Lecturer - Biology

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes location, position summary, job description, primary duties & responsibilities, applicant special instructions, education required qualifications, etc. We need to use

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "For full consideration, applications should be received by October 15, 2026." maybe that's application instruction? It's a deadline; but it's part of application instructions. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should remove deadline lines. Also remove "Early applications are encouraged." Also remove "Applicants should submit: ..." that's application instruction. Also remove "All application materials should be submitted through Interfolio..." etc. Also remove "Questions For frequently asked questions about the application process..." etc. Also remove "Accommodation ..." etc. Also remove "Pre-Employment Screening ..." maybe that's not boilerplate? It's about screening; could be considered part of job posting but maybe not required? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Pre-employment screening is not exactly those categories; but could be considered legal? Might be okay to keep? However it's somewhat boilerplate. Safer to remove? The instruction only explicitly says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Pre-employment screening is not those; but it's still a kind of legal. Might be considered legal boilerplate. I'd remove it to be safe. Also remove EEO statement. We need to keep substantive info: location, position summary (including start date, appointments, description of department, teaching faculty, etc.), job description (primary duties & responsibilities: teaching core courses, lab sections, advising, service, curriculum development, etc.), required qualifications (Ph.D. in biology or closely related field by start date; previous teaching experience at college/university level required), preferred qualifications (Ph.D. in Biology), maybe also mention that diploma etc not required? Actually earlier they said "Education: Required Qualifications A diploma, certification or degree is not required." That seems contradictory; later they say required qualifications: Ph.D. required. The earlier part seems like a generic template; we should preserve substantive info, not contradictory? The posting includes both: Under Education: Required Qualifications A diploma, certification or degree is not required. Certifications/Professional Licenses: No specific certification/professional license is required. Work Experience: No specific work experience is required. Skills: Not Applicable Driver's License: A driver's license is not required. Then later under Required Qualifications: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in biology or a closely related field by the start date. Previous teaching experience at the college or university level is required. Then under Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy - Biology. So we need to preserve all substantive info; we cannot discard the earlier contradictory statements because they are part of posting. However they might be considered boilerplate? They are under "Education:" etc. Might be considered generic filler but they are specific statements about requirements. We'll keep them. We need to format sections: About the role (maybe position summary), Responsibilities (primary duties & responsibilities), Requirements (maybe required qualifications), Qualifications (maybe preferred qualifications?), Skills (if any), Benefits (benefits statement), Pay (if any), Schedule (if any). The posting does not mention pay or schedule specifics (like nine-month appointments). It mentions nine-month, non-tenure track appointments. That's schedule info (nine-month). So we can include Schedule section with that detail. Also mention that appointments are renewed annually, etc. That could be part of About the role or Schedule? Probably schedule: nine-month appointments, renewed annually. We'll include Schedule. Benefits: there is a Benefits Statement referencing website; we can include Benefits section with that statement (but not the URL? We can keep the statement). The instruction: include a section ONLY when 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"). Benefits statement is generic but it's specific: "Washington University in St. Louis is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. Benefits eligibility is subject to employment status, full-time equivalent (FTE) workload, and weekly standard hours. Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to view a summary of benefits." That's substantive enough. Pay: not mentioned; do not include Pay section. Skills: there is "Skills: Not Applicable" earlier; that's placeholder; we should not create Skills section if only placeholder. So omit Skills. Requirements: we have required qualifications (Ph.D., teaching experience). Also we have earlier statements about diploma not required etc. Those are contradictory but we can include them under Requirements? Might be confusing. Better to have a Requirements section that lists the required qualifications: Ph.D. in biology or closely related field by start date; previous teaching experience at college/university level required. Also we could include the earlier statements about diploma not required etc as part of Requirements? But they say not required, which is contradictory to Ph.D requirement; but we must preserve all substantive info, so we need to include both statements. We could include them as separate bullet points under Requirements, even if contradictory. That's preserving info. Qualifications: preferred qualifications: Ph.D. in Biology (maybe same as required). Also maybe mention "No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere". That's placeholder; we can omit. Responsibilities: primary duties & responsibilities: teaching core courses Principles of Biology 1 and 2, lab sections, advising, department and university service, curriculum development, pedagogical innovation, etc. Also mention that each position requires duties equivalent to a full-time teaching load, combination of teaching, advising, plus department and university service. Also expected to contribute to teaching both lecture sections and introductory biology lab sections each semester. Also encouraged to contribute to other Biology Department courses that align with departmental needs with expertise and interests. Opportunities to participate in curriculum development, pedagogical innovation, and other initiatives supporting undergraduate education. Also professional development encouraged. We also have location: ST. LOUIS, MO 63130. Could be part of About the role or a separate meta paragraph. Since we cannot have Job ID/requisition numbers as headings, we can fold minor metadata into a short

. So we can include a paragraph with location and maybe start date. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. The job title is Lecturer positions; we should not put that as heading. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Thus structure:

Location: ST. LOUIS, MO 63130. Positions begin January 2, 2027. Nine‑month, non‑tenure track Lecturer appointments in the Department of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis.

About the role

... maybe summarizing position summary: The Department of Biology invites applications for two full-time Lecturer positions... teaching faculty... longstanding commitment to excellence in undergraduate education... teaching faculty work with academically talented... initial appointments renewed annually... strong record of retaining and promoting teaching-track faculty... Lecturers who demonstrate sustained excellence may be considered for promotion to Senior Lecturer and Teaching Professor...

Responsibilities

• Teach core biology courses Principles of Biology 1 and 2 (lecture and lab sections) each semester.
• Contribute to advising, department and university service.
• Participate in curriculum development, pedagogical innovation, and other initiatives supporting undergraduate education.
• Engage in professional development and contribute to curricular and pedagogical innovation.
• Possibility to teach other Biology Department courses aligned with expertise and departmental needs.

Requirements

• Hold a Ph.D. in biology or a closely related field by the start date (January 2, 2027).
• Previous teaching experience at the college or university level is required.
• A diploma, certification, or degree is not required (per the posting’s general education statement).
• No specific certification/professional license is required.
• No specific work experience is required (aside from teaching experience noted above).
• Skills: Not Applicable.
• A driver's license is not required.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Ph.D. in Biology (Doctor of Philosophy).
• No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere.
• No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere.

Benefits

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. Benefits eligibility is subject to employment status, full-time equivalent (FTE) workload, and weekly standard hours. Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to view a summary of benefits.

Schedule

Nine‑month, non‑tenure track appointments beginning January 2, 2027. Initial appointments are renewed annually, contingent upon successful annual evaluation and review.

We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like EEO, accommodation, pre-employment screening, application instructions, etc. We removed those. Check for duplicated lines: we have not repeated. Check for placeholder text: we have "Skills: Not Applicable." That's placeholder but we included it under Requirements as a bullet. Might be considered filler; but it's part of the posting. The instruction says do NOT 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. It doesn't forbid including placeholder text inside a section; it's about headings with filler. So including "Skills: Not Applicable." as a bullet is okay. But we might want to avoid including that bullet if it's purely placeholder. However we must preserve ALL substantive information; is "Skills: Not Applicable." substantive? It's a statement that skills are not applicable. It's info, albeit not useful. I'd keep it. Check for any other boilerplate: "The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time." That's boilerplate; we should remove. Also "For full consideration, applications should be received by October 15, 2026." removed. Also "Early applications are encouraged." removed. Also "Applicants should submit: ..." removed. Also "All application materials should be submitted through Interfolio..." removed. Also "Questions For frequently asked questions about the application process..." removed. Also "Accommodation..." removed. Also "Pre-Employment Screening..." removed. Also "EEO Statement..." removed. Also "The Department of Biology is home to a distinguished community..." we kept in About the role. Check that we didn't miss any substantive info: The posting mentions "These are nine-month, non-tenure track appointments." included in Schedule. Also "Initial appointments at the rank of Lecturer are renewed annually, with reappointment contingent upon successful annual evaluation and review." included. Also "The Department of Biology has