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Assistant or Associate Professor of Exercise Science, Regular Title Series

University of Kentucky · Greater Lexington Area · 1 mo ago
EducationFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment only, with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no summarizing away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Interested applicants should apply..." etc. Also remove details about application materials, review process, contact email, etc. Also remove "Employment at UK is subject to fund availability..." maybe that's benefits? Actually that mentions benefits: retirement plans, medical coverage, life insurance, optional benefits. That is substantive benefits info. So we need Benefits section with that content. Also "Skills / Knowledge / Abilities" section is essentially Skills. Also "Preferred Education/Experience" maybe part of Qualifications or Requirements? We have Required Education, Required Related Experience, Required License/Registration/Certification. Also "Preferred Education/Experience". Also "Skills / Knowledge / Abilities". Also "Responsibilities". Also "Job Summary" maybe About the role. Also "Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No" maybe not needed as heading? Could be part of Requirements? But we can include as a short p maybe under Requirements? However we should not create sections with filler. The posting does not give Pay or Schedule specifics (except 9-month appointment, effective Aug 16 2027, 2-2 course load). Schedule maybe? It mentions 9-month appointment, 2-2 course load. That's schedule info? Could be considered Schedule. But the instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state 9-month appointment (schedule) and 2-2 course load (teaching load). That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section with that. Pay: not stated. So omit Pay. Benefits: stated: retirement plans, medical coverage, life insurance, optional benefits like dental/vision, additional retirement plans. So include Benefits. Now we need to preserve all substantive info. Must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include details like responsibilities list exactly as given. Must not omit any duty. Must not omit any requirement. Must not omit any qualification/skill. We need to format as

headings, then content: either

for prose,

  • for lists. We must not include duplicated lines. Also must not include application instructions etc. Let's extract sections: About the role: Could be Job Summary paragraph: "The Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in Exercise Science. The position is Regular Title Series, tenure-eligible. This is a 9-month appointment, effective August 16, 2027. The selected candidate will be expected to be actively committed to our departmental vision and mission by pursuing excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, and service. Successful candidates will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate exercise science courses, with faculty in this position typically expected to teach a 2-2 course load." That's prose. Could be About the role. Responsibilities: list bullet points after "Responsibilities include the following:" then bullet list: - Teach 2 courses each semester (fall and spring), such as undergraduate courses in Strength and Conditioning for Sports, Physiology of Exercise, Introduction to Exercise Testing and Prescription, Practicum in Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Laboratory Methods in Exercise Science, or other exercise science/exercise physiology courses as assigned. - Provide support for the undergraduate Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning major and minor programs; - Develop and maintain an active, interdisciplinary research agenda involving human subjects, showcasing a strong record of academic scholarship and potential for extramural support, as demonstrated by an independent research trajectory, peer-reviewed research publications, presentations, and/or grant support; - Advise and mentor master’s and doctoral students in the exercise science program; - Seek and be competitive for extramural research funding; and - Provide service to the department, college, university, and profession. Note there are semicolons and "and". We'll keep as list items. Requirements: Required Education: PhD or equivalent in field of Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, or a related field. Required Related Experience: n/a (maybe we should not include filler "n/a"? The instruction: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. For Required Related Experience n/a is placeholder; we should omit that line? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; n/a is not substantive. So we can omit that line. Similarly Required License/Registration/Certification: CSCS preferred. That's substantive. Also "Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No" maybe not needed but could be included as a short p under Requirements? It's not filler; it's a fact. Could include. Qualifications: maybe Preferred Education/Experience and Skills/Knowledge/Abilities combined? The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Preferred Education/Experience and Skills/Knowledge/Abilities into Qualifications or Skills. But we have separate headings allowed: Qualifications, Skills. We could put Preferred Education/Experience under Qualifications, and Skills/Knowledge/Abilities under Skills. That seems fine. Qualifications (Preferred Education/Experience): list bullet points: - Demonstrated excellence in university-level teaching and student mentorship in relevant disciplinary areas, including experience with applied, laboratory-based, and experiential learning environments. - Evidence of success in curriculum and course development at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. - Strong record of interdisciplinary collaboration and the ability to engage effectively with colleagues across academic and professional disciplines. - Established record of scholarly productivity commensurate with career stage. - Demonstrated potential to secure extramural funding and sustain an independent research program. - Postdoctoral research experience is preferred. Note "Established record of scholarly productivity commensurate with career stage." includes "commensurate with career stage" which is maybe filler? It's a phrase but not placeholder like "commensurate with experience". It's okay. Skills: list bullet points from Skills / Knowledge / Abilities: - An earned doctorate in exercise science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, or a related field before the employment start date; - A commitment to, and record of, successful college or university teaching excellence in areas related to exercise science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, or a related field; - A strong record of academic scholarship as demonstrated by peer-reviewed research publications, a record of successful grant funding, or the ability to actively pursue extramural research funding; - A commitment to and experience mentoring student research and career development; - Potential for, or history of, active service participation and/or leadership roles in campus, community, and professional organizations; - The ability to work collegially and effectively with faculty, staff, and students. Note first bullet duplicates Required Education but it's okay. Benefits: prose: "Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with many rewards, focusing on your total well-being and career development, with leadership striving to provide a strong work-life integration. The university generously contributes to employees’ retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance. In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more. To learn more about these benefits, please visit: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/our-benefits." We should maybe drop the link? It's part of benefits info; but it's not boilerplate? It's a URL for more info. Might be considered application instruction? It's not exactly application instruction but it's a reference. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This link is not application instruction; it's just a reference. Could keep. Schedule: we have "This is a 9-month appointment, effective August 16, 2027." and "Typically expected to teach a 2-2 course load." That's schedule info. So Schedule section: maybe combine into a paragraph. We must not include Pay. Now ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Not include Requisition Number etc. Now produce HTML fragment:

    About the role

    ...

    Responsibilities

    • ...
    • ...

    Requirements

    ... maybe combine Required Education, Required License/Registration/Certification, supervisory responsibilities.

    We could also make a list for requirements: but it's not a list of duties; it's short statements. Could use

    with sentences. Better:

    • PhD or equivalent in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, or a related field.
    • CSCS preferred.
    • No supervisory responsibilities.
    But the instruction: Use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for requirements we can use list. Similarly for Qualifications (Preferred Education/Experience) we can use list. Skills also list. Benefits maybe prose. Schedule maybe prose. Let's craft. Check for duplicated lines: Ensure we don't repeat same content across sections inadvertently. For example, Required Education appears also in Skills list; but that's okay as it's substantive info; but maybe we should avoid duplication? The instruction: Do not put duplicated lines. It says remove duplicated lines. If the same sentence appears in multiple places in the source, we should only include once. However the Required Education appears both in Required Education and in Skills/Knowledge/Abilities. That's duplicated content in the source. We should deduplicate: include only once. Where to place? Probably under Requirements (as it's a requirement). So we should not repeat it under Skills. So we need to adjust Skills list to exclude that duplicate line. Similarly, "A commitment to, and record of, successful college or university teaching excellence..." maybe also appears in Preferred Education/Experience? Not exactly. Preferred includes "Demonstrated excellence in university-level teaching and student mentorship..." similar but not identical. Might be considered similar but not exact duplicate. We'll keep both. Now check for other duplicates: The Responsibilities list includes "Provide support for the undergraduate Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning major and minor programs;" ends with semicolon. That's unique. Now produce final HTML. Let's write:

      About the role

      The Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in Exercise Science. The position is Regular Title Series, tenure-eligible. This is a 9-month appointment, effective August 16, 2027. The selected candidate will be expected to be actively committed to our departmental vision and mission by pursuing excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, and service. Successful candidates will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate exercise science courses, with faculty in this position typically expected to teach a 2-2 course load.

      Responsibilities

      • Teach 2 courses each semester (fall and spring), such as undergraduate courses in Strength and Conditioning for Sports, Physiology of Exercise, Introduction to Exercise Testing and Prescription, Practicum in Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Laboratory Methods in Exercise Science, or other exercise science/exercise physiology courses as assigned.
      • Provide support for the undergraduate Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning major and minor programs;
      • Develop and maintain an active, interdisciplinary research agenda involving human subjects, showcasing a strong record of academic scholarship and potential for extramural support, as demonstrated by an independent research trajectory, peer-reviewed research publications, presentations, and/or grant support;
      • Advise and mentor master’s and doctoral students in the exercise science program;

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