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Bachelor of Technology (Forensic and Analytical Chemistry)
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here for entry and admission requirements
Where can our graduates go?
Prior graduates have completed the course and taken up positions in the chemical,
pharmaceutical, food and forensic industries and in government agencies. Recent
records indicate that all of the previous graduates gained employment in a variety
of chemistry related fields within the Australian Federal Police, marine chemical
investigations, forensic, analytical, winery and environmental laboratories.
One graduate was a presenter with the Questacon Science Circus!
Potential areas of employment include:
- Medical and diagnostic laboratories
- Food technology
- Quality assurance
- Patents examination
- Pharmaceuticals industry
- Forensic industries.
Team Member Chemical Criminalistics - Forensic Services, AFP
The Forensic Team Member undertaking chemical trace evidence examinations
(Chemical Criminalistics) contributes to a forensic team by providing
effective and efficient forensic support to AFP operations and, where
appropriate, external clients.
The successful applicant should possess an undergraduate degree with
a major in Chemistry.
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Analytical chemists are increasingly in demand in areas as diverse as:
- Monitoring of food and water quality
- Dealing with pollution problems
- Testing for the use and abuse of drugs
What you need to succeed:
- To succeed in Science a critical and inquiring mind is essential.
- Strong numeracy skills are essential in most fields
- Creativity is also an important attribute, as are attention to detail
and a perfectionist streak.
- Good communication skills are required, in order to describe complex
scientific ideas in clear and simple terms.
From Graduate Futures: Science Industry Profile
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Some Occupations
- Laboratory Officer
- Chemical Process Worker
- Chemist
- Demonstrator
- Development Scientist
- Development Chemist
- Forensic Chemist
- Environmental/Agricultural Science Professional
- Laboratory Assistant
- Sales/Marketing Officer
- Forensic Scientist
- Organic Chemist
- Patent Examiner
- Quality Control Chemist
- Pharmacist
- Project Officer
- Research Analyst
- Research Assistant
- Research Chemist
- Research Fellow
- Research Technician
- Shift Quality Control Chemist
- Scientific Officer
- Synthetic Organic Chemist
- Teacher
- Technical Assistant/Officer
- Tutor
- Technical Officer
- Technical Sales Representative
- Trainee Business Systems Analyst
- Biochemistry Technical Officer
- Analyst
- Chemical Analysis
- Sales and Technical Service
- Biochemist
- Food and Drug Analyst
- Food Technologist
- Laboratory Analyst/Manager
- Medical Technologist
QUALITY CONTROL CHEMIST (Graduate Opportunity)
As a major Australian owned company with operations in Australia, New
Zealand and the United States we are seeking to appoint a Quality Control
Chemist to join our team at our state-of-the-art Kilburn Operations facility.
We are seeking to appoint a recent Graduate in Chemistry or related discipline.
Reporting to the Works Chemist the successful applicant will be primarily
involved in routine quality control tasks associated with production manufacture
of water-based architectural surface coatings. Further areas of involvement
will include a broad range of routine technical activities including laboratory
sample making and testing, short-term development of formulations and
routine refinement of testing techniques.
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Potential Employers
- Lion Nathan
- Southcorp
- AMDEL
- Australian Federal Police
- Bridgestone
- Research organisations such as CSIRO, Defence Science Technology Organisation
- Mining companies such as BHP Billiton
- Service providers such as SA Water
- Environmental organisations
- Australian Government Analytical Laboratories
- Universities
- Forensic Science Centre
- Hospitals
- Government agencies such as the Department of Administration and Services
(Forensic Science Division)
- Questacon Science Circus
Personal Requirements
- good communication skills
- able to remain unbiased in the examination of potential court evidence
- meticulous and capable of clear, logical, lateral thinking
- able to work as part of a team
- initiative and motivation
- perseverance
- good powers of observation
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Some Web Sites
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA)
Australian Federal Police
Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society (ANZFSS) - similar to NIFS but offers detailed information on the role of forensic science and scientists
Graduate Careers Australia
Graduate Opportunities - industry career profiles available for consultancy, government administration, information technology, manufacturing, mining, science, telecommunications and more. There are lists of Graduate vacancies, employer profiles and details of Graduate Recruitment Programs
Myfuture - comprehensive Australian career information
National Institute for Forensic
Science (NIFS) - provides access to resources dealing with the development
of Forensic Science in Australasia, including Education, Research and Development,
and links to other resources. Extensive information on careers available
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Young Forensic
Scientists Forum - information on becoming a forensic scientist
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - Wine company
(Casual position)
We are seeking a self-motivated, team-oriented individual who works well
under pressure, to prepare grape samples for analysis, to conduct small
scale fermentations and to perform routine chemical analysis of wine and
grape products in the Institute's commercial Analytical Service. The successful
applicant is expected to have a qualifications in Analytical Chemistry or
equivalent. Experience in a wine industry laboratory would be an advantage.
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Australian Graduate Survey
Graduate Careers Australia's (GCA) annual Australian Graduate Survey ( AGS ) is a study of the activities of new higher education graduates around four months after the completion of their qualifications. New graduates are surveyed regarding their major activities, including full-time study, full or part-time employment, seeking employment or their unavailability for work or study.
2007 Graduates at a glance:
- Of bachelor degree graduates who were available for full-time employment in 2007; 95 per cent were employed within four months of completing their degrees
- One-fifth of respondents (20.0 per cent), were undertaking further full-time study after completing their bachelor qualifications
- The typical (median) annual starting salary for new Australian resident bachelor degree graduates aged less than 25 and in their first full-time employment in Australia was $43,000
Source: Australian Graduate Survey, Graduate Careers Australia (GCA)
Additional information from: GradsOnline
More information
For more detailed information check out the Careers Fact Files in the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre Resource Room.
Graduate Opportunities lists major graduate programs. Copies of these are available at the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre or can be viewed online. Search our online recruitment links for other graduate recruitment sites.
The Centre has a number of programs that can assist you:
- graduate employment services including recruitment fairs, employer activities
online vacancies and our graduate email vacancy list;
- information and assistance with your job search;
- graduate skill development programs;
- opportunities to gain industry experience including vacation work and work
experience; and
- career development services
For more information explore this website.
This material has been produced from the Graduate Destinations Survey, Flinders
University and Graduate Careers Council of Australia materials, Graduate Opportunities,
Professional Associations and Careers and Employer Liaison Centre research.
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