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A trained physicist who finds himself doing more chemistry (50% of my time - mostly theoretical) than he ever cared for (none would be ideal)

Never seen Breaking Bad?

Not quite as cool.

he's only working half the time

Wouldn’t that be a semi-professional chemist?

A professional semi-chemist sounds much more interesting.

Not too cool in reality, but glad you caught that subtlety. Im not a chemist, I just play one for my employer