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University of Utah

Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 5 months

1Open role
$63–120KSalary range
0.6Roles / month
100%H-1B signals
PhDTypical degree

Open role (1)

Degree requirements

PhD 67%
Bachelor 33%

Top material classes

Thermosets 100%
Thermoplastics 67%
Coatings/films 33%

Most-requested techniques

SEM 100%
BET 33%
XRD 33%
ICP-MS 33%
TGA/DSC 33%
vat photopolymerization 3D printing 33%
photopolymerization kinetics characterization 33%
nanoscale characterization 33%

Role mix

Academic / Postdoc 67%
Management / Director 33%

Where they hire

UT 100%

Industries

General manufacturing 33%
Biotechnology 33%
Chemicals 33%

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 Utah filed 28 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $103K a year.

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

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Assistant Professor9$110K
Postdoc Research Associate3$85K
Medical Physicist Assistant Professor2·
Research Associate2·
Sr. Manager, Research1·
Assistant Professor, Lecturer1·

By occupation: Engineering faculty 10 · R&D managers 4 · Physicists 4 · Chemistry faculty 3. Worksites: UT 28.

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 5 months

3 roles posted across 5 months, averaging 0.6/month.

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