Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
elements. Responsibilities: maybe derived from description: teaching, research, service. But the posting didn't explicitly list responsibilities separate from qualifications. However we can infer responsibilities: establish research program, teach courses, service. But those are also in qualifications. To avoid duplication, maybe we skip Responsibilities if not explicitly stated. The rule: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it. The posting does not have a separate "Responsibilities" heading; but we could extract responsibilities from the qualifications (they are essentially duties). However that might be considered duplicating content. Safer to omit Responsibilities if not explicitly labeled. However we could still include Responsibilities with content derived from the description: "establish and sustain a vigorous, independent, and externally funded research program; effectively teach both undergraduate and graduate courses; actively contribute to service activities". That is specific content. The posting includes that under "Required qualifications by date of application". It's still content. I think we can include Responsibilities section with those items as a list. Requirements: maybe the required qualifications by date of application and by date of hire. Could be separate? But we have Qualifications section for required and preferred. The instruction: Use headings for sections like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide mapping. We have: - About the role: narrative. - Responsibilities: list of duties (research, teaching, service). - Requirements: maybe the required qualifications (by date of application and by date of hire) - terminal degree, etc. - Qualifications: maybe preferred qualifications. - Skills: maybe expertise in AI, ML, data-driven methods, interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching/mentoring. - Pay: salary range. - Benefits: maybe omit. - Schedule: omit. We must not repeat content. Let's extract. Required qualifications by date of application: - Strong record of original research achievements. - Demonstrated ability to: (a) establish and sustain a vigorous, independent, and externally funded research program; (b) effectively teach both undergraduate and graduate courses; (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. 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. Now Skills: could be the AI expertise, ML, data-driven methods, interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching/mentoring. But those are already in preferred qualifications. Might be duplication. Perhaps we can treat Skills as a subset: "Expertise in developing or integrating AI/ML/data-driven methods for chemical/biochemical questions; ability to build interdisciplinary collaborations; effective teaching/mentoring in chemistry, biochemistry, computation, data science." That's still similar. Given the instruction to prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones, maybe we combine Required and Preferred into Qualifications section, and skip Skills. But we need to follow headings list: we can include only those we have content for. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (covering required and preferred), Pay. That's four sections. Let's see if we need Requirements separate. Could combine required into Qualifications as well. But we have both Required and Preferred; we could split into Requirements (required) and Qualifications (preferred). That seems reasonable. Thus sections: - About the role (description + department info) - Responsibilities (duties: research program, teaching, service) - Requirements (required qualifications by date of application and by date of hire) - Qualifications (preferred qualifications) - Pay (salary range) We must not include Benefits or Schedule. Now we need to format:
for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the sections we include.
Let's craft About the role prose: combine the two paragraphs.
Paragraph 1: "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."
Paragraph 2: "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
for prose. We must preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from the sections we include. Let's craft About the role prose: combine the two paragraphs. Paragraph 1: "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." Paragraph 2: "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