Want an AI job at Treasury? Write a 10-page analysis of ‘Great Gatsby’

A notice for an artificial intelligence job at the Treasury Department requires applicants to write a 10-page analysis of "The Great Gatsby." JannHuizenga / Getty Images

A job posting for an information technology specialist focused on artificial intelligence at the Treasury Department is asking applicants to write a 10-page analysis, with citations, of metaphors in the “The Great Gatsby.” 

In addition to the essay on the 1925 classic written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the notice, which appears to have been posted to usajobs.gov on Monday, requires interested individuals to:

• “convert the [Gatsby] analysis into a concise 200-word executive summary.
• translate both the full essay and summary into Spanish and Mandarin.
• create a table comparing the metaphor themes across three other novels of your choice, with one paragraph of synthesis.
• rewrite the original essay in the style of a scientific paper with an abstract.”

Applicants selected for the direct-hire position “will ...