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Assistant Professor

• 511354

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 011100 - Plant and Soil Sciences

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

The Department of Plant and Soil Sciences (PSS) in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Mississippi State University is seeking applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor with and Extension (75%)/Research (25%) appointment in turf management. This position will be a 12-month tenure track appointment with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2027. Turf students earn a degree in Agronomy with an emphasis in Golf and Sports Turf management. The MSU Golf and Sports Turf Management program was one of the first turf management teaching programs established in the Southeast and is nationally regarded among the best undergraduate teaching programs with over 400 graduates, many of whom are prominent turf managers. Current enrollment is 28 undergraduates and 5 graduate students. Within PSS, the "turf team" consists of two full-time, tenure-track faculty, two research associates, and a full-time technician. In addition, other faculty and staff (entomologist, weed scientists, golf course superintendent, sports turf manager, diagnostic labs, etc.) are directly involved and are integral parts of the turf program. On-campus research facilities include over 6 acres of maintained turf, including more than 1/2 acre of sand-based construction. In addition, the university golf course and athletic fields provide part-time employment and learning experiences for students. Visit the Plant and Soil Sciences website at: https://www.pss.msstate.edu

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ACCESS Employment Coordinator

• 511405

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 051920 - ACCESS/SCS

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The ACCESS Employment Coordinator supports the academic, career development, and independent living development needs of students in the ACCESS program.

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Staff Counselor (Child Trauma) Mississippi Youth Resilience Center (MY-REC), MSU Behavioral Health

• 511413

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 038600 - Psychology

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Arts and Sciences - AAS

The Staff Clinician (Child Trauma) is located in the Department of Psychology at MSU Behavioral Health and reports to the Project Director of the Mississippi Youth Resilience Center, Dr. Agnes Rieger, who is the supervisor of record. The position is the treating clinician for the center: it provides evidence-based trauma treatment to children, adolescents, and their caregivers in Mississippi, in person and by telehealth. The position carries a direct clinical caseload; it also participates in the national learning collaborative and fidelity activities the National Child Traumatic Stress Network requires, and helps train the advanced graduate clinicians the award supports.

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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, MSU Behavioral Health

• 511306

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 038600 - Psychology

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Arts and Sciences - AAS

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provides primary mental health care at the Behavioral Health Clinic by serving two integrated roles on the clinic's SAMHSA Targeted Capacity Expansion award: Project Coordinator responsible for day-to-day program management, and prescriber providing the clinic's first medication services, offering medication for substance use and co-occurring disorders alongside therapy for college-aged Mississippians (18 to 24) statewide, in person in Starkville and by telehealth. The incumbent works under the supervision of the Director of Behavioral Health Clinic.

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Clinic Manager, MSU Behavioral Health

• 511212

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 038600 - Psychology

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Arts and Sciences - AAS

Responsible for the day-to-day operational management of MSU Behavioral Health, a community-facing behavioral health clinic serving rural Mississippi in person and by telehealth, and serves as Project Director for the clinic's SAMHSA-funded SBIRT program (Project BRIDGE), providing substance-use screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for youth ages 12 to 21.

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Staff Counselor (SBIRT Clinician)

• 511210

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 038600 - Psychology

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Arts and Sciences - AAS

The Staff Counselor reports to the leadership of the “SBIRT “grant. The Staff Counselor is responsible for delivering substance-use screening, brief intervention, and brief treatment for youth ages 12 to 21 under the clinic's SAMHSA-funded SBIRT program (Project BRIDGE), in person in Starkville and by telehealth across the five-county service area.

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Assistant Professor

• 511368

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 011900 - Agricultural Science & Plant Protec

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 9-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

The Department of Agricultural Science and Plant Protection (AGSPP) at Mississippi State University seeks to fill a tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor position in Medical/Veterinary/Public Health Entomology based on the main campus in Starkville. The position will consist of approximately 60% research and 40% teaching. The successful candidate will develop an externally funded research program focused on arthropods and arthropod-borne pathogens of medical, veterinary, wildlife, or public-health importance and will contribute to undergraduate and graduate instruction in Entomology. The program should advance a One Health perspective by connecting arthropod biology, vector ecology, host-vector-pathogen interactions, surveillance, disease risk, and management across human, animal, wildlife, and environmental systems.

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Plumber I or II

• 511435

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 490146 - Plumbing

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Division of Finance and Administration - BSA

To assemble, install, repair, and perform maintenance to piping, fixtures, and equipment used in the distribution, drainage, and ventilation of water, water carried waste, air, gas, and other liquids.

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Custodian I Day Shift (4:00am-1:00pm)

• 511434

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 490400 - Custodial Services

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Division of Finance and Administration - BSA

To perform duties necessary for the routine cleaning and upkeep of academic, office, and residential guest house-style buildings.

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Custodian II (Day Shift 4:00am-1:00pm)

• 511432

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 490400 - Custodial Services

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Division of Finance and Administration - BSA

To perform duties necessary for the routine cleaning and upkeep of academic, office, and residential guest house-style buildings.

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Electrician I or II

• 511447

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 490142 - Electrical

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Division of Finance and Administration - BSA

Working in the Facilities Management Department, this position will install, maintain and repair routine electrical systems, facilities, appliances, and related equipment, including both high and low voltage systems.

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Building Maintenance Tech I or II

• 511436

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 490140 - Building Services

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Division of Finance and Administration - BSA

Perform a variety of duties in support of services provided by Facilities Management including routine minor maintenance and upkeep of buildings.

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Professor and Head

• 511351

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 034300 - Classical & Modern Languages & Lit

• Executive/Administrative/Managerial
• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Arts and Sciences - AAS

Professor and Head of the Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures, Mississippi State University. The Department seeks an accomplished scholar to lead a dynamic program, with an energetic and productive research and teaching faculty experienced in training high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students.

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Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor

• 511338

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 062900 - Computer Science and Engineering

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 9-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Engineering - AEN

The Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor in Computer Science and Engineering is under the administrative supervision of the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Specific activities include conducting research in the professor's principal fields of interest, contributing toward the strengthening of our research environment, teaching courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.

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Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor

• 511312

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 062900 - Computer Science and Engineering

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 9-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Engineering - AEN

The Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor is under the administrative supervision of the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Specific activities include teaching courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels, contributing to the development of degree programs, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.

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Veterinary Assistant - (Large Animal After Hours)

• 511448

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 184100 - CVM AHC Administration

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

The Large Animal Veterinary Assistant (After-Hours) provides critical support for patient care, emergency, triage, and hospital operations during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. This position serves as an essential member of the veterinary healthcare team, ensuring continuous care for hospitalized patients and timely support for emergency cases outside of traditional business hours. Working in teaching and referral hospital environment, the After-Hours Veterinary Assistant assists with patient treatments, animal handling, emergency admissions, infection control, facility readiness, and support of veterinary students and clinicians. The position requires reliability, sound judgment, physical stamina, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment where patient needs can change rapidly. This position differs from traditional daytime veterinary assistant roles through its expanded responsibility for supporting patient care and hospital operations during periods of reduced staffing and increased operational independence.

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Animal Health Technician Trainee, I or II - (Large Animal After Hours)

• 511451

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 184100 - CVM AHC Administration

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

The Animal Health Technician (AHT) assigned to Large Animal Services After-Hours plays a critical role in delivering continuous, high-quality patient care during evening, nights, weekends, holidays, and emergency periods. Unlike daytime clinical positions that have immediate access to faculty clinicians, this position functions as the primary on-site clinical resource during after-hours operations. The After-Hours Animal Health Technician is entrusted with the assessment, monitoring, and treatment of hospitalized patient while exercising independent judgment regarding patient status, treatment needs, emergency interventions, and the urgency of clinician notification. This position serves as the direct link between hospitalized patients and the attending veterinarian and is essential to maintaining patient safety, welfare, and continuity of care when veterinary faculty are not physically present in the hospital. The After-Hours Animal Health Technician position differs significantly from traditional daytime technician positions due to the level of autonomy, responsibility, and clinical judgment required.

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Enterprise Systems Analyst II

• 511425

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 460100 - Enterprise Information Systems

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs - AAA

This position will work as a team member in Enterprise Information Systems at Mississippi State University. The Systems Analyst implements, maintains, and supports Information Systems to meet the University needs. This position supports the complete life cycle process of one or more ERP application systems.

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Business Coordinator

• 511446

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 185430 - CVM Ancillary Services

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

Provides administrative support in maintaining a general accounting system for a division, department, or other separately budgeted unit by performing a variety of accounting and purchasing duties.

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Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor (Veterinary Oncology)

• 511420

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 184000 - CVM Clinical Science Department

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

The Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine has an immediate opening for a non-tenure-track faculty position in Veterinary Oncology. This position will running currently with PARF 511421 with the intent to only fill one position. In addition to salary, Mississippi State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with an estimated value of approximately 40% of salary. Benefits for eligible employees include paid holidays, annual leave that increases with years of service, health insurance options, and generous University contributions toward retirement. Eligible employees and their dependents may also receive a 50% reduction in undergraduate tuition. With appropriate prior approval, employees in 1.0 FTE positions may be permitted to engage in consulting activities for up to two days per month per HRM policy 60.415. Learn more about MSU's employee benefits and programs through the University Human Resources website https://www.hrm.msstate.edu/benefits.

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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Veterinary Oncology)

• 511421

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 184000 - CVM Clinical Science Department

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

The Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine has an immediate opening for a tenure-track faculty position in Veterinary Oncology. This position will running currently with PARF 511420 with the intent to only fill one position. In addition to salary, Mississippi State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with an estimated value of approximately 40% of salary. Benefits for eligible employees include paid holidays, annual leave that increases with years of service, health insurance options, and generous University contributions toward retirement. Eligible employees and their dependents may also receive a 50% reduction in undergraduate tuition. With appropriate prior approval, employees in 1.0 FTE positions may be permitted to engage in consulting activities for up to two days per month per HRM policy 60.415 . Learn more about MSU's employee benefits and programs through the University Human Resources website https://www.hrm.msstate.edu/benefits.

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Research Security Officer, Assistant Director

• 511397

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 493000 - Research Compliance and Security

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The Research Security Officer Assistant Director develops research security policies, procedures, and technology to enable Mississippi State University to comply with federal guidelines for handling all levels of U.S. government information. The Research Security Officer Assistant Director also serves as the primary Facility Security Officer, lead security analyst, and oversees the export control program.

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Intermittent Worker

• 511429

• Harrison County

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 015901 - CREC-Coastal Marine Ext Program

• Intermittent Worker
• Support Staff

• Intermittent
• Time-Limited Part-Time 12-Month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MSUES - GEX

The roles of the intermittent employee will fall into three categories: field, laboratory, and outreach/education. The first category involves assisting with shark bottom longline surveys throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, the employee will be responsible for preparing gear, performing shark and fish dissections, collecting samples, and recording and entering data. The second category involves completing various laboratory processing tasks using samples collected during the bottom longline surveys. The third category involves assisting with outreach and education events and developing materials to use at these events. Travel for field work and outreach events may be necessary. This role is administratively associated with the MSU Coastal Research and Extension Center in support of its Coastal and Marine Extension Program (CREC-CMEP).

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Intermittent Worker

• 511428

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 013100 - Poultry Science

• Intermittent Worker
• Support Staff

• Intermittent

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

Perform routine and specialized procedures in support of research projects.

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Extension Associate

• 511401

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 011300 - Animal & Dairy Science

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

The Extension Associate assists Extension faculty with the development and implementation of statewide Extension programs including Sustainable Agricultural Research and Development (SARE) programming and livestock Extension programs for youth and producer audiences.

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Project Manager

• 511399

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 190500 - Water Resources Research Institute

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute is seeking to hire a full-time Project Manager to manage multiple collaborative grant projects related to water quality testing in schools and childcare centers. This position will be responsible for planning, implementing, managing, and coordinating work associated with assigned projects.

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Assistant or Associate Professor and Director MS Quarterly

• 511036

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 033900 - English

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 9-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Arts and Sciences - AAS

The Department of English at Mississippi State University seeks an advanced assistant or associate professor with a specialization in Southern Literature to join the Department and become editor of Mississippi Quarterly, with a projected start date of August 16, 2027.

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Medical Technologist

• 511415

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 560115 - SHC - Laboratory

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Student Affairs - STA

Perform specimen collection and laboratory tests to obtain data for use in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

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Grants and Contracts Administrator I, II, III, or Senior

• 511416

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 460500 - Office of Sponsored Projects

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

This position serves as a member of a team of professional and support staff in the Office of Sponsored Projects who provide university-wide leadership in the development and administration of sponsored projects. Specifically, the Grants and Contracts Administrator I, II, III, or Senior will assist in providing services such as proposal review and endorsement, agreement negotiation, award acceptance and authorization, and limited post-award research services in accordance with university, federal, and sponsor regulations, policies, and procedures. Rankings and qualifications within levels (I, II, III, Senior) are based on education and experience.

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Assistant Director, Recruitment & Events

• 511404

• IL/MO/OH/TN

• Various Locations

• 411200 - Enrollment Services

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs - AAA

The Assistant Director of Recruitment, under the Supervision of the Associate Director of Student Recruitment, the Director of Student Recruitment, the Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and the Provost, works closely with university officials in disseminating information about Mississippi State University. In addition, the Assistant Director of Recruitment coordinates and supervises the implementation of the recruitment goals set by the University.

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