Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - College of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering - Critical Infrastructure Resilience in the Coastal Environment - Boston
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include sections only if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting.
The posting includes:
- About The Opportunity (intro description). This could be considered "About the role". So we can have About the role
with paragraphs summarizing the description (but we must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail). However we must not repeat job title as heading. We can include the description as paragraphs.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Also remove "How to apply:" etc. Also remove "Successful Faculty At Northeastern..." etc? That seems like generic fluff but maybe it's substantive? It says "Successful Faculty At Northeastern Will Be Dynamic And Innovative Scholars..." That's generic but maybe considered filler? It's not specific to the role. Likely we should remove it as it's generic boilerplate. Also remove "Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Also remove "Position Type Academic Additional Information". Also remove "Pay Range:"? Actually we need to include Pay section if posting actually states them. The posting includes Pay Range: Assistant Professor: $106,000.00 - $121,000.00 | Associate Professor: $123,000.00 - $141,000.00 | Professor: $138,000.00 - $207,000.00. So we should include a Pay section with that info.
We also have Benefits: "Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation." That's specific enough to include Benefits section.
Schedule: Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule heading.
Skills: Not explicitly listed as a separate section; but there are qualifications and requirements. We could have Skills section if there is specific skill list. The posting mentions expertise areas: AI-Powered Digital Twins..., Autonomous and Robotic Sensing Networks..., AI-Enabled Modeling..., Physics-AI Digital Twins..., Self-Learning Digital Twins... Those could be considered skills or qualifications. But we already have Qualifications section (Ph.D., experience). Could also have Skills section for those specific expertise areas. However the instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine those into Qualifications or Responsibilities? The qualifications already mention Ph.D., years experience. The expertise areas could be under Qualifications or maybe a separate Skills section. Since they are specific expertise, we could make a Skills section.
But we must not create sections with filler text. If we make Skills, we need to list those expertise areas as - . That seems substantive.
We also have Responsibilities section: teaching courses, developing research programs, advising, mentoring, service, collaborate, work with global student populations. That's substantive.
Qualifications: Ph.D., foreign equivalent, in civil engineering, coastal and ocean engineering, or related field by start date. Associate level: at least 4 years academic or equivalent experience. Full Professor: at least 8 years or equivalent experience. Also mention academic rank at Associate and Full Professor levels will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated teaching and scholarly excellence. That's somewhat generic but still specific. We'll include.
Also mention "Primary academic appointments will be in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) within Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, with opportunities for joint cross-college appointments with the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, or the College of Arts, Media and Design. The position will be based primarily on Northeastern University’s Boston campus." That's more about role/location; could be part of About the role.
Also mention "Candidates with interest in joint appointments with other departments or colleges should indicate their intent in their application materials, including the cover letter." That's application instruction; we should remove application instructions. So we should not include that line.
Also mention "We seek applicants with expertise in coastal system engineering related to (1) AI-Powered Digital Twins for Continuous Coastal Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Assessment, (2) Autonomous and Robotic Sensing Networks for Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Early Detection of Coastal Infrastructure Failure, (3) AI-Enabled Modeling and Monitoring of Coastal Infrastructure Stability Under Extreme Loading, Scour, and Erosion, (4) Physics-AI Digital Twins for Compound Coastal Hazards, or (5) Self-Learning Digital Twins for Climate Adaptation and Critical Infrastructure Management." That's specific expertise; could be Skills.
Also mention "Our tenure and promotion process values collaborative research and teamwork. Hires will be mentored for success, with mentoring teams and group guidance. In addition, a strong and effective faculty development strategy is part of the Northeastern institutional mission. The ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development office works in conjunction with the Office of Research Development (ORD), the Office of Belonging, the Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research (CATLR), and University Decision Support (UDS) to provide programs and training to further develop and support a thriving faculty." That's generic but maybe still substantive about support. Could be part of Benefits? Not exactly benefits. Could be part of About the role? Might be considered filler but it's specific to faculty development. Might keep as part of About the role.
We must remove duplicated lines, boilerplate like "All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law." appears twice; remove.
Also remove "Please Indicate How Your Expertise, Knowledge, And Skills Have Prepared You To Contribute To This Work With Written Statements Addressing The Following Prompts:" and the prompts themselves (Statement of Research Interests..., Statement of Teaching Interests..., Statement of Leadership...). Those are application instructions; remove.
Also remove "How to apply:" etc.
Also remove "Successful Faculty At Northeastern Will Be Dynamic And Innovative Scholars..." generic.
Also remove "Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer." maybe keep? It's generic but could be part of Benefits? Not needed.
We need to preserve ALL substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep the details about the theme, research areas, etc. That's substantive.
Thus we need to craft sections:
- About the role: include the introductory paragraphs about Northeastern, CEE/COE, the theme, the strategic initiative, the position details (rank, primary appointment, location, joint appointment opportunities, mentoring, faculty development). Must preserve all substantive info, not summarizing away detail. But we can keep as paragraphs; we must not omit any substantive detail. However we can combine sentences but must not lose info. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." That means we cannot omit details; we must keep them. However we can rephrase? Probably we should keep the original wording as much as possible, but we can format into paragraphs. It's okay to keep the same sentences.
Thus we need to include the long description about Northeastern, CEE/COE, the theme, etc. That is a lot of text. We'll include it as
elements.
We must not include the job title heading.
We must not include "Job ID / requisition numbers".
We must not include application instructions.
We must not include EEO boilerplate.
We must not include "How to apply:" etc.
We must not include "Successful Faculty At Northeastern Will Be Dynamic And Innovative Scholars..." (generic). Might be considered filler; but it's still substantive? It's a statement about what successful faculty will be. Could be considered part of About the role? It's generic but still part of posting. However the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." It's not thin; it's a sentence. Might keep.
But we also have "Our tenure and promotion process values collaborative research and teamwork..." etc. That's also substantive.
We need to decide what to keep.
Let's extract the substantive paragraphs from the posting, removing clearly boilerplate and application instructions.
Original text:
About The Opportunity Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus. Our locations—in Arlington; Boston; Charlotte, London; Miami; New York City; Oakland; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research. Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—leads to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers. About CEE and COE at Northeastern University: The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Northeastern University has a faculty of more than 40 members (several with joint appointments with other colleges) pursuing use-inspired research in structures, urban coastal systems, urban transportation and mobility, construction management, air quality, wind energy, water quality, environmental health, resilience, sustainability and climate change, life cycle assessment, green infrastructure, urban informatics, and robotics. CEE sits within Northeastern's College of Engineering (COE), a leader in experiential education and interdisciplinary research focused on innovating for global impact, anchored by Northeastern's signature cooperative education program and R1 research rating. The college enrolls more than 10,000 students pursuing BS, MS, and PhD degrees and includes more than 450 faculty. COE leads four university-wide research institutes while partnering in ten more and brings together researchers from a global network of campuses and partners. About The Opportunity: Northeastern University seeks multiple faculty hires in the broad theme of Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Cyber-AI Security. This theme focuses on protecting and strengthening the physical and digital systems that underpin modern society. The theme spans (1) hardware and critical infrastructure resilience (HCIR), leveraging AI, digital twins, and sensing to build secure and adaptive infrastructure; (2) cyber-AI security and safety, which addresses securing embodied AI/robotics, critical infrastructure systems, critical industrial control systems, security infrastructures and cryptographic techniques for AI systems; and (3) advanced manufacturing for future semiconductor materials and energy storage systems, aligned with CHIPS Act priorities in battery and energy-storage research. Anchored in Boston, the theme builds on cross-college collaboration among COE (College of Engineering), Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Mills (Mills College at Northeastern), CSSH (College of Social Sciences and Humanities), CAMD (College of Arts, Media and Design), COS (College of Science), and Law (School of Law), together with Northeastern's interdisciplinary ecosystem. It builds on the Kostas Research Institute (KRI), CHEST (Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust), SENTRY (Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality), DIBI (Defense Industrial Base Institute), and the Center for Advanced Materials for Resiliency (CAMR), connecting cryptography, AI, physical infrastructure resilience, cyber-AI security, and advanced manufacturing to safeguard the systems the nation depends on against natural disasters and both conventional and emerging (including quantum-era) threats. As part of this strategic initiative, coordinated across the university under sub-theme #1 (HCIR), the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department seeks faculty candidates for tenured/tenure-track appointments at the assistant, associate
elements. We must not include the job title heading. We must not include "Job ID / requisition numbers". We must not include application instructions. We must not include EEO boilerplate. We must not include "How to apply:" etc. We must not include "Successful Faculty At Northeastern Will Be Dynamic And Innovative Scholars..." (generic). Might be considered filler; but it's still substantive? It's a statement about what successful faculty will be. Could be considered part of About the role? It's generic but still part of posting. However the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." It's not thin; it's a sentence. Might keep. But we also have "Our tenure and promotion process values collaborative research and teamwork..." etc. That's also substantive. We need to decide what to keep. Let's extract the substantive paragraphs from the posting, removing clearly boilerplate and application instructions. Original text: About The Opportunity Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus. Our locations—in Arlington; Boston; Charlotte, London; Miami; New York City; Oakland; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research. Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—leads to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers. About CEE and COE at Northeastern University: The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Northeastern University has a faculty of more than 40 members (several with joint appointments with other colleges) pursuing use-inspired research in structures, urban coastal systems, urban transportation and mobility, construction management, air quality, wind energy, water quality, environmental health, resilience, sustainability and climate change, life cycle assessment, green infrastructure, urban informatics, and robotics. CEE sits within Northeastern's College of Engineering (COE), a leader in experiential education and interdisciplinary research focused on innovating for global impact, anchored by Northeastern's signature cooperative education program and R1 research rating. The college enrolls more than 10,000 students pursuing BS, MS, and PhD degrees and includes more than 450 faculty. COE leads four university-wide research institutes while partnering in ten more and brings together researchers from a global network of campuses and partners. About The Opportunity: Northeastern University seeks multiple faculty hires in the broad theme of Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Cyber-AI Security. This theme focuses on protecting and strengthening the physical and digital systems that underpin modern society. The theme spans (1) hardware and critical infrastructure resilience (HCIR), leveraging AI, digital twins, and sensing to build secure and adaptive infrastructure; (2) cyber-AI security and safety, which addresses securing embodied AI/robotics, critical infrastructure systems, critical industrial control systems, security infrastructures and cryptographic techniques for AI systems; and (3) advanced manufacturing for future semiconductor materials and energy storage systems, aligned with CHIPS Act priorities in battery and energy-storage research. Anchored in Boston, the theme builds on cross-college collaboration among COE (College of Engineering), Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Mills (Mills College at Northeastern), CSSH (College of Social Sciences and Humanities), CAMD (College of Arts, Media and Design), COS (College of Science), and Law (School of Law), together with Northeastern's interdisciplinary ecosystem. It builds on the Kostas Research Institute (KRI), CHEST (Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust), SENTRY (Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality), DIBI (Defense Industrial Base Institute), and the Center for Advanced Materials for Resiliency (CAMR), connecting cryptography, AI, physical infrastructure resilience, cyber-AI security, and advanced manufacturing to safeguard the systems the nation depends on against natural disasters and both conventional and emerging (including quantum-era) threats. As part of this strategic initiative, coordinated across the university under sub-theme #1 (HCIR), the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department seeks faculty candidates for tenured/tenure-track appointments at the assistant, associate