Assistant Professor Tenure-Track (Criminology)
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
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We need to parse the job description.
Key sections:
- "Why USF Criminology?" (intro about department). Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the department". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- About the role: description of department, why USF Criminology, research environment, etc. This is about the position context.
- Responsibilities: "About the Position" section: "We are seeking a scholar who will contribute to the department’s research mission and doctoral program. Because the area of specialization is open, we welcome candidates working across the breadth of criminology and criminal justice and using a range of theoretical, methodological, and interdisciplinary approaches. The successful candidate should demonstrate research productivity and the potential to develop an externally funded research program. Evidence of effective university teaching, either in person or online, is preferred."
- Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe not explicit; could be omitted if not present.
- Benefits: The posting includes "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." That's vague; we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It says "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." That's not a specific number or range; it's placeholder. According to rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. And we should not include filler/placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". So we should omit Pay/Benefits sections.
- Schedule: not mentioned.
- Benefits: there is later a generic "About USF" section describing benefits package (medical, dental, life insurance, retirement, tuition programs, leave, perks). That is substantive benefits info. So we can include a Benefits section with that info.
But note: The "About USF" section appears duplicated later; we need to preserve substantive info but remove duplicated lines. We'll need to consolidate.
We also have "How To Apply" which is application instructions; we must remove application instructions.
We also have contact info for questions; that's maybe part of application instructions; we should remove.
We also have EEO boilerplate etc; remove.
We also have "Compliance and Federal Notices" etc; remove.
We also have "Learn more: criminology.usf.edu" maybe keep as part of About the role? It's a link; we can keep as plain text.
We need to preserve all substantive information: department description, responsibilities, qualifications (minimum and preferred), benefits description (from About USF). Also maybe include "About USF" earlier about university stats; but that may be duplicate of later benefits. We'll need to decide what to keep.
Let's extract substantive content:
Intro: "Why USF Criminology? USF Criminology is a nationally recognized department with a strong record of research and graduate education. Our graduate program is currently ranked No. 18 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, and the department offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs. Faculty and students work in an active research environment, including research laboratories focused on cybercrime, human trafficking, prisoner reentry, and other areas of criminology and criminal justice. The department values rigorous scholarship, collaboration, and research that contributes to both the discipline and the communities we study. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and a Preeminent R1 research university serving nearly 50,000 students. The university offers substantial opportunities for interdisciplinary and applied research across a major research institution and the broader Tampa Bay region. Tampa offers an exceptional quality of life, combining year-round sunshine, abundant outdoor recreation, a vibrant cultural and dining scene, and the amenities of a major metropolitan area within a welcoming and diverse community."
That's substantive.
Responsibilities: as above.
Minimum Qualifications: "Ph.D. in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or a closely related social science discipline prior to the date of appointment. J.D. degrees are not acceptable. Evidence of a publication record. ABDs will be considered, but the degree must be conferred prior to the date of appointment."
Preferred Qualifications: "Strong record of scholarly publication. Evidence of effective teaching at the university level. Evidence of grant experience or potential to secure external funding. Potential to make a significant contribution to the department’s doctoral program."
Benefits: from About USF: "Our first-class benefits package includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts." Also earlier: "USF is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and USF Health. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized USF with its highest overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities in the nation. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in the highest tier, placing it as one of the top 16 medical schools in the nation and inside the top 10 among public universities. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $750 million in research funding in 2025 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion for the state of Florida. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu ."
Later duplicate: "About USF The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and USF Health. USF is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 50 public university and the best value in Florida. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine as the No. 1 medical school in Florida and in the highest tier nationwide. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $738 million in research funding in 2024 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu ."
We need to deduplicate; we can combine the info, but must preserve all substantive info. The two paragraphs have slightly different numbers (research funding $750M 2025 vs $738M 2024, economic impact $10B vs $6B, athletics conference American vs American Athletic). Both are substantive; we should keep both? But they are duplicates with slight variations; maybe we should keep the more recent? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." If we drop one, we lose some detail (like the 2024 numbers). But they are overlapping; maybe we can keep both as separate paragraphs; it's not duplication of exact same sentences, but similar. It's okay to keep both; not considered boilerplate.
But we also have earlier "Why USF Criminology?" which includes some overlapping info about AAU, R1, 50k students. That's also similar. We need to decide what to keep; we should not repeat identical sentences, but overlapping info is okay if it's not verbatim duplicate. However, we should try to avoid redundant sections. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Duplicated lines: if same line appears twice, we should remove duplicates. The paragraphs are not identical lines but similar content; we could keep both as they provide different specifics (different years, numbers). Might be okay.
But we need to structure into sections: About the role (maybe combine Why USF Criminology and general university info), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Minimum and Preferred Qualifications), Benefits (benefits package). Possibly also Skills? Not present.
We should not include Pay/Salary section because it's vague.
We should not include Schedule.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
Thus produce something like:
About the role
Why USF Criminology? USF Criminology is a nationally recognized department with a strong record of research and graduate education. Our graduate program is currently ranked No. 18 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, and the department offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs. Faculty and students work in an active research environment, including research laboratories focused on cybercrime, human trafficking, prisoner reentry, and other areas of criminology and criminal justice. The department values rigorous scholarship, collaboration, and research that contributes to both the discipline and the communities we study. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and a Preeminent R1 research university serving nearly 50,000 students. The university offers substantial opportunities for interdisciplinary and applied research across a major research institution and the broader Tampa Bay region. Tampa offers an exceptional quality of life, combining year-round sunshine, abundant outdoor recreation, a vibrant cultural and dining scene, and the amenities of a major metropolitan area within a welcoming and diverse community.
The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and USF Health. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized USF with its highest overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities in the nation. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in the highest tier, placing it as one of the top 16 medical schools in the nation and inside the top 10 among public universities. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $750 million in research funding in 2025 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: 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") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the job description. Key sections: - "Why USF Criminology?" (intro about department). Could be "About the role" or maybe "About the department". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content to these headings. We have: - About the role: description of department, why USF Criminology, research environment, etc. This is about the position context. - Responsibilities: "About the Position" section: "We are seeking a scholar who will contribute to the department’s research mission and doctoral program. Because the area of specialization is open, we welcome candidates working across the breadth of criminology and criminal justice and using a range of theoretical, methodological, and interdisciplinary approaches. The successful candidate should demonstrate research productivity and the potential to develop an externally funded research program. Evidence of effective university teaching, either in person or online, is preferred." - Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. - Skills: maybe not explicit; could be omitted if not present. - Benefits: The posting includes "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." That's vague; we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It says "Salary Is Competitive And Commensurate With Qualifications And Experience." That's not a specific number or range; it's placeholder. According to rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. And we should not include filler/placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". So we should omit Pay/Benefits sections. - Schedule: not mentioned. - Benefits: there is later a generic "About USF" section describing benefits package (medical, dental, life insurance, retirement, tuition programs, leave, perks). That is substantive benefits info. So we can include a Benefits section with that info. But note: The "About USF" section appears duplicated later; we need to preserve substantive info but remove duplicated lines. We'll need to consolidate. We also have "How To Apply" which is application instructions; we must remove application instructions. We also have contact info for questions; that's maybe part of application instructions; we should remove. We also have EEO boilerplate etc; remove. We also have "Compliance and Federal Notices" etc; remove. We also have "Learn more: criminology.usf.edu" maybe keep as part of About the role? It's a link; we can keep as plain text. We need to preserve all substantive information: department description, responsibilities, qualifications (minimum and preferred), benefits description (from About USF). Also maybe include "About USF" earlier about university stats; but that may be duplicate of later benefits. We'll need to decide what to keep. Let's extract substantive content: Intro: "Why USF Criminology? USF Criminology is a nationally recognized department with a strong record of research and graduate education. Our graduate program is currently ranked No. 18 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, and the department offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs. Faculty and students work in an active research environment, including research laboratories focused on cybercrime, human trafficking, prisoner reentry, and other areas of criminology and criminal justice. The department values rigorous scholarship, collaboration, and research that contributes to both the discipline and the communities we study. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and a Preeminent R1 research university serving nearly 50,000 students. The university offers substantial opportunities for interdisciplinary and applied research across a major research institution and the broader Tampa Bay region. Tampa offers an exceptional quality of life, combining year-round sunshine, abundant outdoor recreation, a vibrant cultural and dining scene, and the amenities of a major metropolitan area within a welcoming and diverse community." That's substantive. Responsibilities: as above. Minimum Qualifications: "Ph.D. in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or a closely related social science discipline prior to the date of appointment. J.D. degrees are not acceptable. Evidence of a publication record. ABDs will be considered, but the degree must be conferred prior to the date of appointment." Preferred Qualifications: "Strong record of scholarly publication. Evidence of effective teaching at the university level. Evidence of grant experience or potential to secure external funding. Potential to make a significant contribution to the department’s doctoral program." Benefits: from About USF: "Our first-class benefits package includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts." Also earlier: "USF is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and USF Health. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized USF with its highest overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities in the nation. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in the highest tier, placing it as one of the top 16 medical schools in the nation and inside the top 10 among public universities. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $750 million in research funding in 2025 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion for the state of Florida. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu ." Later duplicate: "About USF The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and USF Health. USF is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 50 public university and the best value in Florida. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine as the No. 1 medical school in Florida and in the highest tier nationwide. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $738 million in research funding in 2024 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu ." We need to deduplicate; we can combine the info, but must preserve all substantive info. The two paragraphs have slightly different numbers (research funding $750M 2025 vs $738M 2024, economic impact $10B vs $6B, athletics conference American vs American Athletic). Both are substantive; we should keep both? But they are duplicates with slight variations; maybe we should keep the more recent? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." If we drop one, we lose some detail (like the 2024 numbers). But they are overlapping; maybe we can keep both as separate paragraphs; it's not duplication of exact same sentences, but similar. It's okay to keep both; not considered boilerplate. But we also have earlier "Why USF Criminology?" which includes some overlapping info about AAU, R1, 50k students. That's also similar. We need to decide what to keep; we should not repeat identical sentences, but overlapping info is okay if it's not verbatim duplicate. However, we should try to avoid redundant sections. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." Duplicated lines: if same line appears twice, we should remove duplicates. The paragraphs are not identical lines but similar content; we could keep both as they provide different specifics (different years, numbers). Might be okay. But we need to structure into sections: About the role (maybe combine Why USF Criminology and general university info), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Minimum and Preferred Qualifications), Benefits (benefits package). Possibly also Skills? Not present. We should not include Pay/Salary section because it's vague. We should not include Schedule. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Thus produce something like:
About the role
Why USF Criminology? USF Criminology is a nationally recognized department with a strong record of research and graduate education. Our graduate program is currently ranked No. 18 nationally by U.S. News & World Report, and the department offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs. Faculty and students work in an active research environment, including research laboratories focused on cybercrime, human trafficking, prisoner reentry, and other areas of criminology and criminal justice. The department values rigorous scholarship, collaboration, and research that contributes to both the discipline and the communities we study. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and a Preeminent R1 research university serving nearly 50,000 students. The university offers substantial opportunities for interdisciplinary and applied research across a major research institution and the broader Tampa Bay region. Tampa offers an exceptional quality of life, combining year-round sunshine, abundant outdoor recreation, a vibrant cultural and dining scene, and the amenities of a major metropolitan area within a welcoming and diverse community.
The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and USF Health. In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized USF with its highest overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities in the nation. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in the highest tier, placing it as one of the top 16 medical schools in the nation and inside the top 10 among public universities. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $750 million in research funding in 2025 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of nearly $10 billion