Assistant Professor of Statistics
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 1 mo ago
EducationFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like 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, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: login instructions, navigation, EEO, etc. Must include only sections with content.
We need to parse the posting: It's a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Statistics. Content includes:
- About the role? Could be summary of job duties: "The Department of Mathematical Sciences ... invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Statistics to start in August 2027. This is a standard nine-month faculty appointment. This faculty hire is expected to maintain an active research and publication agenda in statistics or a closely related field and advise MS and PhD students on dissertation research. The successful candidate will also be expected to provide effective instruction and advising to students while teaching graduate and undergraduate courses and to have a commitment to university service."
- Responsibilities: Duties will include 40% Teaching 40% Research 20% Service. Also mention regular reliable attendance, creating collegial relationships, etc. Also mention teaching graduate/undergrad courses, advising, service.
- Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Statistics, or a closely related field, from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the date of initial appointment; Evidence of, or a demonstrated potential for, an active research agenda in statistics or a closely related field.
- Preferred Qualifications: list bullet points.
- Skills? Not explicitly listed; maybe we can infer but we should not invent. So we should not create Skills section unless explicit.
- Benefits: The posting mentions benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary. Also Benefits Eligible Yes. So we can include Benefits section.
- Pay: Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. That's vague; rule says do NOT include Pay section unless posting actually states them, and we should not include filler like "commensurate with experience". The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. ... include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD")". So we should NOT include Pay section because it's just "commensurate with experience". So omit.
- Schedule: Not specified; maybe "Day Shift (United States of America)" appears earlier: "Work Shift Day Shift (United States of America)". That's a schedule detail. It says Work Shift Day Shift. That's specific enough? It's not filler. It says Day Shift. So we could include Schedule section with that. However, the posting also includes "Type of Position: Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track Workstudy Position No Job Type Regular Work Shift Day Shift". So we can include Schedule: Day Shift.
- About the department: Could be separate section maybe "About the Department". But headings limited to given list; we could put under About the role or maybe a separate "About the Department" not in list; but we should stick to allowed headings. Could incorporate department info into About the role or Responsibilities. Probably better to have About the role covering summary and department description.
- Additional Information: Designated Research Position, Arkansas Research Education Protection Act, background check, etc. Could be part of Requirements or maybe a separate section like "Additional Information". Not in allowed headings; maybe we can put under Requirements or Qualifications. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can include under Requirements or Qualifications as extra bullet points.
- Required Documents etc: That's application instructions; we should remove application instructions per rule: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should omit Required Documents, Special Instructions, etc. Also remove contact info? The rule says remove application instructions. Contact info likely considered application instructions. So we should omit recruitment contact, special instructions, etc.
- Also remove boilerplate about disability accommodations, etc. That's legal/EEO. Remove.
- Also remove "All Job Postings will close at 12:01 a.m. CT on the specified Closing Date (if designated)." That's application instruction? It's about closing date; maybe we can keep as part of schedule? Not exactly. It's about process; maybe we can keep as a note but it's not a section heading. Could be placed in a paragraph under something like "Important Dates". Not in allowed headings. Might be considered application instruction; better to remove.
- Also remove "If you close the browser..." etc.
- Also remove "Constant Physical Activity N/A" etc.
Thus we need to produce HTML with sections: maybe About the role (
for sections like 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, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: login instructions, navigation, EEO, etc. Must include only sections with content.
We need to parse the posting: It's a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Statistics. Content includes:
- About the role? Could be summary of job duties: "The Department of Mathematical Sciences ... invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Statistics to start in August 2027. This is a standard nine-month faculty appointment. This faculty hire is expected to maintain an active research and publication agenda in statistics or a closely related field and advise MS and PhD students on dissertation research. The successful candidate will also be expected to provide effective instruction and advising to students while teaching graduate and undergraduate courses and to have a commitment to university service."
- Responsibilities: Duties will include 40% Teaching 40% Research 20% Service. Also mention regular reliable attendance, creating collegial relationships, etc. Also mention teaching graduate/undergrad courses, advising, service.
- Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Statistics, or a closely related field, from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the date of initial appointment; Evidence of, or a demonstrated potential for, an active research agenda in statistics or a closely related field.
- Preferred Qualifications: list bullet points.
- Skills? Not explicitly listed; maybe we can infer but we should not invent. So we should not create Skills section unless explicit.
- Benefits: The posting mentions benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary. Also Benefits Eligible Yes. So we can include Benefits section.
- Pay: Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. That's vague; rule says do NOT include Pay section unless posting actually states them, and we should not include filler like "commensurate with experience". The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. ... include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD")". So we should NOT include Pay section because it's just "commensurate with experience". So omit.
- Schedule: Not specified; maybe "Day Shift (United States of America)" appears earlier: "Work Shift Day Shift (United States of America)". That's a schedule detail. It says Work Shift Day Shift. That's specific enough? It's not filler. It says Day Shift. So we could include Schedule section with that. However, the posting also includes "Type of Position: Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track Workstudy Position No Job Type Regular Work Shift Day Shift". So we can include Schedule: Day Shift.
- About the department: Could be separate section maybe "About the Department". But headings limited to given list; we could put under About the role or maybe a separate "About the Department" not in list; but we should stick to allowed headings. Could incorporate department info into About the role or Responsibilities. Probably better to have About the role covering summary and department description.
- Additional Information: Designated Research Position, Arkansas Research Education Protection Act, background check, etc. Could be part of Requirements or maybe a separate section like "Additional Information". Not in allowed headings; maybe we can put under Requirements or Qualifications. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can include under Requirements or Qualifications as extra bullet points.
- Required Documents etc: That's application instructions; we should remove application instructions per rule: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should omit Required Documents, Special Instructions, etc. Also remove contact info? The rule says remove application instructions. Contact info likely considered application instructions. So we should omit recruitment contact, special instructions, etc.
- Also remove boilerplate about disability accommodations, etc. That's legal/EEO. Remove.
- Also remove "All Job Postings will close at 12:01 a.m. CT on the specified Closing Date (if designated)." That's application instruction? It's about closing date; maybe we can keep as part of schedule? Not exactly. It's about process; maybe we can keep as a note but it's not a section heading. Could be placed in a paragraph under something like "Important Dates". Not in allowed headings. Might be considered application instruction; better to remove.
- Also remove "If you close the browser..." etc.
- Also remove "Constant Physical Activity N/A" etc.
Thus we need to produce HTML with sections: maybe About the role (About the role
), Responsibilities (Responsibilities
), Qualifications (Qualifications
), Benefits (Benefits
), Schedule (Schedule
). Possibly also "About the Department" but not allowed; we can merge into About the role.
We must preserve all substantive info: need to include details like start date August 2027, nine-month appointment, research agenda, advise MS/PhD students, teaching grad/undergrad courses, commitment to university service, department description, research areas, collaboration opportunities, interdisciplinary programs, in-person position, attendance, collegial relationships, duties percentages, minimum qualifications, preferred qualifications list, benefits details, schedule day shift.
We must not invent. Ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". So we omit Pay.
We must not repeat job title. So no heading for Assistant Professor.
We must not include Job ID etc.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
... paragraph summarizing role, start date, appointment type, expectations, department description, research areas, collaboration, programs, in-person nature, attendance, collegial relationships.
Maybe split into two paragraphs: one about role, one about department.Responsibilities
- Teaching (40%): graduate and undergraduate statistics courses, student advising, instruction.
- Research (40%): maintain active research and publication agenda, advise MS and PhD students on dissertation research.
- Service (20%): university service, committee participation.
- Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance; fostering collegial, harmonious working relationships.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Statistics, or a closely related field, from an accredited institution of higher education, conferred by the date of initial appointment.
- Evidence of, or demonstrated potential for, an active research agenda in statistics or a closely related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated research potential in developing statistical methodology that complements, expands, and has potential for collaboration with existing faculty expertise.
- Strong record of refereed publications and potential for external funding.
- Potential for research collaboration with other research groups within the department or across campus.
- Commitment to, or experience in, teaching statistics courses at graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Commitment to, or experience in, mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in independent research.
Benefits
- University contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance.
- Tuition waivers for employees and their families.
- 12 official holidays.
- Immediate leave accrual.
- Choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5% to 10% of employee salary.
Schedule
Day Shift (United States of America).
Check that we didn't include any boilerplate. We omitted login instructions, EEO, etc. We omitted application instructions, contact info, special instructions, closing date, etc. We kept substantive info. We need to ensure we didn't inadvertently include any phrase like "commensurate with experience". We didn't. Check for any leftover boilerplate: "All Job Postings will close at 12:01 a.m. CT on the specified Closing Date (if designated)." Not included. Good. Check for "If you close the browser..." Not included. Check for "Current University of Arkansas System employees..." Not included. Check for "Founded in 1871..." we included department description but not the founding sentence? Actually we included department description but we might have omitted the founding sentence. The founding sentence is part of the institution description; is that substantive? It says "Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity." That's substantive about the institution. Should we include? It's about the university, not the role directly, but it's substantive info about employer. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep that. Where to place? Could be in About the role paragraph. We also have "The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations." That's also substantive. "The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life." Also substantive. "As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance." Also substantive. We should include these in About the role. Thus About the role paragraph will be long but okay. We must not include "Benefits Eligible Yes" as separate; we already have benefits. We must not include "Type of Position: Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track Workstudy Position No Job Type Regular Work Shift Day Shift". We used Schedule. We must not include "Closing Date Type of Position: Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track Workstudy Position No Job Type Regular Work Shift Day Shift (United States of America) Sponsorship Available Yes Institution Name University of Arkansas, Fayetteville". We omitted sponsorship etc. Sponsorship Available Yes is substantive? It indicates visa sponsorship. That's substantive. Should we include? It's about sponsorship availability. Could be under About the role or a separate section like "Sponsorship". Not in allowed headings; maybe we can include in About the role as a sentence: "The position offers visa sponsorship." But we need to preserve all substantive info. So we should include that. Thus add sentence: "The position offers visa sponsorship." Also "Institution Name University of Arkansas, Fayetteville" is redundant with earlier. We should also include "Founded in 187