Postdoctoral Research Associate - Advanced Separation and Purification
or drop it. Must preserve all substantive info; remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions). Also remove instructions about uploading docs, etc. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay/Schedule/Benefits only if posting actually states them. The posting mentions: "ORNL offers competitive pay and benefits programs..." and lists benefits. So we have Benefits section content. Pay not specified (just "competitive pay" but no numbers). The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It says "competitive pay" but not specific. Is that considered stating pay? It says "ORNL offers competitive pay and benefits programs". That's a statement about pay but not specific numbers. The rule says: never 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. "competitive pay" is vague but still a statement. Might be considered not specific enough? The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state that they offer competitive pay, but not a number. Could be considered stating pay exists. However they also list benefits in detail. So we can include Benefits section with the list. For Pay, we could omit because it's not specific. Schedule: not mentioned. So omit Pay and Schedule. We need sections: About the role (overview), Responsibilities (Major Duties/Responsibilities), Requirements (Basic Qualifications?), Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications?), Skills (maybe from preferred qualifications like communication skills, etc). But we must not create thin sections. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: Overview: "We are seeking a postdoctoral research associate who will focus on membrane and sorbent materials and processes for advanced separations and purification applications. This position resides in the Soft Materials and Membranes Group in the Chemical Sciences Division, Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD), at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our team, you will work on developing energy efficient and cost-effective materials and processes for energy applications. The successful candidate will focus on problems related to the separation and recovery of critical materials, gas separation, and biomass based chemical and fuel precursors. Selected candidate will be responsible for developing new and exciting ideas, building collaboration within and outside ORNL, and executing the project from idea stage to eventually generating quantifiable outcomes such as publications and invention disclosures." That's good for About the role. Major Duties/Responsibilities list: bullet points. Basic Qualifications: PhD in ... completed within last 5 years. Preferred Qualifications: list of areas. Special Requirements: security clearance etc. That could be part of Requirements? Might be considered Requirements. Skills: communication skills, ability to work independently, collaborative, fast-paced, etc. Benefits: list. We need to avoid duplication. Also remove boilerplate like equal opportunity, EEO, etc. Also remove instructions about uploading docs, etc. Also remove "About ORNL" maybe considered boilerplate? It's about the lab, but could be considered part of About the role? Might be considered extra but not required. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. "About ORNL" is not exactly boilerplate but could be considered generic description; but it's substantive about the lab. Might keep? However we should focus on the job posting content; "About ORNL" is generic but could be considered part of the posting. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep the About ORNL paragraph as it's substantive about the lab. But we need to place it somewhere; maybe under About the role or a separate section like "About the Organization". However we only allowed headings from list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We cannot add other headings. So we must incorporate About ORNL content into one of those sections, likely About the role. Thus About the role will include overview + About ORNL description. Now we need to decide which sections to include. We have content for: - About the role (overview + About ORNL) - Responsibilities (Major Duties/Responsibilities) - Requirements (Basic Qualifications + Special Requirements? maybe also Postdocs note about PhD within 5 years etc.) - Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications) - Skills (communication skills, ability to work independently, collaborative, fast-paced, etc.) Could be part of Qualifications but we can separate. - Benefits (list) We must not create thin sections. Each should have substantive content. Let's extract details. Overview text: "We are seeking a postdoctoral research associate who will focus on membrane and sorbent materials and processes for advanced separations and purification applications. This position resides in the Soft Materials and Membranes Group in the Chemical Sciences Division, Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD), at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of our team, you will work on developing energy efficient and cost-effective materials and processes for energy applications. The successful candidate will focus on problems related to the separation and recovery of critical materials, gas separation, and biomass based chemical and fuel precursors. Selected candidate will be responsible for developing new and exciting ideas, building collaboration within and outside ORNL, and executing the project from idea stage to eventually generating quantifiable outcomes such as publications and invention disclosures." About ORNL text: "As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an impressive 80-year legacy of addressing the nation’s most pressing challenges. Our team is made up of over 7,000 dedicated and innovative individuals! Our goal is to create an environment where a variety of perspectives and backgrounds are valued, ensuring ORNL is known as a top choice for employment. These principles are essential for supporting our broader mission to drive scientific breakthroughs and translate them into solutions for energy, environmental, and security challenges facing the nation. ORNL offers competitive pay and benefits programs to attract and retain individuals who demonstrate exceptional work behaviors. The laboratory provides a range of employee benefits, including medical and retirement plans and flexible work hours, to support the well-being of you and your family. Employee amenities such as on-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities are also available for added convenience. Other benefits include the following: Prescription Drug Plan, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Contributory Pension Plan, Life Insurance, Disability Benefits, Generous Vacation and Holidays, Parental Leave, Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Wellness Programs, Educational Assistance, Relocation Assistance, and Employee Discounts." Note: The benefits list appears also in the About ORNL paragraph; we should not duplicate. We'll extract benefits list for Benefits section. Now Major Duties/Responsibilities bullet points: - Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to advance separation science and technologies for energy applications. - Support research and program-development activities in advanced separation and purification, including the recovery of critical materials used in magnets, batteries, and semiconductors from mined resources and electronic waste, as well as separations for bioenergy applications. - Develop new research directions and contribute to proposals for external funding. - Communicate research findings through technical reports, conference presentations, and timely publications in peer-reviewed journals. - Prepare invention disclosures and contribute to patent applications, as appropriate. - Comply with applicable environmental, safety, health, and quality requirements. - Demonstrate a strong commitment to ethical conduct and ORNL’s organizational values. - Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. - Promote equal opportunity by fostering a respectful workplace – in how we treat one another, work together, and measure success. Note: The last bullet about equal opportunity is EEO boilerplate; we should remove it per instruction: remove EEO/equal-opportunity boilerplate. So drop that bullet. Also bullet about complying with environmental, safety, health, quality requirements is okay. Now Basic Qualifications: "A PhD in chemical engineering, chemistry, environmental science and engineering, materials science and engineering, or a related field completed within the last 5 years. Also note: "Postdocs Applicants cannot have received their Ph.D. more than five years prior to the date of application and must complete all degree requirements before starting their appointment. The appointment length will be up to 24 months with the potential for extension. Initial appointments and extensions are subject to performance and availability of funding." That's more about appointment details; could be part of Requirements or maybe a separate section but we don't have a heading for appointment length. Could fit under Requirements. Also "Letters Of Recommendation Please submit three letters of reference when applying for this position." That's application instruction; remove. Now Preferred Qualifications list: - A strong foundation in separation and purification science, materials chemistry and engineering, polymer chemistry, or related disciplines. - Hands-on experience designing, synthesizing, fabricating, characterizing, and evaluating materials for separation applications. - Research experience in one or more of the following areas: - membrane- or sorbent-based separation and purification; - hollow-fiber or spiral-wound membrane-module fabrication and membrane-process scale-up; - filtration, solvent or liquid-liquid extraction, solid-liquid or gas-liquid separation, membrane contactors, adsorption, or packed-column systems; - extraction, separation, and purification of critical materials, including rare-earth elements and materials used in semiconductor and battery technologies; or - separation technologies for bioenergy applications. - A record of productive and creative research demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications, presentations, patents, or other relevant research outputs. - Excellent written and oral communication skills. - Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in collaborative teams across the laboratory. - Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever changing needs. Now Special Requirements (security clearance etc.): "For employment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a Real ID compliant form of identification will be required. Additionally, ORNL is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 473.1A, which requires a favorable post-employment background investigation. To obtain this credential, new employees must successfully complete and pass a Federal Tier 1 background check investigation. This investigation includes a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply, possession, or manufacture within the last year. This includes marijuana and cannabis derivatives, which are still considered illegal under federal law, regardless of state laws. For Foreign National Candidates If you have not resided in the U.S. for three consecutive years, you are not eligible for the PIV credential and instead will need to obtain a favorable Local Site Specific Only (LSSO) risk determination to maintain employment. Once you meet the three-year residency requirement, you will be required to obtain a PIV credential to maintain employment." We can include this under Requirements (maybe as a subsection). It's substantive. Now Benefits list we already have. Now we need to output HTML with headings
for each section we include.
We must not include / tags.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
...overview...
...About ORNL...