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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 5 months

2Open roles
1Roles / month
80%H-1B signals
PhDTypical degree

Open roles (2)

Degree requirements

PhD 80%
Bachelor 20%

Top material classes

Elastomers/rubber 20%
Biomaterials 20%
Electronic materials 20%

Most-requested techniques

rheometry 20%
mechanical spectroscopy 20%
XPS 20%
VASP 20%
ICP-MS 20%
ICP-OES 20%
FHI-AIMS 20%
UV-vis NIR 20%

Role mix

Academic / Postdoc 100%

Where they hire

NC 100%

Industries

Biotechnology 20%
Aerospace 20%

Work arrangement

100%On-site

Visa & eligibility signals

YesH-1B filing history

Sponsorship signals come from posting language plus historical DOL Labor Condition Application data. Confirm specifics with the recruiter.

H-1B filings for scientists and engineers

Duke University filed 33 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $85K a year.

Universities are exempt from the H-1B cap, so roles here skip the lottery.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Postdoctoral Associate15$68K
Assistant Professor4$137K
Research Scientist3$85K
Assistant Research Professor2·
GMP, Associate Scientist/Engineer-2, Bioprocess1·
Assistant Professor of the Practice1·

By occupation: Biomedical engineers 12 · Physicists 8 · Engineering faculty 5 · Physics faculty 3. Worksites: NC 33.

From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.

Posting volume · last 5 months

5 roles posted across 5 months, averaging 1/month.

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