Assistant Professor - Horticulture

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. We need to parse the posting. Key info: Location: Farmingdale, NY (maybe not needed as heading but could be in About the role? Not required but we can include as part of prose.) Category: Faculty, Job Type: Full-time, Posted On: Fri Sep 18 2026 (metadata maybe drop). Job Description: The Department of Urban Horticulture and Design at Farmingdale State College invites applications for a full-time (10-month), tenure-track Assistant Professor of Horticulture position. The successful candidate will teach courses within the department's recently revised Bachelor of Science program in Urban Horticulture. The Urban Horticulture B.S. program prepares students for contemporary careers in sustainable horticulture and urban environmental management through an emphasis on sustainable horticultural practices, native plants, permaculture, urban ecology, sustainable turfgrass management, and small-scale food production. We seek an individual who is prepared and able to teach both core courses, including introductory horticulture, plant materials, and diseases and pests, as well as specialized elective courses that reflect emerging trends and professional practices. These courses will equip graduates with applied skills for careers in one or more of the following areas: sustainable horticulture, plant health care, urban greening, small-scale food production, and commercial and residential turfgrass management. All faculty members at Farmingdale State College have three workload components: teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service. Candidates should have a research agenda that complements their area of academic specialty resulting in peer-reviewed publications, which are necessary for promotion and tenure at Farmingdale State College. We are also interested in candidates with a history of, or interest in, pursuing external funding for their research. The successful candidate will demonstrate an interest and high level of competence in teaching. The service component of the workload includes student advising and participation on committees. The successful candidate will teach 12 contact hours per semester, including day and evening classes that may also include online and hybrid formats. The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include: Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion. Interest in participating in student-centered service activities. Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners. Job Requirements MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Horticulture or a closely related field (such as plant science, plant biology, agricultural sciences) from a regionally accredited institution. ABD candidates will be considered, provided the doctorate is conferred by the time of appointment. Preferred Qualifications: Previous college teaching or post-doc experience in a lab or research setting. Established research program as demonstrated by conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications, or other scholarly activities. Additional Information: This is a 10-month UUP faculty position. For the first 10 working days, beginning Friday, September 18, 2026, and ending Thursday, October 1, 2026, applications will be limited to UUP Farmingdale. CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: Open Until Filled, with priority consideration given to applications received by Saturday, October 17, 2026. SALARY: $75,000 + $4,150 in downstate location pay = $79,150 Total Compensation. Salary may increase commensurate with qualifications and experience. ANTICIPATED START DATE: Fall semester 2027 The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans. Click Here For New York State Benefits Summary Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer. VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION ... (rest is boilerplate EEO etc.) We need to include sections: About the role (maybe summary), Responsibilities (teaching, research, service, contact hours), Requirements (minimum qualifications), Qualifications (preferred qualifications), Skills (maybe knowledge, skills and abilities list: commitment to diversity, interest in student-centered service, desire to apply expertise promoting civic engagement), Benefits (fringe benefits: health insurance options, retirement plans), Pay (salary details), Schedule (10-month, 12 contact hours per semester, day/evening, online/hybrid, start date Fall 2027). Also maybe include location? Not required. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. But we can include Pay section with actual salary numbers. The phrase "Salary may increase commensurate with qualifications and experience." is somewhat filler but still includes actual base salary. We can include that as part of Pay section; it's okay. We must not create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does: "The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans." Also mentions "Click Here For New York State Benefits Summary Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer." So we can include Benefits section with that. Schedule: we have "full-time (10-month)", "teach 12 contact hours per semester, including day and evening classes that may also include online and hybrid formats." Also "ANTICIPATED START DATE: Fall semester 2027". So schedule section can include that. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, using

for section headings,

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

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  About the role

  etc. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can combine similar info. Let's extract substantive info: - Position: full-time (10-month), tenure-track Assistant Professor of Horticulture. - Department: Urban Horticulture and Design at Farmingdale State College. - Teach courses within revised BS program in Urban Horticulture. - Program emphasis: sustainable horticultural practices, native plants, permaculture, urban ecology, sustainable turfgrass management, small-scale food production. - Teach core courses: introductory horticulture, plant materials, diseases and pests. - Teach specialized elective courses reflecting emerging trends and professional practices. - Graduates equipped for careers: sustainable horticulture, plant health care, urban greening, small-scale food production, commercial and residential turfgrass management. - Workload components: teaching, research and scholarly activity, service. - Research agenda complementing academic specialty, resulting in peer-reviewed publications necessary for promotion/tenure. - Interest in pursuing external funding for research. - Demonstrate interest and high level of competence in teaching. - Service component includes student advising and participation on committees. - Teach 12 contact hours per semester, including day and evening classes that may also include online and hybrid formats. - College welcomes candidates with: Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion; Interest in participating in student-centered service activities; Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners. - Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in Horticulture or closely related field (plant science, plant biology, agricultural sciences) from regionally accredited institution. ABD candidates considered if doctorate conferred by time of appointment. - Preferred qualifications: Previous college teaching or post-doc experience in a lab or research setting. Established research program as demonstrated by conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications, or other scholarly activities. - Additional info: 10-month UUP faculty position. First 10 working days (Sep 18 - Oct 1, 2026) applications limited to UUP Farmingdale. Closing date: Open Until Filled, priority consideration for applications received by Oct 17, 2026. - Salary: $75,000 + $4,150 downstate location pay = $79,150 Total Compensation. Salary may increase commensurate with qualifications and experience. - Anticipated start date: Fall semester 2027. - Benefits: SUNY offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans. (Also link to benefits summary.) - Visa sponsorship not available. - Consumer information link etc (maybe not needed). - Commitment to inclusive excellence, EEO statement (boilerplate) - we should remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So we should drop the EEO paragraph and the Consumer Information link etc. Also drop VISA sponsorship? It's substantive? It says VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION. That's a specific condition; we might keep it under Requirements or Additional Info. It's not boilerplate; it's a specific restriction. We should keep it. We need to avoid duplication. Also remove duplicated lines. Now decide sections: About the role: could include position description, department, program, teaching focus, career outcomes. Responsibilities: teaching, research, service, contact hours, etc. Requirements: minimum qualifications (PhD, ABD condition). Qualifications: preferred qualifications (teaching/post-doc experience, research program, conference presentations, publications). Skills: maybe the knowledge, skills and abilities list (commitment to diversity, interest in student-centered service, desire to apply expertise promoting civic engagement). Also maybe visa sponsorship not available? Could be under Requirements or Additional Info. Benefits: health insurance, retirement plans. Pay: salary details. Schedule: 10-month, 12 contact hours per semester, day/evening, online/hybrid, start date Fall 2027, UUP faculty position, application limited period, closing date. We must not create sections with filler. All sections have real content. Now produce HTML. We need to use

  for each section heading. Inside sections, use

  for prose,

  • for lists. We must not include markdown code fences. Let's craft. Section About the role:

    The Department of Urban Horticulture and Design at Farmingdale State College invites applications for a full-time (10‑month), tenure‑track Assistant Professor of Horticulture position. The successful candidate will teach courses within the department’s recently revised Bachelor of Science program in Urban Horticulture, which emphasizes sustainable horticultural practices, native plants, permaculture, urban ecology, sustainable turfgrass management, and small‑scale food production. Core courses include introductory horticulture, plant materials, and diseases and pests; specialized electives will reflect emerging trends and professional practices. Graduates are prepared for careers in sustainable horticulture, plant health care, urban greening, small‑scale food production, and commercial and residential turfgrass management.

    That captures. Responsibilities:

    Faculty members have three workload components: teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service. The candidate is expected to develop a research agenda that complements their academic specialty, resulting in peer‑reviewed publications necessary for promotion and tenure, and to pursue external funding for research. They must demonstrate a high level of competence in teaching. Service duties include student advising and participation on college committees. The teaching load is 12 contact hours per semester, which may be delivered in day, evening, online, or hybrid formats.

    We could also list duties as
    but we have prose; it's okay. Requirements:

    Minimum qualifications: a Ph.D. in Horticulture or a closely related field (such as plant science, plant biology, or agricultural sciences) from a regionally accredited institution. ABD candidates will be considered, provided the doctorate is conferred by the time of appointment.

    We could also add visa sponsorship not available? Might be under Requirements or Additional Info. Let's put under Requirements as a note: "Visa sponsorship is not available for this position." Qualifications:

    Preferred qualifications: previous college teaching or post‑doctoral experience in a lab or research setting; an established research program evidenced by conference presentations, peer‑reviewed