CPT Chemistry Professor Jobs
Chemistry Professor CPT positions place F-1 students in academic teaching and research roles directly tied to a graduate curriculum. Your DSO must authorize each CPT job before you start, and the work must integrate with your degree program. Lab instruction, course co-teaching, and departmental research all qualify when your I-20 reflects the authorization.
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You will contribute to day-to-day analytical lab operation, develop analytical methods, acquire high-quality data, and collaborate with scientists and engineers to push the boundaries of autonomous chemistry. Your work will feed directly into closed-loop optimization campaigns that shorten the path from idea to discovery. This is a full hands-on role.
What You'll Be Building
- Develop high throughput optimization cycles for chemical analysis
- Utilize PAT to monitor reaction progress and end products (solids, liquids, gases), develop and optimize methods for analytical screening
- Work with scientists to analyze and benchmark product profiles, propose subsequent closed-loop cycles and validate, perform QCs, present reports on findings
- Digital log of experimental conditions, metadata, and results to ensure data integrity for AI-driven analysis
- Follow EHS best practices for handling reagents, maintaining flow equipment, and calibrating analytical instruments
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Currently pursuing (PhD) or recently completed an M.S. + 2 years in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or related discipline
- Hands-on experience in high-throughput methodology development and organic chemical product analysis on LC, MS, IR, NMR
- Comfort working in wet-lab environments and following detailed SOPs
- Effective written and verbal communication; ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team
About LILA
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy.
Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
We're All In
Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
Information you provide during your application process will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
A Note to Agencies
Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science's internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
Your Impact at LILA
You will contribute to day-to-day analytical lab operation, develop analytical methods, acquire high-quality data, and collaborate with scientists and engineers to push the boundaries of autonomous chemistry. Your work will feed directly into closed-loop optimization campaigns that shorten the path from idea to discovery. This is a full hands-on role.
What You'll Be Building
- Develop high throughput optimization cycles for chemical analysis
- Utilize PAT to monitor reaction progress and end products (solids, liquids, gases), develop and optimize methods for analytical screening
- Work with scientists to analyze and benchmark product profiles, propose subsequent closed-loop cycles and validate, perform QCs, present reports on findings
- Digital log of experimental conditions, metadata, and results to ensure data integrity for AI-driven analysis
- Follow EHS best practices for handling reagents, maintaining flow equipment, and calibrating analytical instruments
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Currently pursuing (PhD) or recently completed an M.S. + 2 years in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or related discipline
- Hands-on experience in high-throughput methodology development and organic chemical product analysis on LC, MS, IR, NMR
- Comfort working in wet-lab environments and following detailed SOPs
- Effective written and verbal communication; ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team
About LILA
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy.
Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance. If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply.
We're All In
Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
Information you provide during your application process will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy.
A Note to Agencies
Lila Sciences does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lila Sciences or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lila Science's internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lila Sciences, and Lila Sciences will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
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Get Access To All JobsChemistry Professor CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Chemistry Professor CPT role need to be full-time or can it be part-time?
CPT can be either part-time (under 20 hours per week) or full-time (20 or more hours), but the distinction carries a consequence. Full-time CPT that totals 12 months or more eliminates your OPT eligibility entirely. Most F-1 students in professor or teaching assistant roles structure CPT as part-time to preserve that post-graduation buffer.
Can I do CPT at a university where I'm not enrolled?
No. CPT authorization is issued by your school, for work that is an integral part of your specific curriculum. A Chemistry Professor placement at an outside institution can qualify, but your own DSO must still authorize it and it must connect directly to your program requirements, not just be in your field.
What documentation do chemistry departments typically need before authorizing CPT?
Most DSOs require a formal offer letter on department letterhead, a written description of your duties, your proposed start and end dates, and confirmation from your academic advisor that the work is curricular. Chemistry research or teaching roles sometimes also need a lab assignment or course syllabus showing the academic connection.
How do I find universities actively hiring F-1 students for chemistry faculty roles?
Migrate Mate surfaces institutions with documented visa sponsorship history, so you can target departments that have hired international students in academic and research roles before. This matters for CPT because departments unfamiliar with F-1 work authorization sometimes withdraw offers mid-process when they encounter DSO requirements.
Does CPT as a Chemistry Professor count toward H-1B specialty occupation experience?
Yes, authorized CPT employment counts as legitimate U.S. work experience and can support an H-1B visa specialty occupation claim after graduation. Keep your I-20 records, offer letters, and any W-2s from the CPT period. USCIS adjudicators reviewing H-1B visa petitions may request these to verify the duration and nature of prior work.