Tenured Associate Professor Faculty Position in Virology
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Likely they expect only those headings. But we can include other sections if they have content? 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". It doesn't forbid other headings, but they gave examples. Probably we should stick to those headings. However "About the University and the Town" could be considered "About the role"? Not exactly. Might be considered extra but could be omitted? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep that info somewhere. Could embed within a
under a generic heading like "About the University". But they didn't list that as allowed heading. However they said use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). The "e.g." suggests those are examples, not exhaustive. So we can add other headings as needed, using . Probably safe to include "About the University" heading.
We also have "Basic Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:" repeated. We'll combine.
We have "Department Contact for Questions" repeated.
We have "Additional Qualifications Salary and Rank Commensurate with experience". That's vague; we should not create Pay/Salary section unless actual numbers. It says "Salary and Rank Commensurate with experience" - that's placeholder; we should not create Pay section because it's not specific. So omit Pay.
Schedule: Not specified besides 10-month appointment start date negotiable. Could include Schedule? The posting mentions "This 10‐month appointment would ideally start August 1, 2027, but start date is negotiable." That's schedule info (appointment length). Could create a Schedule section with that detail. It's specific enough. So include Schedule.
Benefits: Not mentioned. No benefits details. So omit Benefits.
Skills: Not explicit list; maybe we can infer from responsibilities but not explicit. Better not create Skills unless explicit.
Requirements/Qualifications: We have Minimum Qualifications. Could combine as Requirements or Qualifications. Use one heading, maybe "Qualifications". We'll include both.
Responsibilities: we have.
About the role: Could be the Position Summary. So we can have About the role section with the summary.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Schedule.
We also need to include contact info maybe as a paragraph under Qualifications or separate? Could be under "Contact". Not required but we can include as a paragraph under Qualifications or maybe a separate "Contact" heading. Since not in examples, maybe better to include as a paragraph under Qualifications or at end. But we must preserve all substantive info. Contact info is substantive. We'll include as a
under Qualifications or maybe a separate "Contact" heading. I'd add a heading "Contact" as it's substantive. The instruction didn't forbid. Use
. We also need to include application instructions? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should not include the "Application Procedures" details like cover letter, CV, etc. Also remove the link to apply. So we must drop that. Also remove "Review of applications will begin October 16, 2026..." etc. That's application instructions. So we should omit all that. Also remove "Before a conditional offer..." etc (misconduct disclosure) - that's also part of application procedures? Might be considered boilerplate but it's substantive? It's about process. Might be considered application instructions; but it's about misconduct disclosure. The instruction says remove application instructions. This is part of application procedures. So drop. Also remove "Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer..." etc (EEO). Remove. Also remove "About the University and the Town:"? That's not application instructions; it's descriptive. Keep. Also remove "Basic Qualifications Minimum Qualifications:" duplicate. Also remove "Department Contact for Questions" duplicate? We'll keep contact info once. Also remove "Additional Qualifications Salary and Rank Commensurate with experience" - we already decided not to create Pay section; but the phrase itself is substantive? It's vague; we could include as a note under Qualifications maybe. But it's basically saying salary commensurate with experience. Since we are not making Pay section, we could include that sentence in Qualifications as a note. However it's redundant with "Minimum Qualifications". Might be okay to include as a note. Also remove "For Best Consideration Date 10/16/2026 Expected Start Date 08/01/2027 Posting Number IU-101672-2026" - that's metadata; we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. The expected start date is already in Position Summary; we can keep that. The posting number maybe drop. For Best Consideration date is same as review start; we can drop. Now craft HTML. We'll have:
About the role
Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) invites applications for a tenured Associate Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology in the field of Virology. We seek candidates to join IU’s outstanding Microbiology research program to lead research in the areas of Cellular Responses to Virus Infection, Cell Biology of Virus Infection, and Evolution of Emerging Viruses but other areas of virology will be considered. We encourage applications from scholars who apply interdisciplinary perspectives and share important research overlap with current IUB scholars, while also offering new dimensions that will expand and strengthen virology research at IUB. Researchers have access to state-of-the-art facilities for genomics and bioinformatics, light and electron microscopy, flow cytometry, proteomic analysis, physical biochemistry analytical instrumentation, and crystallography. This 10‑month appointment would ideally start August 1, 2027, but start date is negotiable.
Responsibilities
Tenured/tenure-track faculty in the Biology department at Indiana University Bloomington are expected to substantially contribute to the overall academic excellence of the department by developing and/or maintaining a robust research portfolio including pursuing and obtaining major extramural research funding to conduct cutting-edge research as a principal investigator, teaching undergraduate and graduate in the classroom, mentoring graduate students in our graduate programs, participating in service at the University and actively engaging with their professional community. Indiana University bases its tenure and promotion recommendations on performance in research, teaching, and service.
Qualifications
Applicants should possess a doctoral degree and demonstrate a strong record of scholarly achievement appropriate to the level of appointment. Candidates seeking appointment at the Associate Professor level must demonstrate a sustained record of scholarly achievement commensurate with a tenured appointment. This should include a record of extramurally funded research as principal investigator, an established body of corresponding-author publications, evidence of visibility and engagement within the broader scholarly community, and experience leading substantial research initiatives. Salary and rank are commensurate with experience.
Schedule
This is a 10‑month appointment with an ideal start date of August 1, 2027; the start date is negotiable.
Contact
All queries about the position or the application procedures should be addressed to Drs. Tuli Mukhopadhyay (sumukhop@iu.edu) and Pranav Danthi (pdanthi@iu.edu), search co‑chairpersons, or Dr. Cindy Broderick, search coordinator, at faculty1@indiana.edu.
Optionally include About the University? Could add as another section "About the University". Let's add to preserve that info.