University of Illinois Chicago
Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 3 months
Open roles (3)
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H-1B filings for scientists and engineers
University of Illinois Chicago filed 15 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $100K a year.
Universities are exempt from the H-1B cap, so roles here skip the lottery.
| Title filed | Filings | Median filed pay |
|---|---|---|
| Research Assistant Professor | 3 | $103K |
| Visiting Research Assistant Professor | 3 | $73K |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 2 | · |
| Assistant Professor | 2 | · |
| Research Specialist | 1 | · |
| Clinical Research Coordinator | 1 | · |
By occupation: Materials scientists 4 · Physicists 2 · Biomedical engineers 2 · Chemists 2. Worksites: IL 15.
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 3 months
6 roles posted across 3 months, averaging 2/month.
