Assistant Professor

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invented or summarizing away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: January 31, 2027 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details." That's application instruction? It's about deadline; maybe we keep? The instruction says remove application instructions. The deadline is part of application instructions? Probably we should remove that line. Also "Available Title(s) 270-NN_FACULTY - Assistant Professor Business Title Assistant Professor Employee Type Faculty Position Term 9 Month - Summer Position Details" maybe we keep some metadata? The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph with that metadata. We need sections: About the role (maybe from "The Opportunity:" paragraph). Responsibilities? Not explicit; maybe we can infer from description: "play a leading role in building interdisciplinary teams... be an effective instructor..." That's responsibilities. Could put under Responsibilities. Requirements: maybe required qualifications. Qualifications: maybe required and preferred? The instruction says use headings for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections have content. We have: Salary range: $100,000 - $115,000 USD | Commensurate with experience and qualifications. That's Pay. We should include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state salary range, so include Pay. Benefits: listed: "WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts." That's Benefits. Schedule: maybe "9-month Academic Salary" indicates 9-month term. Also "Position Term 9 Month - Summer". So schedule: 9-month term. Could include Schedule section. Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" list. That's required qualifications. Could be under Requirements. Qualifications: maybe "Preferred Qualifications". Could be under Qualifications. Skills: maybe not explicit; could combine with qualifications? But we could omit Skills if no specific skill list. About the role: we have "The Opportunity:" paragraph describing role. Responsibilities: maybe we can extract from description: "play a leading role in building interdisciplinary teams with substantial external research funding... be an effective instructor for undergraduate and graduate classes..." Also typical workload 40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service. That's responsibilities. We need to preserve all substantive info; not invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep the exact wording? We can keep sentences but not add new info. We can paraphrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Means we should not omit details, but we can rephrase? Safer to keep original sentences. We'll produce HTML with sections:

About the role

The Opportunity: The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) in the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture (VCEA) at Washington State University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank in Pullman, WA. The successful candidate is expected to, in collaboration with the current faculty, play a leading role in building interdisciplinary teams with substantial external research funding in the respective area and be an effective instructor for undergraduate and graduate classes in mechanical engineering. The department seeks to build upon our core strengths and serve the needs of our state and region in the thermal-fluids research area, including, but not limited to, interfacial transport phenomena, waste thermal energy recovery, multiphase flows and phase-change heat transfer, reacting flows in extreme environments, packaging and data center thermal management. Applicants must show a record of accomplishments that demonstrates their potential to become outstanding scholars and educators, build a robust research program, and embody excellent communication skills. The typical workload for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position within MME is 40% research, 40% teaching, and 20% service.

Responsibilities

Play a leading role in building interdisciplinary teams with substantial external research funding in the respective area; be an effective instructor for undergraduate and graduate classes in mechanical engineering; contribute to research, teaching, and service according to the 40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service workload.

But we need to preserve details: maybe better to keep the sentences from About the role that already cover responsibilities. However we might duplicate. Could combine but instruction says prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could we just have About the role and Responsibilities combined? But we need to follow headings only if content exists. We could have About the role covering both opportunity and responsibilities. Then we could skip Responsibilities heading. But we need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. The posting does have responsibilities described; we could put them under About the role. That's fine. But we also need Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Let's extract Required Qualifications list: - Completed Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or a related field by date of hire. - Demonstrated strong commitment to building a world-class research program at WSU through publication of peer-reviewed research in leading journals and conferences, with potential to secure external research funding. - Proven or potential for successful teaching and instruction. - Demonstrated record of or potential for commitment to equitable and inclusive educational experiences and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission. We'll put under

Requirements

with

• each. Preferred Qualifications: - Demonstrated record of accomplishments to become outstanding scholars and educators. - Excellent communication skills to be an effective instructor for undergraduate and graduate classes in mechanical engineering or materials science and engineering. - Demonstrated record or potential to become a national leader in the field of research. - Strong commitment to build a robust research program through extramural funding. We'll put under

  Qualifications

  (maybe Preferred Qualifications). Could also split but we have only one Qualifications heading. Skills: Not explicit; maybe we can omit. Benefits: as above. Pay: salary range. Schedule: 9-month term. Also we might include a short paragraph for metadata: maybe "Available Title(s) 270-NN_FACULTY - Assistant Professor Business Title Assistant Professor Employee Type Faculty Position Term 9 Month - Summer Position Details". We can fold into a short

  at top. We must not include application instructions: remove lines about uploading documents, contact, etc. Also remove boilerplate like EEO, background check, etc. Also remove "About Department/College/Area/ Campus - learn more about the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering". That's maybe not needed but could be considered boilerplate? It's descriptive but maybe we can keep as part of About the role? It's about department. Might be considered relevant. But instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Department/College/Area/ Campus - learn more about the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering" is not boilerplate; it's descriptive. Could keep as part of About the role? Might be redundant. We also need to remove "Background Check:" etc. That's legal/boilerplate. Remove. Remove "Time Type Full time" maybe keep as part of metadata? Could be part of schedule? Already have schedule. Remove "Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply..." that's EEO boilerplate; remove. Remove "Notice of Non-Discrimination" etc; remove. Remove "Contact: Inquiries should be directed to Professor Jacob Leachman, jacob.leachman@wsu.edu." That's contact info; maybe considered application instruction? Probably remove. Remove "About WSU, Pullman, VCEA, And MME" paragraph describing region; maybe not essential but could be considered extra info; but it's substantive about location. Might keep? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. That paragraph is substantive about location and environment. Could keep under About the role or a separate section? There's no heading for location; we could include in About the role. But we must be careful not to include too much fluff. However it's substantive. We'll include location details in About the role maybe after the opportunity paragraph. Let's craft About the role paragraph to include: The Opportunity sentence, plus location details: Pullman campus enrollment, location, etc. We'll keep the sentences as they appear. We need to ensure we don't duplicate. Let's extract location paragraph: "Washington State University, a land-grant, multiple-campus Research 1 institution. This position will serve on the Pullman campus, which has an enrollment of around 20,000 students and is located in Southeastern Washington on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. Located 80 miles south of metropolitan Spokane, Pullman is also a quick drive away from the scenic Idaho panhandle and Moscow Mountain. The rolling hills of the Palouse offer a wide range of activities and a true four-season climate. The area provides ample opportunity to enjoy the cultural and academic hub of both Washington State University and the University of Idaho, in the neighboring town of Moscow, Idaho. With a population of 34,000, Pullman is a quintessential college town ranked #1 in the “Best Cities to Live in Washington” by the Washington State Chamber of Commerce 2019 report; and recognized by Bloomberg Businessweek as the “Best Place to Raise Kids” in Washington state. For more information about the region, please refer to https://pullmanchamber.com." We can keep that. Also "Washington State University is a recipient of a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award to increase the participation of women in academic science and engineering careers. Washington State University is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women and minority groups. Washington State University is also pro-active in exploring opportunities for the employment of spouses, both inside and outside the University. MME currently has over 1000 students and 40 faculty members. The current annual extramural research expenditure in MME is nearly $14 million. With the motto, “Work ready day one,” the School of MME prides itself in its collegial environment, with multiple campuses across the state, close to key industry partners in nuclear, aerospace, and naval engineering. Our students are world-class, with many winning nationally and internationally competitive awards as individuals or teams. About one-quarter of our undergraduate students participate in engineering clubs, and many participate in undergraduate research. Our faculty exhibits excellence in both teaching and research, and we sustain multiple internationally recognized research programs in healthcare, manufacturing, energy, robotics, and advanced materials. MME has unique research centers, including the Nuclear Science Center, the Institute of Materials Research, the Hydrogen Properties for Energy Research Center, and the Institute for Shock Physics. The proximity of the Pullman campus to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) provides exciting opportunities for our students and faculty, including joint appointments with PNNL for successful candidates." That's also substantive about department strengths. Could include in About the role. We'll try to keep all that in About the role section, maybe as multiple paragraphs. Now Benefits: we have list. Pay: salary range. Schedule: 9-month term. We'll also include maybe a short metadata paragraph at top: "Available Title(s) 270-NN_FACULTY - Assistant Professor Business Title Assistant Professor