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Assistant Professor in Chemistry (Tenure-Track)

Cornell College · Cedar Rapids, IA · 1 mo ago
EducationFull-time
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. No job title heading. No metadata like Job ID. Remove boilerplate, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. Let's parse the posting. Content: - Cornell College invites applications for tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor in its ACS-approved Department of Chemistry beginning Fall 2027. - Primary teaching responsibilities: combination of organic and general chemistry courses, including an advanced organic course in rotation, and participation in the college’s core curriculum. - Department has strong history of student/faculty research; engagement in research with students expected. - PhD required. - Cornell’s One Course At A Time academic calendar: eight 3½ week blocks; students take and faculty teach a single course. - Full-time faculty teaching load: 6 block courses during academic year; other 2 blocks reserved for professional development, course preparations, or travel to academic meetings; further opportunities for summer teaching and research supervision may also be available. - Candidate expected to participate in service to department and facilitate department’s support of college’s Ingenuity core curriculum. - College encourages interdisciplinary interests and development of teaching strategies that capitalize on distinctive academic calendar. - One Course At A Time allows freedom to take students off-campus without impinging on other course commitments. - Class size limited to 25 students; upper-level courses often smaller. - About Cornell College: description of college, mission, curriculum, Ingenuity, etc. This is more about institution; could be part of "About the role" or separate? The instruction: Use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content to these. We have: - About the role: description of position, teaching responsibilities, research expectations, service, calendar, etc. Could include details about teaching load, calendar, class size, etc. - Responsibilities: teaching responsibilities (organic/general chemistry, advanced organic rotation, participation in core curriculum), research with students, service, participation in Ingenuity core curriculum, interdisciplinary interests, teaching strategies, off-campus trips. - Requirements: PhD required. Possibly also ACS-approved department? That's more about department. Could also include eligibility for tenure-track? Not explicit. So Requirements: PhD required. - Qualifications: maybe teaching experience, research experience, ability to teach organic/general chemistry, etc. Not explicitly listed but implied. The posting says "Primary teaching responsibilities will be a combination of organic and general chemistry courses, including an advanced organic course in rotation". Could infer qualification: expertise in organic chemistry, ability to teach general chemistry. But we should not invent. Only include if explicitly stated. There's no explicit qualifications list besides PhD. So maybe we skip Qualifications or combine with Requirements. - Skills: not explicitly listed. Could infer but not explicit. Better to omit. - Benefits: The posting lists benefits: competitive benefits package includes health, dental, vision, HSA and FSA accounts, a TIAA 403(b) retirement account, tuition remission and exchange for employees and dependents; also life insurance, disability insurance, travel insurance, accident insurance. So we have Benefits section. - Pay: Not mentioned. No salary info. So we should not create Pay section. - Schedule: The posting describes One Course At A Time calendar, teaching load 6 blocks per year, 2 blocks for PD, etc. That's schedule info. Could be placed under Schedule section. Or could be under About the role/Responsibilities. But we have a Schedule heading allowed; we should include if there is real specific content. Yes, there is specific schedule info. So we create Schedule section. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: equal opportunity employer, E-Verify, background check, etc. Also remove application instructions (list of materials). Also remove "For more information about the department, please visit the Chemistry department website." and "Any questions can be directed to Cindy Strong...". Also remove "Cornell is an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Also remove "Cornell complies with Iowa’s Smoke-free Air Act." etc. Also remove "Cornell utilizes E-Verify..." etc. Also remove "Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor." Also remove "Interested applicants should submit the following materials through Cornell College’s online application system:" and the list. Also remove "Applications will be reviewed beginning October 19, 2026, and continue until the position is filled." That's timeline; maybe could be considered metadata but not a heading; we could keep as a short paragraph? The instruction: "Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it." This is metadata about timeline; we could fold into a short p under About the role or maybe drop. Safer to drop? It's substantive? It's about timeline; maybe keep as a short p under About the role. But it's not a heading; we can include as a paragraph. Also remove "For more information about the department, please visit the Chemistry department website." That's a link; could be dropped. Also remove "Any questions can be directed to Cindy Strong, Department Chair and William Deskin Professor of Chemistry at cstrong@cornellcollege.edu". That's contact info; could be dropped as minor metadata? Might be considered contact; but instruction says fold minor metadata into a short p or drop it. Could include as a short p under About the role? Might be considered contact info; but we could drop. We need to preserve ALL substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all substantive info: teaching responsibilities, research expectations, service, calendar, teaching load, class size, interdisciplinary interests, off-campus trips, benefits, etc. Also the description of Cornell College (mission, Ingenuity, etc.) is substantive about institution; could be part of About the role or maybe separate but we don't have a heading for "About the college". Could include under About the role as context. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have no such. Thus final HTML: sections:

About the role

with paragraphs covering position overview, teaching responsibilities, research, service, calendar, teaching load, class size, interdisciplinary interests, off-campus trips, college description maybe. Then

Responsibilities

with
  • items for teaching, research, service, Ingenuity, interdisciplinary, teaching strategies, off-campus. But we might duplicate content. Better to keep About the role as overview, Responsibilities as list of duties. Ensure not to repeat same content verbatim? It's okay if overlapping but we should preserve all info; duplication is okay but maybe we can split. Let's extract specific duties: - Teach combination of organic and general chemistry courses, including an advanced organic course in rotation. - Participation in the college’s core curriculum. - Engagement in research with students (expected). - Participate in service to their department. - Facilitate department’s support of the college’s Ingenuity core curriculum. - Encouraged to develop interdisciplinary interests. - Develop teaching strategies that capitalize on distinctive academic calendar. - Ability to take students off-campus without impinging on other course commitments (due to One Course At A Time). - Class size limited to 25 students; upper-level courses often smaller (maybe a condition not a duty). - Teaching load: 6 block courses per academic year; 2 blocks for professional development, course preparations, travel. - Opportunities for summer teaching and research supervision. Also mention PhD required (requirement). Also mention One Course At A Time calendar details (schedule). Also mention benefits. Thus we can structure:

    About the role

    Cornell College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in its ACS‑approved Department of Chemistry, starting Fall 2027. The position combines teaching organic and general chemistry (including a rotating advanced organic course), participation in the college’s core curriculum, and active involvement in student/faculty research. The college’s One Course At A Time calendar divides the year into eight 3½‑week blocks; faculty teach six blocks per year with two blocks reserved for professional development, course preparation, or travel, with additional summer teaching and research supervision possible. Class sizes are capped at 25 students, and upper‑level courses are often smaller. The department values interdisciplinary interests and teaching strategies that leverage the distinctive calendar, including off‑campus experiences. Cornell College is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in teaching, a welcoming community, and the Ingenuity core curriculum that emphasizes writing, quantitative reasoning, intercultural literacy, and experiential learning. Founded in 1853, it was the first college west of the Mississippi to graduate both men and women; its hilltop campus is a National Historic District.

    Responsibilities

    • Teach organic and general chemistry courses, including a rotating advanced organic course.
    • Participate in the college’s core curriculum.
    • Engage in research with undergraduate students.
    • Provide service to the Department of Chemistry.
    • Support the department’s role in the college’s Ingenuity core curriculum.
    • Develop interdisciplinary interests and teaching strategies that capitalize on the One Course At A Time calendar.
    • Take advantage of the calendar to lead off‑campus learning experiences without conflicting with other course commitments.
    • Contribute to summer teaching and research supervision opportunities as available.

    Requirements

    • PhD in Chemistry (or closely related field) required.

    Benefits

    • Competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA and FSA accounts.
    • TIAA 403(b) retirement account.
    • Tuition remission and exchange for employees and dependents.
    • Life insurance, disability insurance, travel insurance, and accident insurance.

    Schedule

    • One Course At A Time academic calendar: eight 3½‑week blocks per year.
    • Full‑time teaching load: six block courses during the academic year.
    • Two blocks each year reserved for professional development, course preparation, or travel to academic meetings.
    • Additional opportunities for summer teaching and research supervision.
    • Class size limited to 25 students; upper‑level courses often smaller.
    We should not include Pay section. Check for any boilerplate left: we removed EEO, application instructions, contact, timeline, etc. We kept no mention of "Applications will be reviewed beginning October 19, 2026". That's timeline; we dropped. That's okay. Check for any mention of "Cornell College offers a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, HSA and FSA accounts, a TIAA 403(b) retirement account, and tuition remission and exchange for employees and dependents. We also offer life insurance, disability insurance, travel insurance, and accident insurance." We captured that. Check for any mention of "Cornell’s One Course At A Time academic calendar is divided into eight 3½ week blocks in which students take and faculty teach a single course. Full-time faculty teaching load is 6 block courses during the academic year with the other 2 blocks reserved for professional development, course preparations, or travel to academic meetings; further opportunities for summer teaching and research supervision may also be available." We captured. Check for mention of "Candidate will be expected to participate in service to their department and to facilitate their department’s support of the college’s Ingenuity core curriculum." We captured service and Ingenuity. Check for mention of "The college encourages interdisciplinary interests among its faculty and the development of teaching strategies that capitalize on our distinctive academic calendar." We captured. Check for mention of "One Course At A Time allows us the freedom to take students off-campus

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