College of Nursing Cohort - Assistant Professor
for each section heading. Use - for lists. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate: contact info? It's metadata; we can fold into short
maybe. But we should not include Job ID etc as headings. We can include a short paragraph with contact info maybe.
We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Salary is mentioned: "$80,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications". That's pay info, but rule says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state salary, so we can include a Pay section. However rule also says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") . The salary includes "commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications". That's somewhat filler but it's actual statement. Might be okay. But they said avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Might be considered filler. Safer to not create Pay section because it's vague. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state salary, but also says "commensurate with experience". Might be considered stating them albeit vague. I'd include a Pay section with the exact sentence.
Schedule: Not mentioned. Benefits: mention "Benefits Eligible Eligible". That's benefits eligibility. Could include Benefits section. It says "Benefits Eligible Eligible". That's a bit redundant but states eligibility. Could include Benefits section with that sentence.
But rule: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Might combine into one "Details" section? However they want headings for specific categories: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include those headings if there is real specific content.
We have:
- About the role: could combine Brief Position Overview and General Statement.
- Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities section.
- Requirements: Required Qualifications.
- Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications maybe separate? Could combine Required and Preferred under Requirements? But they have separate headings for Qualifications and Skills. Could treat Required Qualifications as "Requirements", Preferred Qualifications as "Qualifications". Skills maybe from Required: evidence of strong written communication skills etc. Could include Skills section.
- Benefits: Benefits Eligible.
- Pay: Salary.
- Schedule: Not present.
We also have other info: Position Number, Department, etc. Could be folded into a short paragraph under About the role or a separate "Position Details" but not a heading per rules. Probably better to include a short paragraph with metadata like Position Number, Department, FTE, Contract Term, Desired Start Date, Number of Vacancies.
We must not include application instructions, EEO, etc.
Let's extract substantive content:
Brief Position Overview: "The Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing is searching to make a cohort hire of assistant professor tenure-track faculty with primary responsibilities teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in nursing, developing and/or sustaining a funded program of research, and participating in professional/service activities."
General Statement: longer paragraph about philanthropic investment, campuses, etc. We'll combine.
Duties and Responsibilities: repeated similar to overview but more detail: teaching both grad and undergrad, establish research program, seek extramural funding, engage in professional/college/university service, provide nursing leadership, help students from many backgrounds succeed. Also mention "For more information please see the College of Nursing Policy E-1 http://https://www.montana.edu/nursing/facstaff/NursingRoleScope_New E1_2019_UniversityApproved.pdf." That's a link; we can keep as is.
Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills: list items separated by periods? It's a sentence: "Doctorate in nursing or related field (ABD nearing completion may be considered).Record of or demonstrable potential for excellence in teaching.Record of excellence or demonstrable potential for excellence in research/scholarship in an area of direct applicability to the college of nursing.Evidence of strong written communication skills.Evidence of service to the nursing profession/nursing education/rural nursing". We'll split into list items.
Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills: list: "Graduate degree in nursing or related field.Eligibility for RN licensure in Montana.Teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels.Experience with simulation pedagogy and distance delivery of education.Demonstrated potential or ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.Potential to foster and support student and faculty of many backgrounds."
The Successful Candidate Will: paragraph about commitment to excellence in teaching, developing funded research, disseminating work, collaborative team member, supporting mission, working collegially, participate in cohort-hire activities: research training, regular group and individual mentoring meetings, writing retreats.
Position Special Requirements/Additional Information: "This position is not eligible for NEW sponsorship. This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time."
Physical Demands: "To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required."
The Program The Department The College: paragraph about welcome, programs, delivery.
Posting Detail Information: Number Of Vacancies 3-7, Desired Start Date January 1, 2027, Position End Date (if Temporary) Open Date Close Date Applications Will Be Screening of applications will begin on October 15, 2026; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
Special Instructions: repeat not eligible for NEW sponsorship, To Apply... (we drop application instructions).
EEO etc drop.
FLSA Details drop.
We need to keep substantive info: number of vacancies, desired start date, screening date.
We can include a short paragraph under About the role or a separate "Details" but not a heading. Maybe we add a paragraph after About the role containing metadata.
We must not repeat job title.
Let's craft HTML:
About the role
... combine Brief Position Overview and General Statement ...
Maybe also include metadata paragraph: "Position Number: 4A4168/4A5236; Department: Nursing; College: College of Nursing; FTE: 1.0; Contract Term: Academic Year; Desired Start Date: January 1, 2027; Number of Vacancies: 3‑7.
"
But that includes Position Number etc which is metadata; allowed as short .
Then Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Teach undergraduate and graduate nursing courses.
... etc.
We need to capture all duties: teaching both undergrad and grad, develop/sustain funded research program, seek extramural funding, engage in professional/college/university service, provide nursing leadership via professional organizations, help students from diverse backgrounds succeed, participate in cohort-hire activities (research training, mentoring meetings, writing retreats). Also mention "For more information please see the College of Nursing Policy E-1 ..." maybe as a note.
Requirements (Required Qualifications):
Requirements
- Doctorate in nursing or related field (ABD nearing completion may be considered).
... etc.
Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications):
Qualifications
- Graduate degree in nursing or related field.
... etc.
Skills: maybe combine communication and service evidence? Could be part of Requirements but we can make a Skills section: "Evidence of strong written communication skills." and "Evidence of service to the nursing profession/nursing education/rural nursing". But those are already in Required Qualifications. Might be redundant. Better to not create Skills if content already covered. But we could still create Skills with those items. However risk of thin section. I'd skip Skills.
Benefits:
Benefits
Benefits eligible.
Pay:
Pay
$80,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.
Schedule: not present, omit.
We also need to include info about Physical Demands? Not required heading; could be folded into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably not needed.
We also need to include info about The Program The Department The College (welcome etc). Could be part of About the role.
Let's craft About the role paragraph: combine Brief Position Overview and General Statement and The Program etc.
We'll write:
The Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing is searching to make a cohort hire of assistant professor tenure-track faculty with primary responsibilities teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in nursing, developing and/or sustaining a funded program of research, and participating in professional/service activities. Through the generous philanthropic investment of $101 million from Mark and Robyn Jones, the founders of Goosehead Insurance, the college has constructed five new nursing education buildings (one on each of the nursing campuses), expanded endowed professorships and student scholarships, and started Montana’s first Nurse Midwifery program. The college offers a baccalaureate in nursing, accelerated baccalaureate in nursing, Master of Nursing focused on clinical leadership, and Doctor of Nursing Practice with focus as a family nurse practitioner, psych‑mental health nurse practitioner, or nurse‑midwife. With five campus locations across the state (Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell, and Missoula), the college provides undergraduate curriculum in‑person and delivers graduate programs via distance delivery to serve students and the Montana health‑care system. The college seeks to hire 3‑7 assistant professors as a cohort to start January 1, 2027, welcoming faculty from diverse backgrounds to assume tenure‑track positions in various specialty areas, with opportunities to teach in both graduate and undergraduate programs, establish a focused program of research relevant to Montana, seek extramural funding, engage in college and university service, and provide nursing leadership through active participation in professional nursing organizations.
That covers a lot.
Now Responsibilities paragraph as list.
Let's list duties:
- Teach undergraduate and graduate nursing courses.
- Develop and/or sustain a funded program of research relevant to Montana.
- Seek extramural funding for research.
- Engage in professional, college, and university service.
- Provide nursing leadership in Montana and beyond through active participation in professional nursing organizations.
- Help students from diverse backgrounds succeed.
- Participate in cohort‑hire activities including research training, regular group and individual mentoring meetings, and writing retreats.
- (Optional) Refer to College of Nursing Policy E‑1 for further detail.
We'll include the policy reference as a list item maybe.
Now Requirements list:
- Doctorate in nursing or related field (ABD nearing completion may be considered).
- Record of or demonstrable potential for excellence in teaching.
- Record of excellence or demonstrable potential for excellence in research/scholarship in an area directly applicable to the college of nursing.
- Evidence of strong written communication skills.
- Evidence of service to the nursing profession, nursing education, or rural nursing.
Now Qualifications list (Preferred):
- Graduate degree in nursing or related field.
- Eligibility for RN licensure in Montana.
- Teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Experience with simulation pedagogy and distance delivery of education.
- Demonstrated potential or ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.
- Potential to foster and support
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate: contact info? It's metadata; we can fold into short
maybe. But we should not include Job ID etc as headings. We can include a short paragraph with contact info maybe. We must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Salary is mentioned: "$80,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications". That's pay info, but rule says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state salary, so we can include a Pay section. However rule also says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") . The salary includes "commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications". That's somewhat filler but it's actual statement. Might be okay. But they said avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Might be considered filler. Safer to not create Pay section because it's vague. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state salary, but also says "commensurate with experience". Might be considered stating them albeit vague. I'd include a Pay section with the exact sentence. Schedule: Not mentioned. Benefits: mention "Benefits Eligible Eligible". That's benefits eligibility. Could include Benefits section. It says "Benefits Eligible Eligible". That's a bit redundant but states eligibility. Could include Benefits section with that sentence. But rule: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Might combine into one "Details" section? However they want headings for specific categories: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include those headings if there is real specific content. We have: - About the role: could combine Brief Position Overview and General Statement. - Responsibilities: Duties and Responsibilities section. - Requirements: Required Qualifications. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications maybe separate? Could combine Required and Preferred under Requirements? But they have separate headings for Qualifications and Skills. Could treat Required Qualifications as "Requirements", Preferred Qualifications as "Qualifications". Skills maybe from Required: evidence of strong written communication skills etc. Could include Skills section. - Benefits: Benefits Eligible. - Pay: Salary. - Schedule: Not present. We also have other info: Position Number, Department, etc. Could be folded into a short paragraph under About the role or a separate "Position Details" but not a heading per rules. Probably better to include a short paragraph with metadata like Position Number, Department, FTE, Contract Term, Desired Start Date, Number of Vacancies. We must not include application instructions, EEO, etc. Let's extract substantive content: Brief Position Overview: "The Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing is searching to make a cohort hire of assistant professor tenure-track faculty with primary responsibilities teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in nursing, developing and/or sustaining a funded program of research, and participating in professional/service activities." General Statement: longer paragraph about philanthropic investment, campuses, etc. We'll combine. Duties and Responsibilities: repeated similar to overview but more detail: teaching both grad and undergrad, establish research program, seek extramural funding, engage in professional/college/university service, provide nursing leadership, help students from many backgrounds succeed. Also mention "For more information please see the College of Nursing Policy E-1 http://https://www.montana.edu/nursing/facstaff/NursingRoleScope_New E1_2019_UniversityApproved.pdf." That's a link; we can keep as is. Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills: list items separated by periods? It's a sentence: "Doctorate in nursing or related field (ABD nearing completion may be considered).Record of or demonstrable potential for excellence in teaching.Record of excellence or demonstrable potential for excellence in research/scholarship in an area of direct applicability to the college of nursing.Evidence of strong written communication skills.Evidence of service to the nursing profession/nursing education/rural nursing". We'll split into list items. Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills: list: "Graduate degree in nursing or related field.Eligibility for RN licensure in Montana.Teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels.Experience with simulation pedagogy and distance delivery of education.Demonstrated potential or ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.Potential to foster and support student and faculty of many backgrounds." The Successful Candidate Will: paragraph about commitment to excellence in teaching, developing funded research, disseminating work, collaborative team member, supporting mission, working collegially, participate in cohort-hire activities: research training, regular group and individual mentoring meetings, writing retreats. Position Special Requirements/Additional Information: "This position is not eligible for NEW sponsorship. This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time." Physical Demands: "To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required." The Program The Department The College: paragraph about welcome, programs, delivery. Posting Detail Information: Number Of Vacancies 3-7, Desired Start Date January 1, 2027, Position End Date (if Temporary) Open Date Close Date Applications Will Be Screening of applications will begin on October 15, 2026; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established. Special Instructions: repeat not eligible for NEW sponsorship, To Apply... (we drop application instructions). EEO etc drop. FLSA Details drop. We need to keep substantive info: number of vacancies, desired start date, screening date. We can include a short paragraph under About the role or a separate "Details" but not a heading. Maybe we add a paragraph after About the role containing metadata. We must not repeat job title. Let's craft HTML:
About the role
... combine Brief Position Overview and General Statement ...
Maybe also include metadata paragraph: "Position Number: 4A4168/4A5236; Department: Nursing; College: College of Nursing; FTE: 1.0; Contract Term: Academic Year; Desired Start Date: January 1, 2027; Number of Vacancies: 3‑7.
" But that includes Position Number etc which is metadata; allowed as short. Then Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- Teach undergraduate and graduate nursing courses. ... etc. We need to capture all duties: teaching both undergrad and grad, develop/sustain funded research program, seek extramural funding, engage in professional/college/university service, provide nursing leadership via professional organizations, help students from diverse backgrounds succeed, participate in cohort-hire activities (research training, mentoring meetings, writing retreats). Also mention "For more information please see the College of Nursing Policy E-1 ..." maybe as a note. Requirements (Required Qualifications):
- Doctorate in nursing or related field (ABD nearing completion may be considered). ... etc. Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications):
- Graduate degree in nursing or related field. ... etc. Skills: maybe combine communication and service evidence? Could be part of Requirements but we can make a Skills section: "Evidence of strong written communication skills." and "Evidence of service to the nursing profession/nursing education/rural nursing". But those are already in Required Qualifications. Might be redundant. Better to not create Skills if content already covered. But we could still create Skills with those items. However risk of thin section. I'd skip Skills. Benefits:
Requirements
Qualifications
Benefits
Benefits eligible.
Pay:Pay
$80,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.
Schedule: not present, omit. We also need to include info about Physical Demands? Not required heading; could be folded into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably not needed. We also need to include info about The Program The Department The College (welcome etc). Could be part of About the role. Let's craft About the role paragraph: combine Brief Position Overview and General Statement and The Program etc. We'll write:The Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing is searching to make a cohort hire of assistant professor tenure-track faculty with primary responsibilities teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in nursing, developing and/or sustaining a funded program of research, and participating in professional/service activities. Through the generous philanthropic investment of $101 million from Mark and Robyn Jones, the founders of Goosehead Insurance, the college has constructed five new nursing education buildings (one on each of the nursing campuses), expanded endowed professorships and student scholarships, and started Montana’s first Nurse Midwifery program. The college offers a baccalaureate in nursing, accelerated baccalaureate in nursing, Master of Nursing focused on clinical leadership, and Doctor of Nursing Practice with focus as a family nurse practitioner, psych‑mental health nurse practitioner, or nurse‑midwife. With five campus locations across the state (Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell, and Missoula), the college provides undergraduate curriculum in‑person and delivers graduate programs via distance delivery to serve students and the Montana health‑care system. The college seeks to hire 3‑7 assistant professors as a cohort to start January 1, 2027, welcoming faculty from diverse backgrounds to assume tenure‑track positions in various specialty areas, with opportunities to teach in both graduate and undergraduate programs, establish a focused program of research relevant to Montana, seek extramural funding, engage in college and university service, and provide nursing leadership through active participation in professional nursing organizations.
That covers a lot. Now Responsibilities paragraph as list. Let's list duties: - Teach undergraduate and graduate nursing courses. - Develop and/or sustain a funded program of research relevant to Montana. - Seek extramural funding for research. - Engage in professional, college, and university service. - Provide nursing leadership in Montana and beyond through active participation in professional nursing organizations. - Help students from diverse backgrounds succeed. - Participate in cohort‑hire activities including research training, regular group and individual mentoring meetings, and writing retreats. - (Optional) Refer to College of Nursing Policy E‑1 for further detail. We'll include the policy reference as a list item maybe. Now Requirements list: - Doctorate in nursing or related field (ABD nearing completion may be considered). - Record of or demonstrable potential for excellence in teaching. - Record of excellence or demonstrable potential for excellence in research/scholarship in an area directly applicable to the college of nursing. - Evidence of strong written communication skills. - Evidence of service to the nursing profession, nursing education, or rural nursing. Now Qualifications list (Preferred): - Graduate degree in nursing or related field. - Eligibility for RN licensure in Montana. - Teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels. - Experience with simulation pedagogy and distance delivery of education. - Demonstrated potential or ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams. - Potential to foster and support