Electrical and Comp Eng)3$112K
Cleanrooms Operations Manager (Inst. for Applied Life Sci)1·
Assistant Professor (Dept of Mech and Ind Engineering)1·
Lecturer (Dept of Biomedical Engineering)1·
Professor (Dept of Biomedical Engineering)1·

By occupation: Engineering faculty 7 · Biomedical engineers 3 · Mechanical engineers 2 · Industrial engineers 1. Worksites: MA 16.

From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.

Posting volume · last 3 months

2 roles posted across 3 months, averaging 0.7/month.

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