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NOBCChE
Colleagues,
Please start making plans to attend the 2018 NOBCChE National Meeting Sept. 17-20 in Orlando, FL at the Rosen Centre. Please click here for additional details.
Best Regards,
Emanuel Waddell, Ph.D.
President
National Organization for the Professional
Advancement of Black Chemists and
Chemical Engineers
www.NOBCChE.org
NOBCChE
Check out the opportunities posted on the NOBCChE Job Board this week:
- Director of Inclusion, University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
- University at Buffalo Seeks Associate Professor or Professor, Sustainable Chemical Synthesis
- Visiting Faculty Position in Chemistry at the College of New Jersey
- Visiting Assistant Professor/ Teacher-Scholar Fellow in Chemistry at The College of New Jersey
- Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Design, The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Visit our job board for details on these and other openings or to post a job.
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