Chemist/Nuclear Chemist

Overview: Air Force Reserve Chemists/Nuclear Chemists conduct or manage programs, projects and activities to perform research/operational assessments, and to support highly technical operations and intelligence. Research includes defining a problem, selecting methods of approach, performing experiments, accumulating and interpreting data and publishing results.

Position: Officer

AFSC: 61CX

Specific Tasks: 

• Conducts and manages research. Plans research projects, determines theoretical aspects of problem and selects methods of approach. Conducts and manages experiments and tests.
• Develops new concepts, methods, and techniques to solve scientific and operational problems
• Recommends research and development projects, and acceptance or non-acceptance of research products
• Manages scientific programs, projects and activities

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, biochemistry, molecular biochemistry, chemistry, nuclear chemistry, physical chemistry, molecular biology, materials science or the following engineering specialties; ceramic, materials, ploymer/plastics, biochemical, biomedical, metallurigical, petroleum or biological/biosystems
• Commission as an officer in the Air Force Reserve
• Eligibility for Top Secret security clearance

Training: 

• For those without a prior military service commission, successful completion of the eight-week Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB, AL is required