Mechanical Engineer Assistant Professor

We need to output only HTML fragment with sections for headings where there is real content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Include only sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Job title: Mechanical Engineer Assistant Professor (but we don't repeat as heading) - Department: CEC Mechanical Engineering - Part/Full Time: Full Time - Advertised Salary Range: To commensurate with qualifications (that's placeholder, not specific; we should NOT create Pay section because it's not specific; it says "To commensurate with qualifications" which is vague; we should not include Pay section.) - About UofSC: description of system. - Advertised Job Summary: description of position. - Responsibilities: The posting includes responsibilities? It lists: "The successful candidates must have the ability to (1) teach and develop Mechanical Engineering curriculum (including lecture, laboratory, or design courses) at the undergraduate and graduate levels, (2) develop and sustain an independent, nationally recognized research program, (3) collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams of faculty and other researchers across colleges and institutions, and (4) be engaged in professional activities." Also earlier: "Successful candidates will be expected to develop internationally recognized, externally funded research programs in cutting edge areas of mechanical engineering." Also "teach and develop Mechanical Engineering curriculum". So responsibilities include teaching, research, collaboration, professional activities. - Requirements: PhD in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field, demonstrated record of research accomplishments, outstanding capacity for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. Also "Applicants for the Assistant Professor rank should possess a PhD degree...". Also "Candidates with a strong vision for the future of engineering education are highly encouraged to apply." - Preferred Qualifications: same as responsibilities? Actually "Preferred Qualifications" repeats the ability list. Also "Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, mechanics for extreme environments and nuclear applications; mechanics-informed advanced manufacturing; integrated experimental and computational mechanics; fracture, damage, and failure; and transformative AI-enabled advances that deliver fundamentally new capabilities in these areas or in solid mechanics more broadly." - Skills: maybe not explicitly listed; but we could infer from responsibilities: teaching, research, collaboration, professional activities. However we should not invent; we need to include Skills section only if posting has real specific content for it. The posting does not have a separate "Skills" heading; but we could treat the abilities as skills? The instruction: "Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests we can use those headings if content exists. The posting includes "Responsibilities", "Requirements", "Qualifications" (Preferred Qualifications). It also includes "Benefits" (list of benefits). It does not have explicit "Skills" but we could include if we can extract skill statements. However the instruction: "IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". So we need to decide if we have specific content for Skills. The posting does not have a dedicated skills list, but we could consider the abilities as skills. However they are already captured under Responsibilities/Qualifications. To avoid thin sections, maybe we omit Skills. - Benefits: The posting includes a list: "The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to: - Health and Life Insurance - Retirement Programs - Paid Tuition - Dependent Scholarships - Annual Leave - Sick Leave - 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday) - Paid Parental Leave - Professional Development Opportunities". That's specific content, so we should include Benefits section. - Pay: Not specific; we should not include Pay. - Schedule: Not specific; we could note Full Time, but that's under Part/Full Time. Could we put Schedule section with "Full Time"? The posting says "Part/Full Time: Full Time". That's specific. So we could include Schedule section with that. However the instruction says "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state Full Time, so we can include Schedule. - About the role: Could we have an "About the role" section summarizing the job summary? The posting includes "Advertised Job Summary" and "About UofSC". We could combine into About the role? The instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can include About the role with content from Advertised Job Summary and maybe About UofSC? But About UofSC is more about the institution; could be part of About the role or separate? Probably About the role should include the job summary and description of the role. The About UofSC could be considered part of About the role or maybe we could omit because it's generic boilerplate? It's not boilerplate; it's specific to USC system. Might be considered relevant. However we need to preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot omit the About UofSC description. So we need to include it somewhere. Could be under About the role or maybe a separate section like "About the University". But only allowed headings are those listed; we could put it under About the role. Thus sections: - About the role: includes Advertised Job Summary and About UofSC description. - Responsibilities: list of duties (teach, develop curriculum, research program, collaborate, professional activities, develop internationally recognized externally funded research programs). - Requirements: PhD degree, demonstrated record of research accomplishments, outstanding capacity for teaching, vision for future of engineering education. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: ability list (same as responsibilities) plus areas of particular interest (mechanics for extreme environments, etc.) - Benefits: list. - Schedule: Full Time. We should not include Pay. We need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown fences. We need to use

for each section heading, then content:

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• for lists. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. We must remove boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. We already omitted those. We need to preserve all substantive information: ensure we don't lose details like start date August 16, 2027, mention of tenure-track, 9-month faculty, etc. Those are part of About the role or Responsibilities? The start date is part of job details; we could include in About the role. Also mention "This 9-month faculty Assistant Professor position is tenure track with an anticipated start date of August 16, 2027." That's substantive. Also mention "The Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC) at the University of South Carolina (USC) in Columbia, SC is seeking a qualified applicant for an Assistant Professor Tenure-Track faculty position to support its Mechanical Engineering program." etc. Also mention "USC and MCEC pursue a bold vision..." etc. Also mention "The successful candidates must have the ability to (1) teach and develop Mechanical Engineering curriculum (including lecture, laboratory, or design courses) at the undergraduate and graduate levels, (2) develop and sustain an independent, nationally recognized research program, (3) collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams of faculty and other researchers across colleges and institutions, and (4) be engaged in professional activities." That's both responsibilities and qualifications. Also mention "Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, mechanics for extreme environments and nuclear applications; mechanics-informed advanced manufacturing; integrated experimental and computational mechanics; fracture, damage, and failure; and transformative AI-enabled advances that deliver fundamentally new capabilities in these areas or in solid mechanics more broadly." Also mention "The Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing has seven academic departments with over 40 academic programs, more than 3,600 undergraduate students, and received over $73m of competitive federal sponsored research awards in 2025. MCEC received a transformational gift naming the college in 2024 and is on a bold trajectory to continue its rapid rise in elevating student excellence, scholarly impact, and drive economic impact in South Carolina and across the US." Also mention "This position will be posted for a minimum of 45 days and remain posted until the position is filled." That's maybe metadata but could be omitted? It's not boilerplate; it's about posting duration. Might be considered minor metadata; but we could include in About the role or maybe omit as it's not essential? The instruction says "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it." So we could fold that into a short p or drop. Probably we can drop it as it's minor. Also mention "Interested applicants should apply online at ..." that's application instruction; we should drop. Also mention "Questions about the departmental search may be directed to: Associate Professor Andrew Gross AndrewGross@sc.edu, Phone: +1 803-777-0183" That's contact info; could be considered minor metadata; we could drop or include in a short p. Probably drop as it's contact. Also mention "The University of South Carolina does not discriminate..." that's EEO; drop. Also mention "je-2e931221e07f4f37b29fded9cd80cf97" maybe some code; drop. Now craft sections. About the role: combine Advertised Job Summary and About UofSC description, plus start date, tenure-track, 9-month, etc. Let's write a concise paragraph(s) preserving details. We'll need to ensure we don't invent. Let's draft:

  The Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC) at the University of South Carolina (USC) in Columbia, SC is seeking a qualified applicant for an Assistant Professor Tenure-Track faculty position to support its Mechanical Engineering program. USC and MCEC pursue a bold vision of supporting the state's growing aerospace, manufacturing, technology, and nuclear industries while experiencing sustained growth in student numbers and research output. The aim is to hire innovative and bold thought leaders focused on student success, outstanding research, and the motivation and drive to support the US and SC economy and industrial base. This 9‑month faculty Assistant Professor position is tenure track with an anticipated start date of August 16, 2027.

  From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of its eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four‑year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, the Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor's degrees through a combination of in‑person, online or blended learning. All system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

  That seems to capture About UofSC and job summary. Now Responsibilities: list: - Teach and develop Mechanical Engineering curriculum (including lecture, laboratory, or design courses) at the undergraduate and graduate levels. - Develop and sustain an independent, nationally recognized research program. - Collaborate within multi‑disciplinary teams of faculty and other researchers across colleges and institutions. - Be engaged in professional activities. - Develop internationally recognized, externally funded research programs in cutting‑edge areas of mechanical engineering. We could combine similar points. We'll output
  • ... etc. Now Requirements: list: - PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field. - Demonstrated record of research accomplishments. - Outstanding capacity for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. - Strong vision for the future of engineering education (highly encouraged). Now Qual