The GlaxoSmithKline
Residential Chemistry Training Experience (2011)
In recognition of 2011 being the International Year of Chemistry, we at GlaxoSmithKline
(GSK) have adapted our highly successful Residential Chemistry Training Experience, in
this its 8th year. Applications are invited from chemistry undergraduates to participate in
this unique experience.
The training experience is one approach that GSK uses to encourage high calibre
chemists from a variety of backgrounds to apply for positions in the pharmaceutical
industry. This year we will also be incorporating the objectives of the International Year of
Chemistry, namely are to increase the public appreciation of chemistry in meeting world
needs, to encourage interest in chemistry among young people, and to generate
enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry.
If you would like to gain an insight into the pharmaceutical industry and be part of this
interactive programme, you should be:
•
A chemistry undergraduate with an interest in analytical, computational or
synthetic chemistry.
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About to enter your final year of study.
Applications are particularly invited from ethnic minority undergraduates, mature students
who have elected to study chemistry at a later stage in their career or chemistry graduates
who have taken a career break or moved into another area of work/business and wish to
return to a career in chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry.
Please complete and return an application form no later than 10th June 2011 to:
If you prefer, you may send a completed application electronically. To do this, email
uzy55557@gsk.com for an application form.
-“I particularly
enjoyed the reallife laboratory
work”
“The skills
learned around
CV writing,
preparing for
interviews and
presentations are
invaluable”
“This course has
helped me make
up my mind
about the career I
wish to pursue”
Chemistry
Training
RCTE8 Administrator
Respiratory Medicinal Chemistry Department
Medicines Research Centre
GlaxoSmithKline
Stevenage
Herts
SG1 2NY
Comments from
previous Participants
Residential
This programme will be held at the GSK Medicines Research Centre in Stevenage,
Hertfordshire on 11th - 16th September 2011. It is a fully funded week-long training course
designed to give you practical experience of the work of a graduate chemist in the
pharmaceutical industry. Based in the GSK research chemistry laboratories we will
provide you with personalised laboratory tuition together with coaching in interview
technique, presentation skills and working in teams.
Experience