Research Area Specialist Associate
University of Michigan · Pellston, MI · 1 mo ago
Full-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 for headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only sections that have real content. The posting includes: Mission Statement, Job Summary, Responsibilities, Required Qualifications, Desired Qualifications, Additional Information (includes tower climbing training, travel, housing, term limited, etc). Also maybe "How to Apply" but we need to remove application instructions. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should not include "How to Apply". Also remove boilerplate like EEO, background screening, etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include Mission Statement? Possibly as part of About the role? The headings we can use: About the role (maybe combine Mission Statement and Job Summary). Responsibilities (we have bullet list). Requirements (maybe Required Qualifications). Qualifications (maybe Desired Qualifications). Skills? Could combine required/desired qualifications. Benefits? The posting mentions Additional Information: tower climbing training funded, travel required, temporary on-site housing may be available, term limited 2-year. Those could be considered Benefits? Not exactly benefits but maybe "Additional Information". The instruction says include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we could have sections: About the role (Mission Statement + Job Summary), Responsibilities, Required Qualifications, Desired Qualifications, Additional Information (maybe as Benefits? but we can label as Additional Information? The allowed headings list includes Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Not Additional Information. But we could put under Benefits? However benefits are not explicitly stated. The posting mentions training funded, housing may be available. That's a benefit. Could put under Benefits. Also term limited could be under Schedule? Not exactly. Could put under Additional Information but not allowed heading. The instruction says use h3 for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., meaning those are examples, but we should prefer those headings. Probably we should stick to those headings. So we need to map content to those headings.
We have:
- About the role: could include Mission Statement and Job Summary.
- Responsibilities: we have detailed bullet list.
- Requirements: could be Required Qualifications.
- Qualifications: could be Desired Qualifications.
- Skills: maybe we could extract skills from qualifications? But we could also leave Skills empty? Not allowed to emit heading with filler. So we should not include Skills if no specific content.
- Benefits: we have tower climbing training funded, travel required (maybe not a benefit), temporary on-site housing may be available. Also maybe "2-year term limited position" is not a benefit. Could treat training and housing as benefits.
- Pay: not mentioned, so omit.
- Schedule: not mentioned (year-round, 2-year term limited). Could mention schedule: year-round position. That's schedule info. The posting says "This is a year-round, 2-year term-limited position". That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule heading with that content.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Schedule.
We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use
. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all details from Mission Statement, Job Summary, Responsibilities bullet points, Required Qualifications bullet, Desired Qualifications bullet, Additional Information (training, travel, housing, term limited). Also maybe mention "Work agreements reviewed annually" etc? That's under Modes of Work. That's substantive but maybe not needed? It's about work mode. Could be included under Benefits? Not exactly. Might be considered under Schedule? Not really. Could be omitted? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include that too. Where to put? Could be under Benefits? Or maybe under Additional Information but we don't have that heading. Could we create a section "Work Mode"? Not in allowed headings but maybe we can still use h3 for any heading? The instruction says use h3 for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). The e.g. suggests those are examples but not exclusive? It says "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect only those headings. But we could still use other headings if needed? Safer to stick to those. However we need to preserve all substantive info; if we omit Modes of Work, we lose info. Could we incorporate that info under Benefits or Schedule? Not ideal but maybe we can include a sentence about work mode under Benefits? Or under About the role? The Modes of Work section: "Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes." That's substantive. Could be placed under Benefits? Not really a benefit. Could be under Schedule? Not schedule. Could be under About the role? Maybe we can add a sentence about work flexibility. Might be acceptable. Also "Background Screening" etc we need to remove as boilerplate. So we omit. Also "Application Deadline" etc remove. Also "U-M EEO Statement" remove. Also "Learn more about LSA's Mission..." maybe part of Additional Information? Actually after Additional Information there is a paragraph about LSA. That's boilerplate? It's about the college. Might be considered substantive? It's describing LSA. Could be considered part of About the role? Might be okay to keep. But it's not directly about the position. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This LSA mission statement is not exactly those categories, but could be considered generic. However it's specific to LSA. Might be considered part of About the role? I'd keep it as part of About the role maybe. But we need to be careful not to include too much fluff. Let's extract substantive content: Mission Statement: "The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future." Job Summary: paragraphs about UMBS, role description. Responsibilities: bullet list with percentages and details. Required Qualifications: bullet. Desired Qualifications: bullet. Additional Information: includes: - Tower climbing and rescue training and certification are required as part of this position and will be funded and arranged by UMBS. - Travel is required for training and certification for competent tower climbing conducted during the first few months of the appointment. - Temporary on-site housing at the UM Biological Station Pellston campus may be available to help you get settled while you find year-round housing in the area. - This is a 2-year term limited position. - Also earlier: "This is a year-round, 2-year term-limited position in northern Michigan." - Also "Modes of Work Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes." - Also "As one of the world's great liberal arts and sciences colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries..." etc. We need to decide what to keep. Probably keep: tower climbing training funded, travel required for training, temporary on-site housing may be available, 2-year term limited, year-round position, work mode hybrid eligibility. We can put year-round and 2-year term under Schedule. Work mode hybrid eligibility maybe under Benefits? Or under About the role? Could be under Benefits as "flexible work arrangements". But it's not a benefit per se. Could be under Schedule? Not schedule. Could be under About the role as part of description. Better to create a section "Work Mode"? Not allowed but maybe we can still use h3 for any heading; the instruction says use h3 for section headings (e.g. About the role, ...). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use h3 for section headings (e.g. ...). I think we should stick to those headings to be safe. Thus we need to fit all info into those six headings. Let's attempt: About the role: combine Mission Statement, Job Summary, and maybe LSA description and work mode? Could be long but okay. Responsibilities: as given. Requirements: Required Qualifications. Qualifications: Desired Qualifications. Benefits: tower climbing training funded, travel required for training (maybe not a benefit but we can phrase as "training and certification funded and arranged"), temporary on-site housing may be available, maybe also mention "year-round position" but that's schedule. Schedule: year-round, 2-year term limited position; also note work agreements reviewed annually, hybrid/remote eligibility at discretion. We need to ensure we don't create heading with filler text. All sections have real content. Now format:
About the role
Mission Statement ...
Job Summary ...
Maybe combine into one p? Could be multiple p. But we should not duplicate lines. Ensure we preserve all info. Let's craft About the role p: "The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. The University of Michigan Biological Station sits on over 10,000 acres along Douglas Lake in northern Michigan and holds one of the longest continuous ecological records in North America, 117 years and counting, with approximately 70 active research projects each year. The UMBS Research Specialist coordinates with the UMBS research staff to ensure the long-term instruments stay running, field infrastructure stays maintained, and data is flowing so science can continue year after year. The job follows the seasons. Spring and summer are vibrant with a lot of community interaction. Hundreds of students and researchers live on site. Winter is quieter as fieldwork declines and becomes more self-directed, a time to work up data, dig into the archives, and get the instruments ready for the next season. This is a year-round, 2-year term-limited position in northern Michigan. This position works closely with the Resident Biologist, Data Manager, Assistant Director, seasonal technicians, and the many researchers and students who come through the Station. We are looking for someone who is hands-on, organized, and excited to help steward a long-term research record while contributing to a welcoming and collaborative research and teaching community. The primary focus of this role is to strengthen our data collection efforts and ensure that the Station's long-term research infrastructure (both scientific and data) is well maintained and continues to support the science conducted here. As one of the world's great liberal arts and sciences colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world." That covers mission, job summary, LSA description. Now Responsibilities: we need to preserve bullet list exactly. The bullet list includes percentages and details. We'll output- each bullet. We need to keep the bullet text as given, but maybe we need to keep the asterisks? We'll just output the text. Responsibilities bullet list: - Long-Term Research & Flux Tower 50% Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the eddy covariance flux tower instruments so they stay powered, calibrated, and logging