Career Opportunities

After completion, the graduate will be able to find job in one of the ‎following fields:‎

Industry

• ‎Pharmaceutical Companies: Pharmaceutical companies employ  ‎master's, and Ph.D. chemists  for various positions in research and ‎development, quality control, management, regulatory control, sales and ‎marketing, manufacturing, environmental health and safety and ‎manufacturing.
• ‎Bulk Commodity Chemical Companies: These companies are ‎responsible for manufacturing all the solvents and other reagents that are ‎used in research labs. The employ  master's, and Ph.D. degree chemists ‎for positions in areas such as sales and marketing, research and ‎development, management, chemical production, quality assurance and ‎quality control.
• Food Manufacturing Companies: Food manufacturing companies ‎employ master's, and Ph.D. chemists for positions in areas like research ‎and development, quality control, and regulatory control. The food ‎industry includes a wide range of products such as beverages, baking ‎goods, prepackaged foods, baby foods and even pet care products. ‎
• ‎Paint, Plastics, Coatings, Etc...Companies: Companies in this area ‎employ master's, and Ph.D. chemists for positions in research and ‎development, product development, and applied technology ‎development. Companies produce a variety of products including ‎coatings, solvents, plastics, resins, adhesives, rubbers and other polymers.‎
• ‎Personal, Baby and Household Care Product Companies: The ‎major areas where these companies employ chemists are in the research ‎and development of new products and in quality assurance. Products ‎manufactured by companies include baby care, paper towels, tissue, ‎bathroom tissue, shampoos, cosmetics, soaps, and detergents.  
• ‎Petroleum Industry: The petroleum industry is responsible for ‎manufacturing much more than gasoline for cars. These companies also ‎produce oils, lubricants, fabrics, fibers, explosives, fuel additives, and ‎even zeolite catalysts in addition to petroleum products. These companies ‎employ master's, and Ph.D. chemists for positions in research and ‎development, geosciences, process design, applications research, earth ‎sciences and technical support.

Other Career Options

• ‎Careers in Education: Another option for students interested in ‎chemistry is to go into an education related field. Chemistry or chemical ‎engineering majors can pursue certification to teach high school or middle ‎school science. A second possibility would be to get a master's or Ph.D. ‎and teach at the community college or university level. For those who are ‎interested in both research and education, teaching at a university would ‎allow for both areas of interest to be pursued.‎
• ‎Careers Related to Law: Another possibility for chemists is to pursue ‎a law degree and become a patent attorney. Patent attorneys work in ‎either a law firm or as an in-house counsel for a corporation. Patent law ‎deals with patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. A second ‎option in the field of law is in forensic science. Forensic scientists work ‎for police departments and other law agencies to help analyze crime scene ‎evidence. Evidence can include blood, body fluids, fingerprints, hairs, ‎fibers, building materials such as glass and paint, tire tracks, footwear ‎marks, alcohol or drug specimens, explosives, firearms, or paper ‎documents.
• ‎Government Agencies: There are various government agencies that ‎also hire chemists. These agencies include the National and International ‎ones that are interested in food safety, drug, environmental protection ‎and diseases control.

Accrediting Organizations

• ‎Ministry of Higher Education, Palestine.
• ‎Union of Arab Universities.
• ‎Union of Universities of the Islamic World.
• ‎European University Association ‎.
• International Union of Universities.