Chemistry

Your knowledge of environmental chemistry enables you to investigate sources of pollution, while materials chemistry allows you to contribute to the development of new materials for fuel cells or batteries.

Experience in spectroscopy or mass spectrometry turns you into a “detective”, identifying substances in samples – for example in doping analyses – or exploring the structure of molecules.

Finally, with skills in theoretical chemistry, you can build or apply computer models to predict chemical reactions or molecular properties.

You can also work in quality assurance for various products, or in sales and consultancy within industrial companies. Chemists are also employed as lecturers at higher education institutions.

Jobs and industries

As a chemist, you can find employment across a wide range of industries. With your expertise in organic chemistry, you could help develop and produce new medicines or substances for other applications, such as plastics.

Here are examples of job titles for graduates with a master’s in Chemistry:

• Analytical chemist
• Process chemist
• Quality control specialist
• Research scientist
• Formulation chemist
• Environmental chemist
• Laboratory manager