Human Factors Scientist (Ph.D.)
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections where posting has real, specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate etc.
We need to parse the posting.
Key parts:
- About Exponent (company description) maybe not needed as a section? Could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is a heading we can use for description of role. The posting includes "Our Opportunity" describing role. So we can put that under About the role
with paragraphs.
- Responsibilities: The bullet list after "You will be responsible for" includes many items. Those are responsibilities.
- Requirements / Qualifications / Skills: The posting includes "You Will Have The Following Skills And Qualifications" with list of qualifications. Could be split into Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine into one section "Qualifications" with list.
- Benefits: There's a Benefits section: "Benefits You Will Enjoy Access benefits information on our Life@Exponent page: ..." plus earlier mention of compensation and benefits. There's also "Compensation" section describing base salary range etc. Pay: we have compensation details: base salary range dependent on experience, bi-weekly bonuses, annual bonus, 401(k) employer contribution 7% of base salary. That's specific enough for Pay section.
- Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly. There's mention of flexible work hours, autonomy to balance work and personal schedules, in-person interactions, etc. That could be considered schedule/flexibility. But the rule: only include Schedule section if posting actually states them. It does mention flexible work hours, ability to balance work and personal schedules. That's specific enough? It says "Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules". That's schedule info. So we could include a Schedule section.
- Benefits: The posting mentions "Benefits You Will Enjoy Access benefits information on our Life@Exponent page". Also earlier: "Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff". That's vague but still some benefits mention. However we need specific content; "competitive benefits" is vague but still a statement. Might be okay. Also they link to Life@Exponent page for benefits. We can include Benefits section with that description.
- Pay: we have compensation details.
- Also there is "Life @ Exponent" section with links; but that's more about culture, not required.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the specifics.
Let's extract substantive content:
Company description: "Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges. Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability. Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning."
That's substantive; could be placed under About the role? Actually About the role should be role-specific. But we could also have an "About Exponent" section? Not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we must fit content into those headings. The company description could go under About the role (maybe as introductory paragraph). Or we could omit it? But we must preserve ALL substantive information. If we omit company description, we lose info. So we need to include it somewhere. The only allowed heading that could accommodate general firm description is About the role (maybe we can treat it as description of the role within the firm). Or we could create a paragraph before any heading? The instruction: "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid having paragraphs outside headings? It says output ONLY the HTML fragment. Likely we should structure with headings and content under them. Could have an initial
before first heading? Not prohibited. But to be safe, we can put company description under About the role heading. Now responsibilities: list after "You will be responsible for". Let's capture each bullet: - Working on multidisciplinary projects, providing case management, data processing, and other project support - Conducting research to obtain and review technical data, scientific literature, and standards - Communicating complex analyses clearly and succinctly to a non-technical audience - Managing a range of consulting activities that involve writing reports, conducting usability testing, designing and executing surveys, analyzing data, and applying human factors analysis in accidents and their prevention, including limitations of human perceptual, cognitive, and response capabilities - Providing project management for multiple projects at a given time, including managing budgets and deadlines, managing project teams, and performing support tasks for team members - Participating in the design and evaluation of warnings and safety information - Developing client contacts We'll put each as
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Now qualifications/skills: The list after "You Will Have The Following Skills And Qualifications". Let's extract each item:
- Ph.D. in Developmental, Experimental, or Cognitive Psychology, or a related psychology discipline, Neuroscience, or Vision Science
- Currently based in or willing to relocate to the Philadelphia area
- Able and willing to start no later than February 2027
- Breadth of knowledge of literature from psychology and related disciplines along with the ability to creatively adapt and apply literature, computational models, and concepts from these fields to specific and novel problems
- Strong record demonstrating your ability to design behavioral studies using a variety of human subjects and database research methods (e.g., survey, experimental, quasi-experimental, case study)
- Experience leading multiple scientific studies from start (i.e., design) to finish (i.e., communicating your results)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills
- Assertive, self-starter, and able to work with accuracy and attention to detail under pressure and/or deadlines
- Proficiency in analytical, statistical, and computer programming (specifically Excel, SPSS, MATLAB, Python, or R)
- Presently legally authorized to work in the United States; no immigration sponsorship or processing required
- Experience with recording and processing audio and/or language data and/or any additional specialized cognitive or neuroimaging techniques is a benefit
- Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].
We need to decide how to split into Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Could combine all into Qualifications. But we must not create thin sections. If we put all under Qualifications, that's fine. However we also have Skills section maybe separate for skills like proficiency in software, communication skills etc. But we can keep one Qualifications section with all items. That's substantive.
But we also have "Benefits You Will Enjoy Access benefits information on our Life@Exponent page". Also earlier: "Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference." That's benefits description.
We'll put Benefits section with that paragraph.
Pay: Compensation details: "At the Associate and Senior Associate level, total compensation includes base salary, bi-weekly bonuses for high-intensity efforts, annual bonus and 401(k) employer contribution of 7% of base salary. The base salary range for this position is dependent on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process."
We'll put that under Pay.
Schedule: "Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients."
Also earlier: "In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are traveling for client work or other business activities." That's work environment but also schedule/flexibility.
We'll put Schedule section with those paragraphs.
Now we need to avoid boilerplate: remove EEO, accommodation, job locations maybe? The job location is given at end: "Job Locations US-PA-Philadelphia". That's minor metadata; we can fold into a short p or drop. Probably we can include location in About the role paragraph or a small p after heading. But we should not make a heading for it. We'll include location as a short p after About the role maybe.
Also remove links like Life@Exponent page? We can keep the link as part of benefits description? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; links are substantive? They are references. We can keep them as part of the paragraph.
We must not include duplicated lines.
Now construct HTML.
We'll start with
- ... etc.
Then
Qualifications
with- ... (including all items).
Then
Benefits
with... (including benefits description and link). Then
Pay
with... compensation details. Then
Schedule
with... flexible work description. Make sure not to include empty sections. Check for any content that might be considered boilerplate: "Thanks for your interest in joining our team!" is boilerplate; remove. "Key statistics: 950+ Consultants 640+ Ph.D.s 90+ Disciplines 30+ Offices globally" - that's substantive? It's about the firm; could be included in About the role. We'll include it. "Our Opportunity We are currently seeking a Human Factors Scientist for our Human Factors Practice to be based in our Philadelphia, PA office for a late 2026 start date." That's role specifics; we can include in About the role paragraph. Now we need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. We are not. Now produce HTML. Let's craft paragraphs. About the role paragraph: Combine: Exponent description, key statistics, opportunity details, location. Paragraph: "Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges. Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability. Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you
- ... (including all items).
Then
About the role
then acontaining company description and location maybe. Then