Visiting Part Time Faculty Position in Environmental Science

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for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to extract content. From description: The job posting includes description: "The Department of Environmental Studies at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a visiting part-time faculty position to teach 2 sections of our Introduction to Environmental Science course during the Spring semester to begin in January 2027." We need sections: About the role (maybe description of role). Responsibilities (teaching two sections, topics). Requirements/Qualifications (commitment to teaching, inclusive pedagogies, Ph.D. preferred). Skills maybe not explicit. Benefits: none (they said no employee benefits). So we should not include Benefits heading because no real content. Pay: compensation $14,000 for teaching two courses. So include Pay section. Schedule: part-time visiting faculty, Spring semester, teach 2 sections, start Jan 2027. So we can include Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: application instructions, EEO, legal, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive info: description of course topics, commitment to teaching, inclusive pedagogies, Ph.D. preferred, no service/scholarship expectations, department description, compensation, no benefits, no H-1B support, etc. We need to use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for responsibilities (list of duties) we can list teaching two sections, integrating applied and basic material, covering topics list. Could be a list. Requirements/Qualifications: list items: commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching, inclusive pedagogies informed by current practice/scholarship, Ph.D. preferred, demonstrate commitment to Jesuit mission maybe? Actually that's in cover letter instruction, but we removed application instructions. However the qualification about contributing to mission is part of cover letter instruction, not a qualification. Might still be considered qualification? The posting says: "In your cover letter, please address the ways you might contribute to and further the College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college." That's application instruction, not qualification. We'll drop it as per instruction to remove application instructions. So we keep qualifications: commitment to teaching, inclusive pedagogies, Ph.D. preferred. Skills: maybe not explicit; we could omit Skills section if no specific skills listed. Benefits: none, so omit. Pay: $14,000. Schedule: part-time, Spring semester, teach 2 sections, start Jan 2027. We also have description of department: new, growing, interdisciplinary, etc. Could go under About the role or maybe a separate section? Not in list of headings; we could put under About the role. We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all substantive info: list of basic topics, applied topics, etc. Let's craft:

  About the role

  The Department of Environmental Studies at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a visiting part-time faculty position to teach two sections of Introduction to Environmental Science (ENVS 117) during the Spring semester beginning January 2027. The course integrates basic and applied material to examine major environmental problems through their biological bases. The department is a new, growing, interdisciplinary unit spanning environmental natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and is committed to supporting and mentoring visiting faculty. There are no required service or scholarship expectations for this appointment.

  Responsibilities

  • Teach two sections of ENVS 117 (Introduction to Environmental Science) in the Spring semester.
  • Integrate basic and applied material in course sections.
  • Cover basic topics: ecosystem structure, energy flow, biogeochemical cycles, population growth and regulation, environmental policy.
  • Cover applied topics: human population growth, agriculture and food production, pest control, conservation of forests and wildlife, preservation of biological diversity, energy use, water and air pollution, atmospheric climate change.

  Qualifications

  • Demonstrated commitment to and excellence in undergraduate teaching.
  • Expertise in inclusive pedagogies informed by current practice and scholarship in the field.
  • Ph.D. preferred (graduate transcripts required).

  Pay

  Compensation for teaching two courses in the Spring semester is $14,000.

  Schedule

  Part‑time visiting faculty appointment for the Spring semester, beginning January 2027, involving the teaching of two course sections.

  We must not include Benefits section. Ensure no extra headings like "About the role" etc. That's fine. Check for any boilerplate: we removed application instructions, EEO, legal, copyright, etc. We kept all substantive info: description of course topics, department description, no service/scholarship expectations, no benefits, no H-1B support (we omitted that? Actually we didn't include the H-1B note. It's substantive: "The College will not support H-1B applications that require the $100,000 employer fee." Should we include? It's a condition. It's not a heading but could be placed in About the role or a note. Since we must preserve ALL substantive information, we should include that detail. Where to put? Could be under About the role as an extra sentence. Let's add. Also we missed "There are no employee benefits associated with this part-time visiting faculty appointment." Already we omitted Benefits heading but we could mention that there are no benefits in the Pay or Schedule section? Better to include a sentence in About the role or maybe a separate note. Since we are not creating a Benefits heading, we can include the statement in the About the role paragraph. Also we missed "The Department of Environmental Studies is committed to providing support and mentorship of our visiting faculty to ensure future success within their chosen career path." Include in About the role. Also "The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically." That's application instruction, removed. Also "Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. For full consideration, please apply by October 9, 2026." That's application instruction, removed. Also "Questions about this search may be directed to Prof. Sarah Luria, sluria@holycross.edu." That's contact info, maybe considered application instruction; we should remove per instruction to remove application instructions. So drop. Also "To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/193100" duplicate, removed. Also "College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,200 students and is located in Worcester, Massachusetts - New England's second-largest city. The College seeks faculty members who demonstrate an enduring commitment to academic excellence and inclusive excellence and who embrace the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. To learn more about faculty life at the College, applicants are encouraged to visit Office of the Provost page." That's general college info, maybe not essential but could be considered substantive? It's about the institution. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; does that include general college description? Likely yes, as it's part of posting. However we might consider it boilerplate? It's not navigation/legal/EEO. It's descriptive. Could include under About the role or a separate section? There's no heading for "About the institution". Could incorporate into About the role paragraph. We must be careful not to create filler sections. We can add a sentence about the college. Let's craft About the role paragraph to include: department description, college description, support/mentorship, no benefits, no H-1B support. We'll need to keep it readable but not too long. Let's draft:

  About the role

  The Department of Environmental Studies at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a visiting part-time faculty position to teach two sections of Introduction to Environmental Science (ENVS 117) during the Spring semester beginning January 2027. The course integrates basic and applied material to examine major environmental problems through their biological bases. The department is a new, growing, interdisciplinary unit spanning environmental natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and is committed to providing support and mentorship to visiting faculty to ensure future success within their chosen career path. There are no required service or scholarship expectations, and no employee benefits are associated with this appointment; the College will not support H-1B applications that require the $100,000 employer fee. The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition, enrolling about 3,200 students in Worcester, Massachusetts, and seeking faculty who demonstrate a commitment to academic and inclusive excellence and the educational benefits of a diverse community.

  That covers many points. Now responsibilities list as before. Qualifications list as before. Pay and Schedule sections. Check we didn't miss any substantive info: The description of basic topics and applied topics we included. The statement about "Applied and basic material will be integrated in most sections." We covered integrate basic and applied material. Good. The statement about "Basic topics include ecosystem structure, energy flow, biogeochemical cycles, population growth and regulation and environmental policy." We listed those. Applied topics list: we included all. The statement about "The Department of Environmental Studies at Holy Cross is a new, growing, interdisciplinary department that consists of faculty that span the breadth of the environmental natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities." Included. The statement about "There are no required service or scholarship expectations in this position." Included. The statement about "The Department of Environmental Studies is committed to providing support and mentorship of our visiting faculty to ensure future success within their chosen career path." Included. The statement about "There are no employee benefits associated with this part-time visiting faculty appointment." Included. The statement about "Compensation for teaching two courses in the Spring semester is $14,000." Included in Pay. The statement about "The College will not support H-1B applications that require the $100,000 employer fee." Included. Qualifications: "Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching and inclusive pedagogies as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field." We have commitment to excellence in teaching and expertise in inclusive pedagogies informed by current practice/scholarship. Good. "Application Instructions" etc removed. We also need to include "graduate transcripts (Ph.D. preferred)" we have Ph.D. preferred. We also need to include "a statement on teaching philosophy and interests" etc but that's application instruction, removed. We also need to include "two confidential letters of recommendation" removed. We also need to include "letter of application, current curriculum vitae" removed. We also need to include "Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/193100" removed. We also need to include "Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled." removed. We also need to include "For full consideration, please apply by October 9, 2026." removed. We also need to include "Questions about this search may be directed to Prof. Sarah Luria, sluria@holycross.edu." removed. We also need to include "To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/193100" removed. We also need to include "COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition..." we incorporated. We also need to include "The College seeks faculty members who demonstrate an enduring commitment to academic excellence and inclusive excellence and who embrace the educational benefits of a richly diverse community." we