Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) - Physics
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting and extract sections.
Let's identify content:
- Job Summary: description about position, teaching load, etc. Could be "About the role" or "Job Summary". We'll use About the role
maybe.
- Responsibilities: includes Teaching & Instructional Expectations, Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity, Service & Engagement, Workplace Expectations, Department Key Job Responsibilities. Could be grouped under Responsibilities.
- Requirements: Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities.
- Skills: maybe part of Knowledge, Skills And Abilities.
- Benefits: mention "UW System employees receive an excellent benefit package. To learn more about the UW System’s comprehensive benefit package, review the UW System Employee Benefits Brochure." That's benefits info.
- Pay: "Compensation Well-qualified candidates can expect a minimum starting annual salary of $60,000 commensurate with the candidate's education, related experience, and qualifications." That's pay.
- Schedule: maybe teaching load 24 credits per academic year, office hours etc. Could be schedule but not explicit schedule like hours. Might not include schedule if not specific. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Pay is stated, Benefits stated, Schedule? Not explicit schedule like "full-time" etc. There's teaching load and office hours but not schedule like "Monday-Friday". Might skip Schedule.
We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience" is okay because it's actual statement. The instruction: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") – Wait they say never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). That seems to say we should not create a section if the content is just placeholder like "commensurate with experience"? Actually they say never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). That suggests if the only content under a heading is such placeholder, we should not include that heading. But if we have other substantive content besides that phrase, it's okay. For Pay section we have "minimum starting annual salary of $60,000 commensurate with the candidate's education, related experience, and qualifications." That's substantive plus the phrase. So okay.
Benefits: "UW System employees receive an excellent benefit package. To learn more about the UW System’s comprehensive benefit package, review the UW System Employee Benefits Brochure." That's substantive.
Now we need to produce HTML with headings and - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to decide which content is list vs prose.
Teaching & Instructional Expectations includes multiple bullet-like items: Course Load, Office Hours, Advising/mentoring, Communication, Administrative Compliance, Accessibility. Could be list.
Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity: maintain active scholarly agenda, disseminate research, seek opportunities to involve undergraduates. Could be list.
Service & Engagement: list of items.
Workplace Expectations: maybe just a reference to link; could be prose.
Department Key Job Responsibilities: prose.
Required Qualifications: terminal degree, ABD etc. Could be list.
Preferred Qualifications: list.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: list.
Benefits: maybe list? Could be prose.
Pay: prose.
We need to avoid duplication.
Let's extract substantive content, removing boilerplate like "Current Employees: If you are currently employed..." etc. Also remove "How To Apply", "Contact Information", "To Ensure Consideration", "Campus Information", "Organization Information", EEO statements, safety rules, etc. Also remove "Workplace Expectations Please see the link below..." maybe keep as prose but it's a link; but it's still substantive? Might be considered boilerplate? It's a link to workplace expectations; could keep but it's not essential. However instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Workplace Expectations link is not exactly boilerplate but it's a reference; could keep as prose.
But we need to preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like teaching load 24 credits, office hours five hours, etc.
Let's gather sections:
About the role (Job Summary): The Department of Physics at UW-Whitewater seeks a dedicated educator, scholar and colleague to join our faculty. This position carries a 24-credit annual teaching load with an emphasis on high-impact instructional practices, student success, research, and professional service. The successful candidate will be able to teach introductory courses in astronomy and physics, upper-level physics courses, and laboratories as part of the physics program. The approved standards for promotion and tenure at the time of initial contract are the standards that will be used for promotion and tenure. If there are revisions to department or college standards, a faculty member can request (in writing to the department chair) to have the revised standards applied.
That's substantive.
Responsibilities: Could combine Teaching & Instructional Expectations, Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity, Service & Engagement, Workplace Expectations, Department Key Job Responsibilities.
But we might split into subheadings? The instruction only allows headings from list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must fit everything under those headings. So we can put all duties under Responsibilities. All qualifications under Requirements (or Qualifications). Skills maybe separate but we could combine Knowledge, Skills And Abilities under Skills. Or we could put them under Qualifications. Since we have both Requirements and Qualifications headings available, we can separate: Required Qualifications under Requirements, Preferred Qualifications and Knowledge, Skills And Abilities under Qualifications? Or we could put Required under Requirements, Preferred and Skills under Qualifications. Let's decide.
We have headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Could use Requirements for required qualifications, Qualifications for preferred qualifications, Skills for knowledge, skills and abilities.
Benefits: as described.
Pay: compensation.
Schedule: maybe not needed.
We must not create empty sections.
Now we need to format lists.
Let's extract each piece.
**About the role** (Job Summary) as paragraph(s). Could be one
.
**Responsibilities**: We'll create a
with - for each major duty group.
List items:
- Teaching & Instructional Expectations:
- Course Load: Deliver 24 credits of instruction per academic year of introductory courses in astronomy and physics, upper-level undergraduate physics courses, and laboratories as part of the physics program.
- Office Hours for Students: Maintain at least five office hours for students each week during the academic year (departments and/or colleges may have additional requirements). These office hours for students should be consistent to provide accessible student support and academic advising/mentoring. For faculty who teach a portion or all courses online, the modality of the office hours for students should be proportionate to the modality of the courses taught unless the department or college has additional requirements.
- Advising/mentoring: Use Navigate for all advising/mentoring notes.
- Communication: Maintain professional and timely responsiveness to student, colleague, and administrator inquiries via Navigate, Canvas, email and telephone, generally within 24–48 business hours while on contract. When off contract, use the “out of office” feature in Outlook to let individuals know who to contact in your absence.
- Administrative Compliance: Ensure the punctual submission of course syllabi at the start of each term, ensuring they meet all University and system-wide requirements (UWW Syllabi Reqs). Contribute to curriculum development.
- Accessibility: Select and develop instructional materials that are Title II (ADA) compliant. All digital course content, textbooks, and media must be accessible to students with disabilities to ensure an equitable learning environment.
- Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity:
- Maintain an active scholarly agenda that contributes to the field of Astronomy or Physics.
- Disseminate research through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, or professional exhibitions per department and college standards.
- Seek opportunities to involve undergraduate students in research initiatives.
- Service & Engagement:
- Participate in departmental, college, and university-level meetings and committee work.
- Participate in professional and public service.
- Contribute to program assessment and development.
- Engage in professional outreach and service that aligns with the University Mission Statement and the Wisconsin Idea.
- Participate in at least one graduation ceremony each academic year.
- Additional responsibilities as needed by the department, college, and the university.
- Workplace Expectations: Please see the link below regarding the workplace expectations at UW-Whitewater. We believe that by adhering to these expectations, we develop a university community in which all students, staff and faculty feel valued and supported. UWW Workplace Expectations (maybe keep as prose).
- Department Key Job Responsibilities: The Physics Department offers undergraduate degrees and is part of the College of Letters and Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The department also offers dual-degrees in physics and engineering with other University of Wisconsin System programs. The department’s mission is student oriented with strong commitment to student success through small upper division classes, close student mentorship, and dedication to undergraduate research. Each faculty member is provided with substantial laboratory space and technical support through shared university resources.
We could flatten but it's okay to have nested lists? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It didn't forbid nested lists but we can keep simple flat list with each duty as an item; but we have sub-items. Could we make each top-level duty as
- and inside
- we can have
or
? Probably okay to keep simple: each duty as - with the description as text (including sub-bullets as sentences). That satisfies.
Thus Responsibilities
with - for each of the six categories (Teaching & Instructional Expectations, Research..., Service & Engagement, Workplace Expectations, Department Key Job Responsibilities). Each
- contains the description (maybe as
or just text). We'll put the description directly inside
- .
**Requirements**: Required Qualifications.
List:
- Terminal degree (Ph.D.) in Physics or Astronomy by the time of appointment.
- ABD candidates may apply but must have their degree completed by the contract start date in August 2027; if not, they will be hired on a one-year contract with the understanding that their degree will be completed before January 2028 in advance of their first scheduled review.
We could also include any other required qualifications? That's it.
**Qualifications**: Preferred Qualifications.
List:
- Demonstrated excellence in university-level teaching.
- Experience with Canvas.
- Record of scholarly achievement.
- Postdoctoral and teaching experience is preferred.
- The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate commitment to teaching undergraduate students and evidence of involving undergraduate students in research, creating an inclusive environment, and serving as an active member of the university community.
**Skills**: Knowledge, Skills And Abilities.
List:
- Ability to interact respectfully with people with diverse socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- Willingness and ability to be an active participant in following applicable safety rules and regulations including necessary training and drills.
**Benefits**:
- UW System employees receive an excellent benefit
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. We need to decide which content is list vs prose. Teaching & Instructional Expectations includes multiple bullet-like items: Course Load, Office Hours, Advising/mentoring, Communication, Administrative Compliance, Accessibility. Could be list. Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity: maintain active scholarly agenda, disseminate research, seek opportunities to involve undergraduates. Could be list. Service & Engagement: list of items. Workplace Expectations: maybe just a reference to link; could be prose. Department Key Job Responsibilities: prose. Required Qualifications: terminal degree, ABD etc. Could be list. Preferred Qualifications: list. Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: list. Benefits: maybe list? Could be prose. Pay: prose. We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract substantive content, removing boilerplate like "Current Employees: If you are currently employed..." etc. Also remove "How To Apply", "Contact Information", "To Ensure Consideration", "Campus Information", "Organization Information", EEO statements, safety rules, etc. Also remove "Workplace Expectations Please see the link below..." maybe keep as prose but it's a link; but it's still substantive? Might be considered boilerplate? It's a link to workplace expectations; could keep but it's not essential. However instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Workplace Expectations link is not exactly boilerplate but it's a reference; could keep as prose. But we need to preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like teaching load 24 credits, office hours five hours, etc. Let's gather sections: About the role (Job Summary): The Department of Physics at UW-Whitewater seeks a dedicated educator, scholar and colleague to join our faculty. This position carries a 24-credit annual teaching load with an emphasis on high-impact instructional practices, student success, research, and professional service. The successful candidate will be able to teach introductory courses in astronomy and physics, upper-level physics courses, and laboratories as part of the physics program. The approved standards for promotion and tenure at the time of initial contract are the standards that will be used for promotion and tenure. If there are revisions to department or college standards, a faculty member can request (in writing to the department chair) to have the revised standards applied. That's substantive. Responsibilities: Could combine Teaching & Instructional Expectations, Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity, Service & Engagement, Workplace Expectations, Department Key Job Responsibilities. But we might split into subheadings? The instruction only allows headings from list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must fit everything under those headings. So we can put all duties under Responsibilities. All qualifications under Requirements (or Qualifications). Skills maybe separate but we could combine Knowledge, Skills And Abilities under Skills. Or we could put them under Qualifications. Since we have both Requirements and Qualifications headings available, we can separate: Required Qualifications under Requirements, Preferred Qualifications and Knowledge, Skills And Abilities under Qualifications? Or we could put Required under Requirements, Preferred and Skills under Qualifications. Let's decide. We have headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Could use Requirements for required qualifications, Qualifications for preferred qualifications, Skills for knowledge, skills and abilities. Benefits: as described. Pay: compensation. Schedule: maybe not needed. We must not create empty sections. Now we need to format lists. Let's extract each piece. **About the role** (Job Summary) as paragraph(s). Could be one
. **Responsibilities**: We'll create a
- with
- for each major duty group.
List items:
- Teaching & Instructional Expectations:
- Course Load: Deliver 24 credits of instruction per academic year of introductory courses in astronomy and physics, upper-level undergraduate physics courses, and laboratories as part of the physics program.
- Office Hours for Students: Maintain at least five office hours for students each week during the academic year (departments and/or colleges may have additional requirements). These office hours for students should be consistent to provide accessible student support and academic advising/mentoring. For faculty who teach a portion or all courses online, the modality of the office hours for students should be proportionate to the modality of the courses taught unless the department or college has additional requirements.
- Advising/mentoring: Use Navigate for all advising/mentoring notes.
- Communication: Maintain professional and timely responsiveness to student, colleague, and administrator inquiries via Navigate, Canvas, email and telephone, generally within 24–48 business hours while on contract. When off contract, use the “out of office” feature in Outlook to let individuals know who to contact in your absence.
- Administrative Compliance: Ensure the punctual submission of course syllabi at the start of each term, ensuring they meet all University and system-wide requirements (UWW Syllabi Reqs). Contribute to curriculum development.
- Accessibility: Select and develop instructional materials that are Title II (ADA) compliant. All digital course content, textbooks, and media must be accessible to students with disabilities to ensure an equitable learning environment.
- Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity:
- Maintain an active scholarly agenda that contributes to the field of Astronomy or Physics.
- Disseminate research through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, or professional exhibitions per department and college standards.
- Seek opportunities to involve undergraduate students in research initiatives.
- Service & Engagement:
- Participate in departmental, college, and university-level meetings and committee work.
- Participate in professional and public service.
- Contribute to program assessment and development.
- Engage in professional outreach and service that aligns with the University Mission Statement and the Wisconsin Idea.
- Participate in at least one graduation ceremony each academic year.
- Additional responsibilities as needed by the department, college, and the university.
- Workplace Expectations: Please see the link below regarding the workplace expectations at UW-Whitewater. We believe that by adhering to these expectations, we develop a university community in which all students, staff and faculty feel valued and supported. UWW Workplace Expectations (maybe keep as prose).
- Department Key Job Responsibilities: The Physics Department offers undergraduate degrees and is part of the College of Letters and Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The department also offers dual-degrees in physics and engineering with other University of Wisconsin System programs. The department’s mission is student oriented with strong commitment to student success through small upper division classes, close student mentorship, and dedication to undergraduate research. Each faculty member is provided with substantial laboratory space and technical support through shared university resources.
We could flatten but it's okay to have nested lists? The instruction: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It didn't forbid nested lists but we can keep simple flat list with each duty as an item; but we have sub-items. Could we make each top-level duty as
- and inside
- we can have
or
- ? Probably okay to keep simple: each duty as
- with the description as text (including sub-bullets as sentences). That satisfies.
Thus Responsibilities
- with
- for each of the six categories (Teaching & Instructional Expectations, Research..., Service & Engagement, Workplace Expectations, Department Key Job Responsibilities). Each
- contains the description (maybe as
or just text). We'll put the description directly inside
- . **Requirements**: Required Qualifications. List: - Terminal degree (Ph.D.) in Physics or Astronomy by the time of appointment. - ABD candidates may apply but must have their degree completed by the contract start date in August 2027; if not, they will be hired on a one-year contract with the understanding that their degree will be completed before January 2028 in advance of their first scheduled review. We could also include any other required qualifications? That's it. **Qualifications**: Preferred Qualifications. List: - Demonstrated excellence in university-level teaching. - Experience with Canvas. - Record of scholarly achievement. - Postdoctoral and teaching experience is preferred. - The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate commitment to teaching undergraduate students and evidence of involving undergraduate students in research, creating an inclusive environment, and serving as an active member of the university community. **Skills**: Knowledge, Skills And Abilities. List: - Ability to interact respectfully with people with diverse socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. - Willingness and ability to be an active participant in following applicable safety rules and regulations including necessary training and drills. **Benefits**: - UW System employees receive an excellent benefit
- with the description as text (including sub-bullets as sentences). That satisfies.
Thus Responsibilities
- for each major duty group.
List items:
- Teaching & Instructional Expectations:
- Course Load: Deliver 24 credits of instruction per academic year of introductory courses in astronomy and physics, upper-level undergraduate physics courses, and laboratories as part of the physics program.
- Office Hours for Students: Maintain at least five office hours for students each week during the academic year (departments and/or colleges may have additional requirements). These office hours for students should be consistent to provide accessible student support and academic advising/mentoring. For faculty who teach a portion or all courses online, the modality of the office hours for students should be proportionate to the modality of the courses taught unless the department or college has additional requirements.
- Advising/mentoring: Use Navigate for all advising/mentoring notes.
- Communication: Maintain professional and timely responsiveness to student, colleague, and administrator inquiries via Navigate, Canvas, email and telephone, generally within 24–48 business hours while on contract. When off contract, use the “out of office” feature in Outlook to let individuals know who to contact in your absence.
- Administrative Compliance: Ensure the punctual submission of course syllabi at the start of each term, ensuring they meet all University and system-wide requirements (UWW Syllabi Reqs). Contribute to curriculum development.
- Accessibility: Select and develop instructional materials that are Title II (ADA) compliant. All digital course content, textbooks, and media must be accessible to students with disabilities to ensure an equitable learning environment.
- Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity:
- Maintain an active scholarly agenda that contributes to the field of Astronomy or Physics.
- Disseminate research through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, or professional exhibitions per department and college standards.
- Seek opportunities to involve undergraduate students in research initiatives.
- Service & Engagement:
- Participate in departmental, college, and university-level meetings and committee work.
- Participate in professional and public service.
- Contribute to program assessment and development.
- Engage in professional outreach and service that aligns with the University Mission Statement and the Wisconsin Idea.
- Participate in at least one graduation ceremony each academic year.
- Additional responsibilities as needed by the department, college, and the university.
- Workplace Expectations: Please see the link below regarding the workplace expectations at UW-Whitewater. We believe that by adhering to these expectations, we develop a university community in which all students, staff and faculty feel valued and supported. UWW Workplace Expectations (maybe keep as prose).
- Department Key Job Responsibilities: The Physics Department offers undergraduate degrees and is part of the College of Letters and Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The department also offers dual-degrees in physics and engineering with other University of Wisconsin System programs. The department’s mission is student oriented with strong commitment to student success through small upper division classes, close student mentorship, and dedication to undergraduate research. Each faculty member is provided with substantial laboratory space and technical support through shared university resources.
We could flatten but it's okay to have nested lists? The instruction: Use