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Term Instructional Professor and Law Library Director

George Mason University · Arlington, VA · 1 mo ago
EducationFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if real content. The posting includes: Department, Classification, Job Category, Job Type, Work Schedule, Location, Workplace Type, Required Sponsorship Eligibility, Salary (commensurate...), Criminal Background Check, About The Department, About The Position (with responsibilities etc.), Required Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Instructions to Applicants (but we must remove application instructions). Also we must remove boilerplate: EEO, equity statement, campus safety, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, cookie/navigation/legal etc. We need to use

for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. However we must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We have content for: About the Department (maybe "About the role"? Actually "About The Department" could be considered "About the role"? But we have separate "About The Position". The instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to these headings. We have: - About the Department: could be "About the role"? Might be better as "About the role" but we have both department and position. Perhaps we can combine into "About the role" covering both department and position description. But we must preserve all substantive info; we can't lose details. We could have two sections: "About the Department" and "About the Position" but those aren't in the list of allowed headings. The instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings? It says use

for section headings (e.g. ...). Likely they expect us to use those specific headings when applicable. So we should map content to those headings. We have: - Responsibilities: we have Teaching, Service, Law Library Director Responsibilities (detailed). So we can put under

Responsibilities

with
  • items. - Requirements: we have Required Qualifications (JD and MLS required; experience conducting legal research and writing; substantial experience in a law library or similar setting; supervisory experience; legal knowledge in substantive legal field(s), which must at least include legal research; highly knowledgeable in computer applications and technologies employed in law schools today; and areas of expertise must include instruction on legal research and technology). Also Preferred Qualifications could be under Skills or Requirements? Possibly "Qualifications" heading for required, and "Skills" for preferred? The list includes Qualifications and Skills as separate possible headings. We could put Required Qualifications under

    Qualifications

    and Preferred Qualifications under

    Skills

    . Or we could combine both under Qualifications. But we need to follow instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have Qualifications (required) and Skills (preferred). Also we have Pay: Salary commensurate with education and experience – but that's vague; instruction 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. The posting says "Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience". That's placeholder; we should NOT create a Pay section because it's just placeholder. So omit Pay. Schedule: Work Schedule: Full time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk). That's specific; we can create Schedule section with that info. Benefits: Not mentioned; omit. About the role: we have About The Department and About The Position. Could combine into About the role. We'll put that under

    About the role

    with paragraphs. We also have Location, Workplace Type, Required Sponsorship Eligibility, Criminal Background Check, etc. Those are metadata; we should fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it." So we can include a short paragraph at top with location, workplace type, sponsorship eligibility, background check, etc. But we should not create headings for those. So maybe a

    containing: Location: Arlington, VA; Workplace Type: On Site; Required Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship; Criminal Background Check: Yes. Also maybe Classification, Job Category, Job Type, Work Schedule (but schedule we already have section). Could include classification etc in that paragraph. We must not repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). The job title is "Term Instructional Professor and Law Library Director"? Actually posting includes two roles? It seems combined. We'll not repeat. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Let's construct:

    Location: Arlington, VA; Workplace Type: On Site; Required Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship; Criminal Background Check: Yes; Classification: 12-month Instructional Faculty; Job Category: Instructional Faculty; Job Type: Full-Time.

    Then

    About the role

    with paragraphs combining About The Department and About The Position. We need to preserve all substantive info; we must not lose details. So we need to include the department description and position description. We'll create two

    under About the role: first paragraph for department, second for position. Then

    Responsibilities

    with
    • items. We need to capture all responsibilities listed: Teaching (Designs course curricula, prepares for classes, is available for consultation about those classes, assesses student performance in those classes, and remains current in subjects being taught in accordance with ABA standards. Effective teaching requires a combination of course and curricular materials, developed learning outcomes, and thoughtful assignments and assessments designed to promote student learning.) Service (Engages in service to the Law School and university community, participates in governance of the law school as requested/allowed, curricular development, and other institutional responsibilities as required by ABA accreditation standards;Provides service to the profession, works with judges and practicing lawyers to improve the profession; andProvides service to the public including participation in pro bono activities. Examples include, but are not limited to, attendance at faculty meetings; curricular development; support for co-curricular student experiences; committee participation; leadership in professional organizations.) Law Library Director Responsibilities (long list). We need to break into sensible list items; each bullet can be a sentence or clause. We'll try to capture each distinct responsibility. We'll produce a
        with many
      • items, each representing a responsibility. We must not invent or summarize away detail; we need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include each responsibility as listed. That's a lot; but we can break them into separate
      • items, each containing the full sentence(s) as they appear. Let's extract responsibilities from the text: Teaching: - Designs course curricula, prepares for classes, is available for consultation about those classes, assesses student performance in those classes, and remains current in subjects being taught in accordance with ABA standards. - Effective teaching requires a combination of course and curricular materials, developed learning outcomes, and thoughtful assignments and assessments designed to promote student learning. Service: - Engages in service to the Law School and university community, participates in governance of the law school as requested/allowed, curricular development, and other institutional responsibilities as required by ABA accreditation standards; - Provides service to the profession, works with judges and practicing lawyers to improve the profession; - Provides service to the public including participation in pro bono activities. - Examples include, but are not limited to, attendance at faculty meetings; curricular development; support for co-curricular student experiences; committee participation; leadership in professional organizations. Law Library Director Responsibilities (the long block). Let's parse each sentence separated by semicolons or periods. I'll copy the block: "Provides strategic leadership for the law library's instructional and research support programs; Teaches assigned law school courses or is embedded within other courses, including legal research in LRWA I, II, III, and IV, Scholarly Writing, and advanced legal research courses, and other applicable courses within the instructor’s area(s) of interest and expertise; teaches workshops and other pedagogical sessions offered by the Library; Collaborates with faculty to integrate research skills and information literacy competencies throughout the law school curriculum; Oversees the development of the library’s instructional services and materials to faculty, students, staff, alumni, and the local bar; Coordinates law school efforts training students in the effective use of legal databases, artificial intelligence tools, and emerging technologies relevant to legal practice; Provides research consultations to support student academic work; Supervises and mentors law librarians and other instructional personnel engaged in teaching activities; May support the work of a Library RA(s); Participates in faculty governance through attendance and participation in faculty meetings and service on standing law school and/or university committees, including as a voting member on the law school’s Library Faculty and Technology Committee; Prepares for and attends faculty meetings as a limited voting member; Serves on law school and/or university committees, as assigned; Provides library and research updates to the full faculty, as needed; Participates in law school events in support of students, prospective students, faculty, and alumni engagement; Provides strategic leadership for the law library in support of the law school's mission and goals; Ensures compliance with applicable ABA standards relating to library resources and services; Directs all operations of the law library, including services, collections, facilities, technology, and personnel; Develops and manages the Library & Technology budget to: Direct the growth and development of the collection, physical plant, and equipment to support the instructional, research, and service missions of the law school; Provides personnel and services to support the instructional, research, and service missions of the law school; Supports faculty research, scholarship, and publication efforts; Works with Head of Technical Services and Collections Development to Negotiate contracts and licenses with publishers, database vendors, and service providers; Evaluates and implement emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and legal analytics tools; Sets and communicates library policies and procedures to all stakeholders; Establishes performance expectations and professional development opportunities for library employees; Manages staffing levels and organizational structure to meet evolving institutional needs; Assists in managing the law school’s listservs and generic email accounts; Represents the library on matters related to Library & Technology within the law school and university, and to external consortia and professional organizations; Participates in professional development and contributes to the law librarian profession; andOther duties related to the position as assigned that help the department achieve its objectives and goals and/or support the mission of the Law School as determined by the employee's supervisor." Note there is a typo "andOther". We'll keep as is. We'll create
      • for each distinct responsibility line. We also have Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. We'll put Required Qualifications under

        Qualifications

        as
        • items. Preferred Qualifications under

          Skills

          as
          • . Now we need to ensure we don't create Pay/Benefits sections unless actual content. Salary is placeholder, so omit. Schedule: we have Work Schedule: Full time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk). We'll create

            Schedule

            with

            Full time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

            . Now we need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO, equity statement, campus safety, Mason Ad Statement, etc. We'll omit those. Now construct final HTML. Let's write:

            Location: Arlington, VA; Workplace Type: On Site; Required Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship; Criminal Background Check: Yes;

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