Assistant/Associate Professor of Mammalian Conservation Ecology
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job description.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The description includes many paragraphs; we need to extract substantive info: About the role (maybe first paragraph), Responsibilities (teaching, research, service percentages, teaching expectations, mentoring), Requirements (required qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), maybe Skills (techniques), Benefits? Not mentioned. Pay? Not given. Schedule? Hours per week 40 maybe schedule? Could include Schedule section with "Hours per week 40". Benefits? Not given. So we can include sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills (maybe techniques), Schedule (hours per week). Ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like percentages, course names, expectations, funding agencies, etc.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for lists we should use
- . For prose use
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We need to decide what constitutes a list. For responsibilities we can list bullet points: teaching expectations, research expectations, service, mentoring. For required qualifications we can list bullet points. For preferred qualifications list bullet points. For skills maybe list techniques.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule.
We need to ensure we don't include sections with no content. So we will include those sections only if we have content.
Let's extract content.
About the role: The first paragraph(s) describing the position: "The Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation ... invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Mammalian Conservation Ecology. We seek a collaborative scholar and educator whose work advances understanding and conservation of mammals and strengthens the department’s core missions in biodiversity conservation and experiential education. The successful candidate will develop an internationally visible research program in mammalian conservation ecology. The candidate should have a strong track record studying the conservation and ecology of wild mammal populations, with research addressing contemporary socio-environmental challenges such as climate change, emerging infectious diseases, invasive species, and habitat loss. The Department and the University are highly collaborative environments, creating the opportunity for diverse collaborations across Virginia Tech and with state and federal natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, and other partners. The position is envisioned as approximately 25% teaching, 65% research, and 10% service."
That's about the role.
Responsibilities: Teaching and Mentoring Expectations: includes teaching FIW 4334 Mammalogy, 1:1 teaching expectation, develop or contribute to graduate course, contribute to general education or high-demand undergraduate courses, mentor undergraduate researchers and M.S. and Ph.D. students, provide field-based experiential learning opportunities.
Research, Scholarship, Extension, and Engagement Expectations: establish highly productive externally funded research program supporting graduate students, produce high-quality peer-reviewed scholarship, publish impactful research, apply for McIntire-Stennis funding first year, pursue annual external funding from listed agencies, externally-funded research should contribute to science-based wildlife conservation and management and strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations.
We could combine teaching and research responsibilities into one Responsibilities section with bullet points.
Requirements: Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in wildlife science, ecology, biology, zoology, natural resources, forestry, range management, or a closely related field by appointment start date. Demonstrated expertise in mammalogy and mammalian conservation ecology. Evidence of potential for excellence in university teaching, field-based instruction, and student mentoring. Evidence of strong potential to develop a productive, externally funded research program and peer-reviewed scholarship.
Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: Postdoctoral or comparable professional research experience. Experience with modern quantitative, geospatial, field, laboratory, technological, and/or experimental techniques relevant to mammalian conservation ecology. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, and/or interdisciplinary research teams. Experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
Skills: Could be the techniques list: modern quantitative, geospatial, field, laboratory, technological, and/or experimental techniques relevant to mammalian conservation ecology. Could also include collaboration, mentoring etc but those are in qualifications. We'll make a Skills section for techniques.
Schedule: Hours per week 40. Also maybe review date? That's metadata but could be included in a short paragraph? The instruction says do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Review date maybe minor metadata; we could include in a short p under About the role or separate? Probably we can include a short p after About the role: "Review date: 10/15/2026." But we need to decide if we should include. The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can include review date in a short p. Also Overtime Status Exempt, Appointment Type Regular, Salary Information (none), Additional Information about visa sponsorship, criminal conviction check. Those are minor metadata; we could fold into a short p. But we should preserve ALL substantive information; visa sponsorship and criminal conviction check are substantive? They are conditions of employment. Might be considered substantive. However they are not about role responsibilities etc. Could be included in a short p under Additional Information. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Visa sponsorship and criminal conviction check are not boilerplate; they are specific to the position. So we should keep them. But where to place? Could be under a section like "Additional Information". However we only have predefined headings list; we could create a section "Additional Information" but not in the list. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, ...)". It implies we should use those headings for sections; but we could also add other headings if needed? Safer to stick to those headings. Additional info like visa sponsorship could be folded into a short p under About the role or Schedule? Probably better to add a short p after the sections.
We need to output ONLY the HTML fragment.
Let's structure:
About the role
The Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Mammalian Conservation Ecology. We seek a collaborative scholar and educator whose work advances understanding and conservation of mammals and strengthens the department’s core missions in biodiversity conservation and experiential education. The successful candidate will develop an internationally visible research program in mammalian conservation ecology. The candidate should have a strong track record studying the conservation and ecology of wild mammal populations, with research addressing contemporary socio-environmental challenges such as climate change, emerging infectious diseases, invasive species, and habitat loss. The Department and the University are highly collaborative environments, creating the opportunity for diverse collaborations across Virginia Tech and with state and federal natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, and other partners. The position is envisioned as approximately 25% teaching, 65% research, and 10% service.
Review date: 10/15/2026.
Responsibilities
- Teach FIW 4334 Mammalogy, a high‑enrollment, field‑oriented course central to the Wildlife Conservation curriculum (1:1 teaching expectation).
- During the first two years, develop or contribute to a graduate course in the candidate’s area of expertise.
- As the appointment matures, contribute (e.g., team teach) to general education or other high‑demand undergraduate courses.
- Mentor undergraduate researchers and M.S. and Ph.D. students, providing field‑based experiential learning opportunities.
- Establish a highly productive, externally funded research program that supports graduate students and produces high‑quality, peer‑reviewed scholarship.
- Publish impactful research in respected peer‑reviewed journals.
- Apply for McIntire‑Stennis (USDA NIFA capacity grant) funding in the first year.
- Pursue annual external funding from appropriate federal and state agencies and foundations, including NSF, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Defense, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, and state wildlife agencies in surrounding states or beyond.
- Ensure externally‑funded research contributes to science‑based wildlife conservation and management and strengthens interdisciplinary collaborations across the department and Virginia Tech.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in wildlife science, ecology, biology, zoology, natural resources, forestry, range management, or a closely related field by appointment start date.
- Demonstrated expertise in mammalogy and mammalian conservation ecology.
- Evidence of potential for excellence in university teaching, field‑based instruction, and student mentoring.
- Evidence of strong potential to develop a productive, externally funded research program and peer‑reviewed scholarship.
Qualifications
- Postdoctoral or comparable professional research experience.
- Experience with modern quantitative, geospatial, field, laboratory, technological, and/or experimental techniques relevant to mammalian conservation ecology.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, and/or interdisciplinary research teams.
- Experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
Skills
- Modern quantitative methods
- Geospatial analysis
- Field techniques
- Laboratory techniques
- Technological and experimental approaches relevant to mammalian conservation ecology
Schedule
Hours per week: 40 (full‑time).
We might also include additional info like overtime status exempt, appointment type regular, visa sponsorship not eligible, criminal conviction check required. Could add a short p after Schedule: "Overtime status: Exempt (not eligible for overtime). Appointment type: Regular. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship. A criminal conviction check will be required for the successful candidate."
We need to decide if that is too much but it's substantive. We'll include as a short p maybe under a heading "Additional Information"? But we don't have that heading. Could add a after Schedule without heading. The instruction says output only HTML fragment; we can include
elements anywhere. It didn't say we must wrap all content under headings. So we can add a final
for those details.
Let's add:
Overtime status: Exempt (not eligible for overtime). Appointment type: Regular. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship. A criminal conviction check will be required for the successful candidate.
We should ensure we didn't repeat any boilerplate. The EEO statement etc we removed. Good.
Now ensure we didn't include any sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Check for duplication: we listed responsibilities bullet points; we included teaching expectations etc.
- . For prose use
. We need to decide what constitutes a list. For responsibilities we can list bullet points: teaching expectations, research expectations, service, mentoring. For required qualifications we can list bullet points. For preferred qualifications list bullet points. For skills maybe list techniques. We must not repeat job title as heading. So headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. We need to ensure we don't include sections with no content. So we will include those sections only if we have content. Let's extract content. About the role: The first paragraph(s) describing the position: "The Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation ... invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Mammalian Conservation Ecology. We seek a collaborative scholar and educator whose work advances understanding and conservation of mammals and strengthens the department’s core missions in biodiversity conservation and experiential education. The successful candidate will develop an internationally visible research program in mammalian conservation ecology. The candidate should have a strong track record studying the conservation and ecology of wild mammal populations, with research addressing contemporary socio-environmental challenges such as climate change, emerging infectious diseases, invasive species, and habitat loss. The Department and the University are highly collaborative environments, creating the opportunity for diverse collaborations across Virginia Tech and with state and federal natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, and other partners. The position is envisioned as approximately 25% teaching, 65% research, and 10% service." That's about the role. Responsibilities: Teaching and Mentoring Expectations: includes teaching FIW 4334 Mammalogy, 1:1 teaching expectation, develop or contribute to graduate course, contribute to general education or high-demand undergraduate courses, mentor undergraduate researchers and M.S. and Ph.D. students, provide field-based experiential learning opportunities. Research, Scholarship, Extension, and Engagement Expectations: establish highly productive externally funded research program supporting graduate students, produce high-quality peer-reviewed scholarship, publish impactful research, apply for McIntire-Stennis funding first year, pursue annual external funding from listed agencies, externally-funded research should contribute to science-based wildlife conservation and management and strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations. We could combine teaching and research responsibilities into one Responsibilities section with bullet points. Requirements: Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in wildlife science, ecology, biology, zoology, natural resources, forestry, range management, or a closely related field by appointment start date. Demonstrated expertise in mammalogy and mammalian conservation ecology. Evidence of potential for excellence in university teaching, field-based instruction, and student mentoring. Evidence of strong potential to develop a productive, externally funded research program and peer-reviewed scholarship. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: Postdoctoral or comparable professional research experience. Experience with modern quantitative, geospatial, field, laboratory, technological, and/or experimental techniques relevant to mammalian conservation ecology. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, and/or interdisciplinary research teams. Experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Skills: Could be the techniques list: modern quantitative, geospatial, field, laboratory, technological, and/or experimental techniques relevant to mammalian conservation ecology. Could also include collaboration, mentoring etc but those are in qualifications. We'll make a Skills section for techniques. Schedule: Hours per week 40. Also maybe review date? That's metadata but could be included in a short paragraph? The instruction says do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Review date maybe minor metadata; we could include in a short p under About the role or separate? Probably we can include a short p after About the role: "Review date: 10/15/2026." But we need to decide if we should include. The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can include review date in a short p. Also Overtime Status Exempt, Appointment Type Regular, Salary Information (none), Additional Information about visa sponsorship, criminal conviction check. Those are minor metadata; we could fold into a short p. But we should preserve ALL substantive information; visa sponsorship and criminal conviction check are substantive? They are conditions of employment. Might be considered substantive. However they are not about role responsibilities etc. Could be included in a short p under Additional Information. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Visa sponsorship and criminal conviction check are not boilerplate; they are specific to the position. So we should keep them. But where to place? Could be under a section like "Additional Information". However we only have predefined headings list; we could create a section "Additional Information" but not in the list. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, ...)". It implies we should use those headings for sections; but we could also add other headings if needed? Safer to stick to those headings. Additional info like visa sponsorship could be folded into a short p under About the role or Schedule? Probably better to add a short p after the sections. We need to output ONLY the HTML fragment. Let's structure:
About the role
The Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Mammalian Conservation Ecology. We seek a collaborative scholar and educator whose work advances understanding and conservation of mammals and strengthens the department’s core missions in biodiversity conservation and experiential education. The successful candidate will develop an internationally visible research program in mammalian conservation ecology. The candidate should have a strong track record studying the conservation and ecology of wild mammal populations, with research addressing contemporary socio-environmental challenges such as climate change, emerging infectious diseases, invasive species, and habitat loss. The Department and the University are highly collaborative environments, creating the opportunity for diverse collaborations across Virginia Tech and with state and federal natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, and other partners. The position is envisioned as approximately 25% teaching, 65% research, and 10% service.
Review date: 10/15/2026.
Responsibilities
- Teach FIW 4334 Mammalogy, a high‑enrollment, field‑oriented course central to the Wildlife Conservation curriculum (1:1 teaching expectation).
- During the first two years, develop or contribute to a graduate course in the candidate’s area of expertise.
- As the appointment matures, contribute (e.g., team teach) to general education or other high‑demand undergraduate courses.
- Mentor undergraduate researchers and M.S. and Ph.D. students, providing field‑based experiential learning opportunities.
- Establish a highly productive, externally funded research program that supports graduate students and produces high‑quality, peer‑reviewed scholarship.
- Publish impactful research in respected peer‑reviewed journals.
- Apply for McIntire‑Stennis (USDA NIFA capacity grant) funding in the first year.
- Pursue annual external funding from appropriate federal and state agencies and foundations, including NSF, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Defense, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, and state wildlife agencies in surrounding states or beyond.
- Ensure externally‑funded research contributes to science‑based wildlife conservation and management and strengthens interdisciplinary collaborations across the department and Virginia Tech.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in wildlife science, ecology, biology, zoology, natural resources, forestry, range management, or a closely related field by appointment start date.
- Demonstrated expertise in mammalogy and mammalian conservation ecology.
- Evidence of potential for excellence in university teaching, field‑based instruction, and student mentoring.
- Evidence of strong potential to develop a productive, externally funded research program and peer‑reviewed scholarship.
Qualifications
- Postdoctoral or comparable professional research experience.
- Experience with modern quantitative, geospatial, field, laboratory, technological, and/or experimental techniques relevant to mammalian conservation ecology.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with natural resource agencies, conservation organizations, and/or interdisciplinary research teams.
- Experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
Skills
- Modern quantitative methods
- Geospatial analysis
- Field techniques
- Laboratory techniques
- Technological and experimental approaches relevant to mammalian conservation ecology
Schedule
Hours per week: 40 (full‑time).
We might also include additional info like overtime status exempt, appointment type regular, visa sponsorship not eligible, criminal conviction check required. Could add a short p after Schedule: "Overtime status: Exempt (not eligible for overtime). Appointment type: Regular. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship. A criminal conviction check will be required for the successful candidate." We need to decide if that is too much but it's substantive. We'll include as a short p maybe under a heading "Additional Information"? But we don't have that heading. Could add aafter Schedule without heading. The instruction says output only HTML fragment; we can include
elements anywhere. It didn't say we must wrap all content under headings. So we can add a final
for those details. Let's add:
Overtime status: Exempt (not eligible for overtime). Appointment type: Regular. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship. A criminal conviction check will be required for the successful candidate.
We should ensure we didn't repeat any boilerplate. The EEO statement etc we removed. Good. Now ensure we didn't include any sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Check for duplication: we listed responsibilities bullet points; we included teaching expectations etc.