What can I do with my phd in materials science?
I want to work in finance, what jobs are available with a phd in materials science?
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You might be a good fit as a quant- I would imagine you probably have the mathematics background for it.
At most firms, you would apply to the Associate program as a Quantitative Analyst or something to that effect.
Go quant. Network hard with other phds.
google search for quant forums, start there, this is the wrong forum
What exactly was the focus of your research (corrosion, MEMS, phase transforms, etc) and do you have any programming experience?
Don't get me wrong that a PhD in Material Science will scream analytical but when talking to recruiters they might assume that you can do "super programming and math calculations" due to your PhD, when in actaulity your focus (like most dissertations) are typically very specialized. For example, being an expert in SEM or using a confocal really isn't the same as writing sophisticated arbitrage code.
Regardless from what I learned as an engineer is that what matters the most is "why finance?" and specifically for you "why did you decide to get a PhD in X and now want to do finance?". Lots of PhDs who might get jaded by academia or cutthroat tenure track competition are lured to finance due to the salary--make sure you have a solid reason on why you want to make the change.
With that said you could use your specialized knowledge in a research analyst or consulting role that covers semi-conductors or some sort of industrials. If you have the math and programming skills, a quant trader is a good fit too.
See what you can find out about large commodity firms. A place like BHP Billiton might be enthralled with a guy like you. What the above posters have suggested is correct. However, your skill set at a company which does a lot of mineral, ore, resource related business can get you flying up the chain, especially if we're talking about a place like Cargill which has it's own trading arm. Good luck and remember to think outside the box.
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