There is no good time for bad news and today is no different than any day in our recent time. Nevertheless, I write this thread to chemistry faculty job seekers in the United States. #chemjobs #facultychemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️ - ThreadSky

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chemjobber.bsky.social • 36 days ago

There is no good time for bad news and today is no different than any day in our recent time.

Nevertheless, I write this thread to chemistry faculty job seekers in the United States. #chemjobs #facultychemjobs #chemsky 🧪⚗️

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chemjobber.bsky.social•36 days ago

I see 4 political trends (not like you haven't)

1. The Trump Administration is directly attacking individual universities by threatening their funding.

chemjobber.bsky.social•36 days ago

2. The Trump Administration is directly attacking the funding agencies in detail, cancelling grants and laying off staff and refusing to allow the normal grant process to proceed.

chemjobber.bsky.social•36 days ago

3. The Trump Administration is directly attacking the Department of Education, making it likelier that students will not be able to access government grants and loans.

chemjobber.bsky.social•36 days ago

4. The Trump Administration is cancelling visas and creating an atmosphere of intimidation for international students, making the United States an unattractive place for international students at all levels.

chemjobber.bsky.social•36 days ago

American colleges and universities are under tremendous governmental and financial pressure, even as they deal with a 'demographic cliff' without reversal any time soon.

chemjobber.bsky.social•36 days ago

I see part of my role is attempting to discern the actual present of American chemistry faculty jobs with data, and attempt to discern its future as well.

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