Scientific Associate II

We need to output HTML fragment with headings

for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. No Job ID heading. Remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: Overview: description of role, location, etc. Could be "About the role". Provide prose. Major Duties/Responsibilities: list of duties. Use

• . Basic Qualifications: list of qualifications. Could be "Requirements" or "Qualifications". The instruction says use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide mapping. Probably "Requirements" for basic qualifications, "Preferred Qualifications" maybe as "Qualifications" or "Skills". But we must not create thin sections. We'll include sections with content. We have "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". Also "Special Requirements". Also "Security, Credentialing, And Eligibility Requirements". Also "Benefits at ORNL". Also maybe "Pay" not mentioned explicitly (no salary). So we should not include Pay or Schedule unless present. There's mention of "Periods of extended work hours will be required. You must be willing to work outside normal business hours, including occasional weekends, with little or no advance notice." That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section with that content. Also "This role may include limited travel opportunities." Could be part of schedule or responsibilities? Probably schedule. Pay: not mentioned, so omit. Benefits: we have a Benefits paragraph with list. So include Benefits section. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, etc. Remove lines about ORNL is an equal opportunity employer, etc. Also remove "If you have difficulty using the online application system..." etc. Also remove "This position will remain open..." etc. Also remove "Resumes from third party vendors..." etc. Also remove "UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer." Also remove security credentialing? That is substantive? It's about eligibility requirements; maybe we should keep as part of Requirements or Qualifications? It's about security clearance etc. It's substantive. We'll include maybe under Requirements or a separate section? Could be part of Requirements. But we have a heading "Requirements". We'll put basic qualifications there, plus special requirements, plus security credentials. However we must not invent headings like "Special Requirements". We can incorporate into Requirements section as list items. Similarly "Preferred Qualifications" could go under Qualifications or Skills. We'll decide: Use "Qualifications" for preferred qualifications (maybe also include skills). Or we could have "Skills" for preferred qualifications like CAD, Python, etc. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's think: The posting has: - Basic Qualifications (BS + 2 years experience, lab experience, instrumentation control, hands-on debugging) - Preferred Qualifications (MS/PhD, CAD, stewardship, emergent situations, data acquisition, sample environment systems, Python, neutron scattering techniques) - Special Requirements (extended hours, weekends, travel, export control access) - Security, Credentialing, And Eligibility Requirements (HSPD-12 PIV badge, Real ID, DOE access, background check, drug declaration) - Benefits at ORNL (list) - Also mention of "Our full code of conduct..." etc (boilerplate to remove) - Also mention of "Deliver ORNL’s mission..." (values) maybe could be part of About the role? It's substantive but maybe we can include in About the role as prose. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the values statement? It's about ORNL's core values. Might be considered boilerplate but it's part of the posting describing expectations. It's not a standard EEO line; it's about aligning behaviors. I'd keep it in About the role. Now we need to format. We'll output something like:

  About the role

  ...

  Responsibilities

  • ...

  Requirements

  • ...

  Qualifications

  • ...

  Benefits

  • ...

  Schedule

  ...

  We must not include empty sections. Now we need to extract content. About the role: combine overview paragraph(s) plus maybe mission statement. Overview: "We are seeking a Scientific Associate II who will focus on providing scientific operations support for NSE – the Neutron Spin Echo beamline, which is a high-resolution time-of-flight neutron spectrometer for characterizing the slow dynamics of soft condensed matter. This position resides in the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Science Support Group 1 in the Neutron Scattering Division (NSD), Neutron Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). In this role, you will provide technical support and guidance to the scientific staff and user community, while serving as the primary point of contact for operations support staff. As part of the NSE instrument team, you will support researchers from all over the world through effective instrument operation and troubleshooting, with opportunities to contribute to groundbreaking scientific research utilizing neutron scattering. For more information, visit https://neutrons.ornl.gov/nse." Then later: "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." That's also part of role expectations. We'll include in About the role. Now Responsibilities: list from "Major Duties/Responsibilities". We'll extract each sentence as bullet. List: - Provide technical direction to craft and technical teams and support staff scientists and user groups in developing system requirements, test plans, and operations documentation for the instrument. - Lead project management and systems engineering activities, including assembly, installation, and testing of instrument components, and participate in developing and commissioning new instrument capabilities. - Oversee general instrument operations, provide technical expertise on instrument capabilities, respond to troubleshooting needs (including after-hours/weekends), and assist users with sample preparation, installation, and logistics. - Manage instrument maintenance and sample environment/consumable inventories, coordinate preventive maintenance and preparation for operating cycles, and coordinate sample return/disposal with sample management staff. - Analyze experimental hazards and implement mitigating actions; ensure proposals have necessary science, safety, and equipment approvals; and maintain documentation and train users on instrument operation and safety. That's it. Now Requirements: combine Basic Qualifications, Special Requirements, Security/Credentialing. Basic Qualifications: - BS degree in biology, chemistry, materials engineering, physics, engineering or related field with at least 2 years of proven experience. - General lab experience with sample processing and preparation. - Experience with the operation of computer-based instrumentation control systems. - Experience performing hands-on work to diagnose and debug technical equipment and systems. Special Requirements: - Periods of extended work hours will be required. - You must be willing to work outside normal business hours, including occasional weekends, with little or no advance notice. - This role may include limited travel opportunities. - This position requires access to technology that is subject to export control requirements. Successful candidates must be qualified for such access without an export control license. Security, Credentialing, And Eligibility Requirements: - This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain an HSPD-12 PIV badge. - 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. We could combine these into Requirements section as list items. Now Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications. List: - MS degree or PhD in a relevant field of study. - Experience with CAD software. - Stewardship of laboratory components, materials and tools, incorporating good housekeeping and preventative maintenance practices. - Proven ability to respond to emergent situations and apply sound judgment in resolving them. - Basic understanding of typical data acquisition, reduction, and analysis concepts. - Experience with sample environment systems (such as mechanical testing, high and low temperature, gas absorption, etc.) and material characteristics in these extreme conditions. - Experience with Python or other scripted programming languages. - Comprehension of basic thermal neutron scattering instrument techniques and technologies. Now Benefits: list from "Benefits at ORNL:" paragraph. We need to extract list items: - 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 - Employee Discounts - Relocation Assistance is available for certain positions. Also earlier: "The laboratory offers many employee benefits, including medical and retirement plans and flexible work hours, to help you and your family live happy and healthy. Employee amenities such as on-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities are also provided for convenience." We could include those as separate bullets: medical and retirement plans, flexible work hours, on-site fitness, banking, cafeteria facilities. But we need to preserve all substantive info. So include them. Now Schedule: we have info about extended hours, weekends, travel. Already included in Requirements maybe. But we could also create a Schedule section with that info. However we must not duplicate content. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. If we put schedule info in Requirements, it's still preserved. But we also have a Schedule section heading; we could put schedule-specific info there, and not duplicate elsewhere. However the schedule info is also part of Special Requirements. Might be better to put schedule info under Schedule section, and keep Special Requirements (export control, etc.) under Requirements. Let's decide. We have schedule info: "Periods of extended work hours will be required. You must be willing to work outside normal business hours, including occasional weekends, with little or no advance notice. This role may include limited travel opportunities." We can put that in Schedule section. Then Requirements will contain Basic Qualifications and Security/Credentialing (excluding schedule). Also maybe we keep export control access under Requirements (since it's not schedule). That seems fine. Now we need to ensure we don't create thin sections. Schedule will have substantive content (three bullet-like sentences). We'll output as

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  with sentences. Now Benefits: we will output as

  • ... etc. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like "For more information, visit https://neutrons.ornl.gov/nse." That's substantive? It's a link for more info; could be considered part of About the role. We'll keep it. Now we need to remove lines like "Our full code of conduct, and a statement by the Lab Director's office can be found here: https://www.ornl.gov/content/research-integrity." That's a link to code of conduct; maybe we can keep as part of About the role? It's not boilerplate but