Just over six months into the Science Education and Industry (SEI) Grad programme and I am still enjoying every moment. I spent five months in the Education team and I’m about one month in to my Communications rotation.
The SEI Graduate programme has been a fantastic experience for me. Having had two years job experience beforehand, I wanted the chance to find something that I felt passionate and, more importantly, something I enjoyed doing. I instantly found this in the Education team, where I have been working on a series of projects and resources that form part of the RSC brand new education website
Learn Chemistry website.
As I said to my colleagues within a month of joining the RSC, “I have learnt more in the last month than two years working in other jobs!” The experience and diversity of projects that graduates work on is second to none and I am continuing to develop and learn more every day. The Communications department is no exception. I have worked on a diverse range of projects from project managing our 2012 Policy lecture series to putting together articles for our internal newsletter.
Life in Cambridge has been great! I have been living here for about a year now and it’s a beautiful city to live in. Having previously lived in the picturesque town of
Heidelberg in Germany, Cambridge was a nice transition.
Today is an exciting day for me as I have moved back to the Education team to take up a permanent position working on Learn Chemistry. Although I’m sad to leave the Grad scheme, this opportunity was too good to turn down.
On Friday, I am going to Germany to film a new
Faces of Chemistry video with BASF – watch the space!
Richard is a Graduate working in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Science, Education and Industry Department. To see if there are any current vacancies go to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' Blog or subscribe to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' by Email
