Assistant Professor in Nuclear Engineering
or drop it. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, etc. Must preserve all substantive information. Let's parse the posting: - Details: The University of Utah's Nuclear Engineering Program (UNEP), within the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering, invites applications for up to two full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Nuclear Engineering, starting August 1, 2027. - UNEP part of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CVEEN), which has expanded tenure-track faculty by 50% in past decade and now manages over $8.3 million in annual research expenditures. Department includes 22 tenure-track faculty, five lecturers, benefits from more than $16 million in external research funding (2025). Detailed info at www.civil.utah.edu. - Program features four core tenure-track faculty and draws on expertise from affiliated faculty across Engineering, Science, and Medicine. UNEP offers an undergraduate minor and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, and operates an NRC-licensed 100 kW TRIGA reactor with state-of-the-art facilities. Research areas span nuclear energy, advanced reactor designs, fuel cycles, safety, nuclear medicine, advanced modeling, fusion, and AI/ML applications. Faculty have access to premier research resources, including the Nanofab materials characterization center. - In response to growing demand for nuclear energy, UNEP seeks applicants in all areas of nuclear engineering, with particular interest in: (1) Thermal-hydraulics; (2) Nuclear fuel cycles for current and next-generation systems; (3) Nuclear fusion science and technology; (4) AI/ML relevant to nuclear engineering; and (5) Radiological Science. - Position expectations include: (1) Teaching undergraduate and graduate nuclear engineering courses; (2) Developing an externally funded research program; (3) Contributing to curriculum development and program improvement; (4) Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students; and (5) Participating in service, outreach, and recruitment activities. - Applicants must have a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering or a closely related field by the date of hire, strong communication skills, and a commitment to teaching and research. The successful candidate is also expected to develop a strong externally funded research program and to be eligible to serve as a principal investigator on relevant U.S. federal nuclear research funding opportunities, including U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) grant programs, Department of Homeland Security, NNSA and others in accordance with applicable sponsor eligibility requirements. - The University of Utah is an R1 research institution located in Salt Lake City, at the base of the Wasatch Mountains. Utah was ranked the Best State to Live In (US News, 2026), and the University is the #1 Public University in the West (Wall Street Journal, 2024). - To Apply: Submit a cover letter, CV, statements of research and teaching interests, up to three relevant publications (all as PDF format), and contact information for three references. Department: 00058 - Civil and Environmental Engin City: Salt Lake City, UT Track: Tenure Track Close Date Open Until Filled: Yes Requisition Number: PRN01575CF To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/209900 - The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. 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All rights reserved. Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency je-7db0a0e5156c40b98fb3d37c1e2485c8 We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, application instructions, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Keep substantive info: description of program, research areas, expectations, qualifications, location, etc. We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections have content. - About the role: could include overview of position, department, program, start date, etc. - Responsibilities: teaching, research, curriculum, mentoring, service/outreach. - Requirements: Ph.D. in nuclear engineering or related field by hire date, strong communication skills, commitment to teaching/research, eligibility for PI on federal funding, etc. - Qualifications: maybe similar to requirements? Could combine? But we need separate sections only if content. Could put qualifications as "Ph.D. in nuclear engineering or closely related field; strong communication skills; commitment to teaching and research; eligibility for PI on federal grants." Might be overlapping with requirements. But we can separate: Requirements = mandatory (Ph.D., etc). Qualifications = desired (experience with students, commitment to improving access, veterans preference? Actually those are values not qualifications). Might be tricky. - Skills: maybe areas of interest: Thermal-hydraulics, nuclear fuel cycles, fusion, AI/ML, radiological science. Also maybe expertise in modeling, etc. - Benefits: Not explicitly stated. There's mention of external research funding, access to Nanofab, TRIGA reactor, etc. Those are resources, not benefits like health insurance. The posting does not mention salary, benefits, schedule. So we should NOT create Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections unless posting actually states them. It does not state pay or benefits or schedule. So we omit those sections. Thus we will output sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to use
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We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. We could include location and start date in About the role paragraph.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include details like start date August 1, 2027, up to two positions, tenure-track Assistant Professor, department details, funding numbers, facilities, research areas, expectations, etc.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, copyright, etc. Also remove "To Apply:" instructions, etc. Also remove "Department: 00058 - Civil and Environmental Engin City: Salt Lake City, UT Track: Tenure Track Close Date Open Until Filled: Yes Requisition Number: PRN01575CF". That's metadata; we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Probably we can include location and start date in About the role, but not the requisition number. We can drop the requisition number.
We must not include "To Apply:" etc. So we remove that.
We must not include "The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education." That's a value statement; could be part of Qualifications or maybe we keep as part of Qualifications? It's substantive but not a requirement; it's a preference. Could be included in Qualifications.
We must not include veterans' preference, reasonable accommodations, nondiscrimination statements, Title IX, etc. Those are boilerplate legal; remove.
We must not include copyright line.
Now craft sections.
About the role: Paragraph summarizing: The University of Utah's Nuclear Engineering Program (UNEP) within the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering invites applications for up to two full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Nuclear Engineering, starting August 1, 2027. UNEP is part of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CVEEN), which has expanded its tenure-track faculty by 50% in the past decade and manages over $8.3 million in annual research expenditures, with over $16 million in external research funding (2025). The program features four core tenure-track faculty, draws on affiliated faculty across Engineering, Science, and Medicine, offers an undergraduate minor and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, and operates an NRC-licensed 100 kW TRIGA reactor with state-of-the-art facilities. Faculty have access to premier research resources including the Nanofab materials characterization center. Research areas span nuclear energy, advanced reactor designs, fuel cycles, safety, nuclear medicine, advanced modeling, fusion, and AI/ML applications. UNEP seeks applicants in all areas of nuclear engineering, with particular interest in Thermal-hydraulics, nuclear fuel cycles for current and next-generation systems, nuclear fusion science and technology, AI/ML relevant to nuclear engineering, and radiological science.
That's a lot; we can keep as prose.
Responsibilities: list of position expectations: Teaching undergraduate and graduate nuclear engineering courses; Developing an externally funded research program; Contributing to curriculum development and program improvement; Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students; Participating in service, outreach, and recruitment activities.
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Requirements: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering or a closely related field by the date of hire; strong communication skills; a commitment to teaching and research; eligibility to serve as a principal investigator on relevant U.S. federal nuclear research funding opportunities (including NRC grant programs, Department of Homeland Security, NNSA, etc.) in accordance with sponsor eligibility requirements.
We could also include expectation to develop a strong externally funded research program (but that's also responsibility). We'll keep as requirement.
Qualifications: maybe include experience working with students, commitment to improving access to higher education, etc. Also maybe mention that the University values candidates with experience working in settings with students and a strong commitment to improving access to higher education. Also maybe mention that veterans' preference is extended but that's not a qualification. We'll include: Experience working with students; commitment to improving access to higher education.
But we need to ensure we don't invent. The posting says: "The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education." That's a statement of value, not a requirement. We'll put under Qualifications.
Skills: list of particular interest areas: Thermal-hydraulics; Nuclear fuel cycles for current and next-generation systems; Nuclear fusion science and technology; AI/ML relevant to nuclear engineering; Radiological Science. Also maybe mention advanced modeling, etc. But we can stick to
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings; we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. We could include location and start date in About the role paragraph. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include details like start date August 1, 2027, up to two positions, tenure-track Assistant Professor, department details, funding numbers, facilities, research areas, expectations, etc. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, copyright, etc. Also remove "To Apply:" instructions, etc. Also remove "Department: 00058 - Civil and Environmental Engin City: Salt Lake City, UT Track: Tenure Track Close Date Open Until Filled: Yes Requisition Number: PRN01575CF". That's metadata; we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Probably we can include location and start date in About the role, but not the requisition number. We can drop the requisition number. We must not include "To Apply:" etc. So we remove that. We must not include "The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education." That's a value statement; could be part of Qualifications or maybe we keep as part of Qualifications? It's substantive but not a requirement; it's a preference. Could be included in Qualifications. We must not include veterans' preference, reasonable accommodations, nondiscrimination statements, Title IX, etc. Those are boilerplate legal; remove. We must not include copyright line. Now craft sections. About the role: Paragraph summarizing: The University of Utah's Nuclear Engineering Program (UNEP) within the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering invites applications for up to two full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Nuclear Engineering, starting August 1, 2027. UNEP is part of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CVEEN), which has expanded its tenure-track faculty by 50% in the past decade and manages over $8.3 million in annual research expenditures, with over $16 million in external research funding (2025). The program features four core tenure-track faculty, draws on affiliated faculty across Engineering, Science, and Medicine, offers an undergraduate minor and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, and operates an NRC-licensed 100 kW TRIGA reactor with state-of-the-art facilities. Faculty have access to premier research resources including the Nanofab materials characterization center. Research areas span nuclear energy, advanced reactor designs, fuel cycles, safety, nuclear medicine, advanced modeling, fusion, and AI/ML applications. UNEP seeks applicants in all areas of nuclear engineering, with particular interest in Thermal-hydraulics, nuclear fuel cycles for current and next-generation systems, nuclear fusion science and technology, AI/ML relevant to nuclear engineering, and radiological science. That's a lot; we can keep as prose. Responsibilities: list of position expectations: Teaching undergraduate and graduate nuclear engineering courses; Developing an externally funded research program; Contributing to curriculum development and program improvement; Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students; Participating in service, outreach, and recruitment activities. We'll use
- . Requirements: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering or a closely related field by the date of hire; strong communication skills; a commitment to teaching and research; eligibility to serve as a principal investigator on relevant U.S. federal nuclear research funding opportunities (including NRC grant programs, Department of Homeland Security, NNSA, etc.) in accordance with sponsor eligibility requirements. We could also include expectation to develop a strong externally funded research program (but that's also responsibility). We'll keep as requirement. Qualifications: maybe include experience working with students, commitment to improving access to higher education, etc. Also maybe mention that the University values candidates with experience working in settings with students and a strong commitment to improving access to higher education. Also maybe mention that veterans' preference is extended but that's not a qualification. We'll include: Experience working with students; commitment to improving access to higher education. But we need to ensure we don't invent. The posting says: "The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education." That's a statement of value, not a requirement. We'll put under Qualifications. Skills: list of particular interest areas: Thermal-hydraulics; Nuclear fuel cycles for current and next-generation systems; Nuclear fusion science and technology; AI/ML relevant to nuclear engineering; Radiological Science. Also maybe mention advanced modeling, etc. But we can stick to