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Associate Director, Research and Public Health

James Madison University · Harrisonburg, VA · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Opening date: Sep 25 2026 (maybe metadata, could be short p) - Working Title: Associate Director, Research and Public Health - State Role Title: N/A (ignore) - Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty) - Position Status: Full-Time - FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime - College/Division: College of Health and Behavioral Studies - Department: 100498 - Institute for Innovat in HHS - Pay Band: N/A - Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience (should not create Pay section because it's vague "Commensurate with Experience" - rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. "Commensurate with Experience" is not a specific amount, it's placeholder. So we should NOT include Pay section. - Is this a JMU only position? No - Is this a grant-funded position? Yes. This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon continued funding. - Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No - Beginning Review Date: 10/26/2026 - About JMU Mission etc (boilerplate? Might be considered generic but could be kept as "About the role"? Actually "About JMU Mission" is generic about university; but we might include as part of "About the role"? The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. The "About JMU Mission" is generic but still substantive about the institution. Might be considered appropriate for "About the role"? However they said "About the role" heading for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we could put an "About the role" section containing the description of the role from "General Information" etc. The "About JMU Mission" is more about the university; maybe we can incorporate into About the role or drop as boilerplate? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About JMU Mission" seems like generic boilerplate about the university, but it's not legal/EEO. Might be considered part of the posting but not specific to role. However we could keep it under "About the role" as context. But we need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". The mission statement is not filler; it's specific to JMU. Might be okay. But we need to preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all substantive info from the posting, except boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. The "About JMU Mission" is substantive about the university; we should keep it. We need to decide sections: - About the role: could include the description from "General Information" paragraph about the Institute, role description, etc. Also maybe the "About JMU Mission" could be part of this or separate? But we only have allowed headings list; we cannot add custom headings. So we must fit content under those headings. Could put university mission under "About the role" as well. - Responsibilities: from "Duties And Responsibilities" bullet list. - Requirements: from "Qualifications" (required qualifications). Could also include "Preferred Qualifications" maybe under Requirements or Skills? The headings list includes Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide mapping. Usually "Qualifications" could be required qualifications; "Skills" could be skills like Microsoft Excel etc. But we have both "Qualifications" and "Skills" headings allowed. We need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine required qualifications and preferred qualifications under "Qualifications". Skills could be separate for technical competencies. But we must not create a section if content is thin. Let's see what we have: Required Qualifications: - Master’s degree in Health Sciences, Public Health, Psychometrics, Nursing, or a related field. - Experience leading collaborative research projects. - Strong capacity for research, including data analysis and reporting. - Strong attention to detail. - Experienced and organized in project management. - Demonstrated ability to form positive and productive collaborations. - Ability to lead and administer grant-funded projects. - Grant writing experience. - Experience building and maintaining professional relationships with grant partners and funding agencies. - A commitment to sustaining and growing research and public health initiatives. - Ability to mentor faculty and students in the research process, including supporting research, preparing manuscripts, and professional presentations. - Ability to develop and manage budgets. - Excellent oral and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills. - A demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team, with excellent organizational and time management skills. - A commitment to cultivating welcoming, supportive workplace environments. - Competency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook, survey development tools, and data analysis software. Preferred Qualifications: - Doctoral degree in Health Sciences, Public Health, Nursing, Social Work, or a related field is strongly preferred. Also there is "Additional Posting Information" about IIHHS history etc. That could be under "About the role" maybe. Also "Conditions Of Employment" includes background check, E-Verify, etc. That's legal/boilerplate? Might be considered boilerplate but it's about employment conditions; maybe we should keep? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. Conditions of Employment might be considered legal but it's standard. Might be removed. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; but they said remove legal boilerplate. So we can drop Conditions Of Employment, EEO Statement, Reasonable Accommodation. Also "About JMU Mission" etc might be considered boilerplate but it's about the university; not sure. Might keep. We need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown. Let's craft:

About the role

... content ...

Responsibilities

  • ... each duty ...

Qualifications

  • ... required qualifications ...
Maybe also a

Skills

for technical competencies (Microsoft Excel etc). But those are already in qualifications; we could split: Qualifications for education/experience, Skills for technical competencies. That would avoid thin sections? Let's see. If we put all required qualifications under Qualifications, that's a decent list. Skills could be the competency in Microsoft Excel etc. That's also a list but maybe thin. However we could keep them together under Qualifications to avoid thin Skills section. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So better to have fewer sections. So we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications. Possibly also Benefits? No specific benefits mentioned. Pay? Not specific. Schedule? Not specific. So we omit those. We also need to include metadata like opening date, position type, status, etc. Where to put? Could be a short

under About the role or maybe a separate

before headings? The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph with metadata like Opening date, Position type, etc. Not as heading. Thus output:

Opening: Sep 25 2026. Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty). Position Status: Full-Time. FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime. College/Division: College of Health and Behavioral Studies. Department: 100498 - Institute for Innovat in HHS. Grant-funded: Yes (contingent upon continued funding). Beginning Review Date: 10/26/2026.

Then

About the role

with paragraph(s) containing the description from General Information and Additional Posting Information and maybe JMU mission. We need to preserve all substantive info: The description includes: - The Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services (IIHHS) is accepting applications for a full-time Associate Director of Research and Public Health. - The Associate Director serves on the IIHHS Leadership Team, and takes a lead role in IIHHS strategic initiatives related to research and evaluation. - This position also supervises and contributes to public health evaluation efforts done in partnership with the State, and is responsible for collaborating on grants to continue the public health research activities conducted out of IIHHS. - This position also assists in grant applications to continue and grow our work across the Institute, and particularly in the areas of Research and Public Health. - This role includes mentoring faculty and students as collaborators on research projects, and supports in-house evaluation efforts to build program capacity for evaluation. - The Associate Director is a thought partner for and leads efforts to document social impact of IIHHS. - The Associate Director supports the annual reporting efforts of IIHHS, including helping to strengthen and disseminate the annual report survey, preparing the data for the Director to include in the written annual report, and supporting data visualization efforts. - IIHHS is seeking a creative, self-starting team member, who is effective working alone and as part of a team. - The Associate Director supervises and works collaboratively with the PT Operations Coordinator, and also works collaboratively with colleagues across the Institute. - The Associate Director ensures that all fiscal and personnel functions of the department operate at optimum efficiency, that grant funding supports program operations, and that deliverables stay on schedule and within budget. - The Associate Director reports to the Director of IIHHS and provides fiscal and administrative support for areas and positions within the department. - This is not a remote/telework position. Additional Posting Information: - Founded in 2003, the Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services (IIHHS) is a community-engaged center of learning, scholarship, and mutual support between James Madison University and the community of Harrisonburg, surrounding counties, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. - IIHHS has 16 community-engaged programs and 9 clinics and is housed within JMU’s College of Health and Behavioral Studies (CHBS). - CHBS is committed to shaping a forward-thinking and dynamic environment by refining policies, practices, and processes that strengthen our community, drive real-world advancement, and maintain spaces conducive to individual and collective growth. - Through education, scholarship, and service, individuals are inspired to make responsible and meaningful contributions to the college, campus, local community, and broader world. - Join us in fostering collaboration and innovation as we grow a dynamic college that embodies an atmosphere of belonging, champions excellence, and shares a sense of purpose. - IIHHS is an interdisciplinary, community engaged hub that strives to cultivate a shared sense of purpose in building healthier and safer communities where all individuals can thrive and flourish. - IIHHS is housed within CHBS. You can learn more about IIHHS at: https://www.jmu.edu/iihhs/. Also JMU Mission etc: We could include that as part of About the role or maybe separate but we don't have a heading for it. Could incorporate into About the role as additional context. We need to avoid duplication: The "About JMU Mission" includes Vision, Who We Are etc. Might be considered generic but we can include. We'll combine all into a few paragraphs under About the role. Now Responsibilities: list from Duties And Responsibilities. We need to capture each bullet: - Contribute leadership to IIHHS through active participation on the IIHHS Leadership Team, select IIHHS sub-committees, and the IIHHS

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