Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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 as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the description. Key content: - Description: The San Diego State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in AI-enabled Chemical Discovery, broadly defined. We seek candidates employing cutting-edge interdisciplinary approaches developing artificial intelligence applications for chemical questions. Relevant AI-enabling research areas may include, but are not limited to, reaction discovery and optimization, synthesis planning, catalyst and reagent design, mechanistic analysis, and prediction or control of chemical reactivity and selectivity; molecular and biomolecular structure, function, and design, including generative design of biological systems; chemical biology; and the discovery of functional molecules and materials. Approaches integrating AI with experimental chemistry, automated or closed-loop experimentation, chemical theory, or simulation are encouraged. Applicants from anywhere within the chemical science continuum are invited, as long as the development of AI-enabled approaches is a central focus. - Apply via PageUp by October 22, 2026. - The Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry is home to dynamic faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, a competitive Joint Doctoral Program and numerous cross-disciplinary Master’s programs. Faculty benefit from robust institutional support, including access to core facilities and partnerships with external organizations. SDSU is part of a strong research ecosystem in San Diego encompassing a thriving biotechnology sector, multiple academic research institutions (Salk Institute, Scripps Research, University of California San Diego) and multiple academic clinical centers (Moores Cancer Center, Rady Children’s Hospital). SDSU champions the teacher-scholar model of academic research where faculty effort is equally split between teaching and mentoring students, and research. To learn more, please visit https://chemistry.sdsu.edu/ . - Qualifications Required qualifications by date of application: A strong record of original research achievements, along with demonstrated ability to: (a) establish and sustain a vigorous, independent, and externally funded research program; (b) effectively teach both undergraduate and graduate courses; and (c) actively contribute to service activities within the university and the broader professional community. Demonstration of past accomplishments and/or future plans in at least three (3) of the “Building on Inclusive Excellence” criteria (link). - Required Qualifications By Date Of Hire: Terminal degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Computer Science or a closely related field, with all degree requirements met. - Preferred Qualifications: Postdoctoral or equivalent research experience. Demonstrated expertise in developing or substantively integrating artificial intelligence, machine-learning, or data-driven methods to address chemical or biochemical questions. A research program that combines methodological innovation with chemically or biochemically meaningful discovery and validation. Potential to build interdisciplinary collaborations across experimental, computational, and theoretical research areas. Evidence of effective teaching or mentoring in chemistry, biochemistry, computation, data science, or related disciplines. - Application Instructions: Apply via PageUp by October 22, 2026, providing the following materials: Cover letter, indicating how the applicant meets or will meet required qualifications, preferred qualifications, and “Building on Inclusive Excellence” criteria (maximum 1 page) Curriculum vita including names and contact information for three references Research statement (maximum 3 pages including figures; references not included in page limit) Teaching philosophy statement (maximum 1 page) Copies of up to 3 relevant publications - The minimum salary for this position is based on the current CSU salary schedule and may be revised based on contract collective bargaining. The anticipated salary range is from $98,000 to $102,000. Salary placement will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience, and salaries higher than the published maximums may be offered in limited circumstances. - San Diego State University offers a rich benefits package that constitutes a major portion of total compensation. For benefits information, click here . - Then a lot of EEO etc which we must remove. We need sections: About the role (maybe description of role), Responsibilities (maybe teaching, research, service), Requirements (maybe required qualifications), Qualifications (maybe preferred?), Skills (maybe expertise), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what content goes where. We must not invent sections with filler. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. Let's map: - About the role: Could be the initial description: tenure-track assistant professor, expertise in AI-enabled Chemical Discovery, etc. That's substantive. - Responsibilities: The posting mentions teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, establishing research program, service activities, teacher-scholar model (teaching and research equally). Also mention contributions to service. So we can list responsibilities: teaching, research, service. - Requirements: Required qualifications by date of application: strong record of original research, ability to establish research program, teach, service, plus demonstration of at least three Building on Inclusive Excellence criteria. Also required qualifications by date of hire: terminal degree. Could be separate but we can combine. - Qualifications: Preferred qualifications: postdoc experience, expertise in AI/ML, research program combining innovation, interdisciplinary collaborations, evidence of teaching/mentoring. - Skills: Could be expertise in AI-enabled chemical discovery, machine learning, data-driven methods, etc. Might overlap with qualifications. But we can list specific skills: AI/ML methods, chemical reaction discovery, synthesis planning, catalyst design, mechanistic analysis, prediction/control of reactivity, molecular design, generative design, chemical biology, functional molecules/materials, experimental chemistry integration, closed-loop experimentation, chemical theory/simulation. - Benefits: "rich benefits package that constitutes a major portion of total compensation. For benefits information, click here." That's specific enough to include Benefits section. - Pay: Anticipated salary range $98,000 to $102,000, based on CSU schedule, may be revised, placement based on qualifications, higher than max possible limited circumstances. That's specific. - Schedule: Not mentioned. No info about schedule (e.g., full-time, academic year). So we should NOT include Schedule section. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID etc. We must not include application instructions? The instruction says: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we must remove application instructions. That means we should not include the list of cover letter, CV, etc. So we should omit that. Thus we will not include Application Instructions section. We also must not include the link to benefits "click here" maybe we can keep as a link? It's part of benefits info. It's okay to keep. We must not include the URL for learning more? That's maybe part of About the role? It's not boilerplate; it's a link to department. Could keep. We must not include the "Building on Inclusive Excellence" link? That's part of requirements; we can keep the description but not the URL? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep the mention of the criteria and maybe the link? The link is part of the criteria. It's not boilerplate; it's a reference. We can keep as plain text. We must not include the "Apply via PageUp by October 22, 2026." That's application instruction; we must remove it. So we should not include that sentence anywhere. Thus we need to craft HTML with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. We must use

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  for prose. We need to decide what to put in lists vs prose. For About the role: likely prose paragraph. Responsibilities: could be list of duties: teaching, research, service. Requirements: could be list: strong record of original research, ability to establish research program, teach, service, demonstration of at least three Building on Inclusive Excellence criteria, terminal degree. Qualifications: list of preferred qualifications. Skills: list of specific AI-enabled chemical discovery areas and methods. Benefits: maybe prose about rich benefits package. Pay: prose about salary range. We must not include empty sections. Let's craft. We need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "EEO", "equal opportunity", etc. The long EEO paragraph must be removed entirely. Also remove "SDSU Values", "Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment", etc. Also remove "SDSU is a Title IX, equal opportunity employer..." etc. Also remove "The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter”..." etc. Also remove "SDSU complies with Title VI..." etc. Also remove "As part of its commitment to a safe and equitable “OneSDSU” community..." etc. Also remove "Pursuant to Education Code 89521..." etc. Also remove "We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment..." etc. Also remove "SDSU is a diverse community..." etc. Also remove "Through academic programs..." etc. Also remove "At SDSU, excellence is built on merit..." etc. Also remove "As part of its commitment to a safe and equitable “OneSDSU” community..." etc. Also remove "SDSU requires that individuals seeking faculty employment provide at the time of application authorization to conduct background checks..." etc. Also remove "A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU." etc. Also remove "Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status..." etc. Also remove "The minimum salary for this position is based on the current CSU salary schedule..." we kept that as pay. Also remove "San Diego State University offers a rich benefits package that constitutes a major portion of total compensation. For benefits information, click here ." we keep benefits. Also remove "SDSU Values..." etc. Also remove "SDSU champions the teacher-scholar model..." we kept that as responsibilities maybe. Also remove "To learn more, please visit https://chemistry.sdsu.edu/ ." we can keep in About the role. Also remove "The Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry is home to dynamic faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, a competitive Joint Doctoral Program and numerous cross-disciplinary Master’s programs. Faculty benefit from robust institutional support, including access to core facilities and partnerships with external organizations. SDSU is part of a strong research ecosystem in San Diego encompassing a thriving biotechnology sector, multiple academic research institutions (Salk Institute, Scripps Research, University of California San Diego) and multiple academic clinical centers (Moores Cancer Center, Rady Children’s Hospital)." This is substantive about environment; could be part of About the role or maybe Benefits? It's about department resources. Could be included in About the role as description of department. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we should include that description somewhere. Let's structure:

  About the role

  Tenure-track assistant professor position in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at San Diego State University, focusing on AI-enabled Chemical Discovery. The role seeks candidates developing artificial intelligence applications for chemical questions, including reaction discovery and optimization, synthesis planning, catalyst and reagent design, mechanistic analysis, prediction or control of chemical reactivity and selectivity; molecular and biomolecular structure, function, and design (including generative design of biological systems); chemical biology; and discovery of functional molecules and materials. Approaches integrating AI with experimental chemistry, automated or closed-loop experimentation, chemical theory, or simulation are encouraged. The department offers dynamic faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, a competitive Joint Doctoral Program, cross-disciplinary Master’s programs, robust institutional support, core facilities, partnerships with external organizations, and is situated within a strong San Diego research ecosystem that includes the biotechnology sector, Salk Institute, Scripps Research, UC San Diego, Moores Cancer Center, and Rady Children’s Hospital. More information is available at https://chemistry.sd