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• 2011 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

• November 28 - December 2, 2011
• Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
• Meeting Chairs: Cammy R. Abernathy, Paul V. Braun, Masashi Kawasaki, Kathryn J. Wahl

Employer Info | Job Seeker Info 

Employer Info

Attention Employers/Hiring Personnel-- Meet Your Next Employee! 

MRS invites employer participation in the Career Center being held November 29 - December 1 in conjunction with the 2011 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit.  The well-targeted audience at the MRS Career Center provides an opportunity to meet high-level candidates such as:

• biomaterials researchers
• ceramists
• chemists
• computational scientists
• materials engineers
• materials scientists
• nanotechnologists
• physicists
• polymer scientists

at various career stages including:

• graduate assistants
• postdoctoral researchers
• process engineers
• research assistants
• research managers
• senior & junior faculty
• senior researchers
• staff scientists

The following on-site Career Center options are available to aid in your hiring needs:

• Recruitment Booth
  Registration: $1195 for 3-day rental
  Option Includes: Personal meeting space and display area (10' x 8' booth includes pipe and drape, ID sign, carpet, 6' table with skirt and two chairs); resume access on-site*; unlimited job announcement postings; and on-site interview area. Advance registration required.
• Recruitment Services - Interview On Site
  Registration Rates:
  Corporate Affiliates: Register for free before Friday, October 28; $225 after deadline
  Exhibitors: $225 before Friday, October 28; $295 after deadline
  Others: $325
  Option Includes: Post job announcements, access resumes on-site* and interview job candidates.
• Job Posting Only
  1-3 job postings: $95
  4-6 job postings: $120
  7-15 job postings: $150
  Option allows you to post jobs -- candidates will contact you directly via instructions listed on your announcement.
  Send your job posting(s) to smiley@mrs.org (LTR size format, 12 pt font minimum, as a Word or PDF document. Posting must clearly indicate contact info and email address to which candidates may apply. In the body of your email please include your full mailing address and contact info and an invoice(PDF) will be emailed back and payment can be made via fax.
• eResume
  Cost: $350
  A valuable tool for immediate and future HR needs with hundreds of well-qualified candidates.

* Registered Recruiters attending the meeting can opt to gain access to resumes weeks prior to the meeting with an add-on package combining eResumes (accessing resumes prior to the meeting) and Booth Rental or Recruitment Service. Please contact smiley@mrs.org for further details.

If you are unable to attend this meeting, you may still recruit potential employees by posting job announcements and/or purchasing the Resume eBook.

Job Seeker Info

Job Seekers -- Meet Your Next Employer!

We'll show off your talents to the world's most prestigious high-tech firms, universities and laboratories. At the Career Center, you can access many interesting job postings, visit recruitment booths and interview with prospective employers. Please bring extra copies of your resume for your own use.

The Career Center is FREE of charge to all MRS members and those registered to attend the meeting. If you are a member and unable to attend the Meeting, we will still gladly represent you.

2011 MRS Fall Meeting Career Center Hours of Operation
Hynes Convention Center Exhibit Hall  

• Monday, November 28 (Candidate Registration Only)
  1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Tuesday, November 29
  11:00 am - 5:30 pm
• Wednesday, November 30
  11:00 am - 5:30 pm
• Thursday, December 1
  10:00 am - 1:30 pm

The following organizations were represented at the 2011 MRS Fall Meeting Career Center:

Booths 

1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2. Oak Ridge Associated Universities (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education,(ORAU Maryland)
3. Johnson Controls
4. Contact Singapore
5. OCI Company, Ltd (S.Korea)
6. Samsung Corning Precision Materials (S.Korea)
7. Saint-Gobain
8. GE Global Research
9. Analytical Answers, Inc.

Recruiters (No Booth) 

1. BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG INTERNATIONAL (Germany)
2. Naval Research Laboratory
3. Owens Illinois
4. Savannah River (DOE Lab)
5. Soochow University

For additional recruitment information, please contact:
Lorri A. Smiley
Career Center
Materials Research Society
506 Keystone Drive
Warrendale, PA 15086-7573 USA
Tel 724-779-2733
Fax 724-779-4397
E-mail: cc@mrs.org