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Position	Department	Location
Instructor I, II, or III	018800 - College of Ag & Life Sciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Mississippi State University has multiple Instructor positions available across the nine academic departments within the College. Instructors are teaching-specific roles with no direct research responsibility. These are promotable positions with ranks of Instructor I, II and III, dependent on experience and effectiveness. These instructor levels are either full-time or part-time (dependent upon departmental needs), 9-month or 12 month (dependent upon departmental needs), non-tenure track positions.
Intermittent Worker	013000 - CREC-So MS Branch Exp Station	South MS Area
Applicant will be required to work closely with cattle.
Intermittent Worker	015900 - CREC-Coastal Research & Ext Center	Biloxi, MS
To perform a variety of routine and specialized research duties requiring knowledge of wetland and coastal plants and animals. Employee performs work independently, with a variety of teams, and within established methods and procedures.
Assistant or Associate Professor	080100 - FWRC - Forestry	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
This is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position at either the Assistant or Associate Professor of Forest Ecosystem Service Valuation and Assessment in the Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University.
Assistant Teaching Professor	230100 - School of Accountancy	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
An Assistant Teaching Professor in Accounting is sought for a non-tenure track position beginning Fall 2026. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate courses in accounting including the accounting course in the MBA program (online and face-to-face).
Postdoctoral Associate	031100 - Biological Sciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Brown Lab at Mississippi State University seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the PhyloFisher v2: Advancing Accuracy and Reproducibility in Deep Phylogenomics project funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The position focuses on evolutionary genomics, high-performance computing, and software/database development for large-scale phylogenomic workflows. Applicants should have experience with next-generation sequencing data analysis, strong written/oral communication skills, and preferably expertise in phylogenomics and Python and R programming. Essential duties include those listed below. Perform large-scale analyses including phylogenomics, comparative genomics, and differential gene expression; curate orthologs and contribute to expanding PhyloFisher v2 (~400 eukaryotic and prokaryotic markers). Develop, optimize, and maintain PhyloFisher software/database components; implement efficient pipelines on HPC systems; carry out specialized computational tasks beyond the scope of departmental staff. Integrate genomic datasets to inform species concepts for targeted microbial eukaryote groups. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students; collaborate with an international team of investigators; contribute to manuscripts, documentation, and public releases of tools and datasets.
Office Associate	012100 - School of Human Sciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Performs a variety of basic to complex office support and/or secretarial duties primarily related to travel arrangements and expenditures, which require a range of skills and knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
Assistant Teaching Professor	034900 - Geosciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The position is for a full-time, non-tenure track teaching professor on a nine-month appointment. The successful candidate will teach up to four course sections per semester, with a maximum of eight course sections over the nine-month period. The primary responsibility entails teaching meteorology courses to online students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science Broadcast and Operational Meteorology Program, as well as the Master of Science Applied Meteorology Program. The appointment is also likely to include some face-to-face teaching for our Starkville Main Campus. The primary teaching needs include courses in operational weather forecasting, satellite & radar meteorology, and severe weather, as well as other coursework aligned with the candidate’s specialization. Summer teaching opportunities for additional compensation may be available depending on enrollment.
Assistant Professor	031100 - Biological Sciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Department of Biological Sciences at Mississippi State University (MSU) invites applicants for 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions. We anticipate hires in two broad research areas, Microbiology and Evo-devo.
Assistant Professor	060300 - Chemical Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) invites applications for a tenure-system faculty position under the supervision of the Director of the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering. This position will serve as a professional faculty member and specific activities include teaching, research, service, and advising students in the Chemical Engineering program.
Assistant Professor	030200 - Anthropology/Middle Eastern Culture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Conduct research in area of specialty. Publish scholarly articles, monographs, and books in area of specialty. Participate in professional meetings by giving papers, presiding at sessions, and serving as discussant. Promote the development of the archaeological profession locally and nationally by reviewing books and articles for professional journals, serving on professional society committees and boards, and serving as consultant for local and national groups and agencies as the need or occasion arises. Teach undergraduate survey courses. Teach site survey (site discovery, delineation, evaluation) field school for undergraduates and graduate students with leveling needs. Teach excavation field school as necessary. Teach advanced undergraduate students in upper-level topical or area courses. Teach graduate courses in area of specialty, including seminars, special topics, and directed readings. Serve on graduate committees for M.A. students. Direct graduate M.A. theses. Serve on departmental, college, and university committees. For tenure-track but non-tenured persons, expectations in this category are limited. Seek external funding via grants or contracts.
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor	060700 - Electrical and Computer Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University invites applications for a faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. Successful candidates will be expected to conduct research, teaching, and service programs.
Assistant Professor or Associate Professor	020500 - Building Construction Science	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Teach students in studio and core specialization courses in the Department of Building Construction Science. The BCS program is unique in its studio-based learning model in which students collaboratively work with their instructors, peers, and other relevant programs to enhance their content knowledge, technical competency, and leadership skills.
Lecturer	034300 - Classical & Modern Languages & Lit	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Vacancy for a part-time, time-limited lecturer position to teach Spanish courses for the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures.
Instructor I/ll	060700 - Electrical and Computer Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
This position is for a full-time, 9-month, non-tenure track lecturer position to teach required courses for the electrical and computer engineering degree programs, with emphasis on first year and capstone design courses. This instructor must also provide support for the department’s ABET data collection efforts related to design.
Intermittent Worker	015901 - CREC-Coastal Marine Ext Program	Biloxi, MS
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.
Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor	060100 - Aerospace Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor of Aerospace Engineering is under the administrative supervision of the Department Head of Aerospace Engineering and will serve as a professional faculty member. Specific activities include teaching, service and advising students in the Aerospace Engineering program.
Assistant Professor or Associate Professor	020100 - School of Architecture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The School of Architecture at Mississippi State University invites applicants for a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank with an anticipated start date of Fall 2026. We seek candidates with experience in integrating emerging approaches to sustainable and resilient design in their research, teaching, and creative practice. The candidates are expected to incorporate innovative strategies and techniques for sustainable design in studio and lecture courses as part of the design studios and technology coursework at the undergraduate level. Areas of expertise that are sought range from energy modeling, building performance simulation, innovative use of materials, structural investigations, and construction techniques, among others. Design studios are the heart of the School of Architecture. While sustainable and resilient principles are taught in a range of courses, studios are the place in which faculty and students engage in deep investigations with the aim of advancing architecture. The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, the Jackson Community Design Center, and other research centers at Mississippi State University provide opportunities for research collaboration. The School of Architecture and the College of Architecture, Art, and Design are making significant investments in advanced visualization and simulation through the establishment of a new state-of-the art visualization and simulation lab, supporting applicants whose research agenda involves one or more of the following areas: computational approaches to energy modeling, building performance simulations, geospatial visualization, building information modeling, and digital twins. The successful candidates will also play a prominent roles in the planned graduate program.
Assistant Professor	031900 - Chemistry	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The successful applicant will have a demonstrated record of research accomplishments and a strong commitment to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Assistant Professor	030200 - Anthropology/Middle Eastern Culture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Teach undergraduate survey courses, such as Introduction to Anthropology, Introduction to Biological Anthropology, and Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, and other related courses. Teach advanced undergraduate students in upper-level topical or area courses, such as Human Osteology, and other related courses. Teach graduate courses in area of specialty, including seminars, special topics, and directed readings. Serve on graduate committees for M.A. students. Direct graduate M.A. theses. Serve on departmental, college, and university committees. For tenure-track but nontenured persons, expectations in this category are limited. Seek external funding via grants or contracts.

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Position	Department	Location
Instructor I, II, or III	018800 - College of Ag & Life Sciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Mississippi State University has multiple Instructor positions available across the nine academic departments within the College. Instructors are teaching-specific roles with no direct research responsibility. These are promotable positions with ranks of Instructor I, II and III, dependent on experience and effectiveness. These instructor levels are either full-time or part-time (dependent upon departmental needs), 9-month or 12 month (dependent upon departmental needs), non-tenure track positions.
Intermittent Worker	013000 - CREC-So MS Branch Exp Station	South MS Area
Applicant will be required to work closely with cattle.
Intermittent Worker	015900 - CREC-Coastal Research & Ext Center	Biloxi, MS
To perform a variety of routine and specialized research duties requiring knowledge of wetland and coastal plants and animals. Employee performs work independently, with a variety of teams, and within established methods and procedures.
Assistant or Associate Professor	080100 - FWRC - Forestry	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
This is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position at either the Assistant or Associate Professor of Forest Ecosystem Service Valuation and Assessment in the Department of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Forest and Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University.
Assistant Teaching Professor	230100 - School of Accountancy	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
An Assistant Teaching Professor in Accounting is sought for a non-tenure track position beginning Fall 2026. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate courses in accounting including the accounting course in the MBA program (online and face-to-face).
Postdoctoral Associate	031100 - Biological Sciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Brown Lab at Mississippi State University seeks a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to support the PhyloFisher v2: Advancing Accuracy and Reproducibility in Deep Phylogenomics project funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The position focuses on evolutionary genomics, high-performance computing, and software/database development for large-scale phylogenomic workflows. Applicants should have experience with next-generation sequencing data analysis, strong written/oral communication skills, and preferably expertise in phylogenomics and Python and R programming. Essential duties include those listed below. Perform large-scale analyses including phylogenomics, comparative genomics, and differential gene expression; curate orthologs and contribute to expanding PhyloFisher v2 (~400 eukaryotic and prokaryotic markers). Develop, optimize, and maintain PhyloFisher software/database components; implement efficient pipelines on HPC systems; carry out specialized computational tasks beyond the scope of departmental staff. Integrate genomic datasets to inform species concepts for targeted microbial eukaryote groups. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students; collaborate with an international team of investigators; contribute to manuscripts, documentation, and public releases of tools and datasets.
Office Associate	012100 - School of Human Sciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Performs a variety of basic to complex office support and/or secretarial duties primarily related to travel arrangements and expenditures, which require a range of skills and knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
Assistant Teaching Professor	034900 - Geosciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The position is for a full-time, non-tenure track teaching professor on a nine-month appointment. The successful candidate will teach up to four course sections per semester, with a maximum of eight course sections over the nine-month period. The primary responsibility entails teaching meteorology courses to online students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science Broadcast and Operational Meteorology Program, as well as the Master of Science Applied Meteorology Program. The appointment is also likely to include some face-to-face teaching for our Starkville Main Campus. The primary teaching needs include courses in operational weather forecasting, satellite & radar meteorology, and severe weather, as well as other coursework aligned with the candidate’s specialization. Summer teaching opportunities for additional compensation may be available depending on enrollment.
Assistant Professor	031100 - Biological Sciences	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Department of Biological Sciences at Mississippi State University (MSU) invites applicants for 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions. We anticipate hires in two broad research areas, Microbiology and Evo-devo.
Assistant Professor	060300 - Chemical Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) invites applications for a tenure-system faculty position under the supervision of the Director of the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering. This position will serve as a professional faculty member and specific activities include teaching, research, service, and advising students in the Chemical Engineering program.
Assistant Professor	030200 - Anthropology/Middle Eastern Culture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Conduct research in area of specialty. Publish scholarly articles, monographs, and books in area of specialty. Participate in professional meetings by giving papers, presiding at sessions, and serving as discussant. Promote the development of the archaeological profession locally and nationally by reviewing books and articles for professional journals, serving on professional society committees and boards, and serving as consultant for local and national groups and agencies as the need or occasion arises. Teach undergraduate survey courses. Teach site survey (site discovery, delineation, evaluation) field school for undergraduates and graduate students with leveling needs. Teach excavation field school as necessary. Teach advanced undergraduate students in upper-level topical or area courses. Teach graduate courses in area of specialty, including seminars, special topics, and directed readings. Serve on graduate committees for M.A. students. Direct graduate M.A. theses. Serve on departmental, college, and university committees. For tenure-track but non-tenured persons, expectations in this category are limited. Seek external funding via grants or contracts.
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor	060700 - Electrical and Computer Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University invites applications for a faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. Successful candidates will be expected to conduct research, teaching, and service programs.
Assistant Professor or Associate Professor	020500 - Building Construction Science	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Teach students in studio and core specialization courses in the Department of Building Construction Science. The BCS program is unique in its studio-based learning model in which students collaboratively work with their instructors, peers, and other relevant programs to enhance their content knowledge, technical competency, and leadership skills.
Lecturer	034300 - Classical & Modern Languages & Lit	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Vacancy for a part-time, time-limited lecturer position to teach Spanish courses for the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures.
Instructor I/ll	060700 - Electrical and Computer Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
This position is for a full-time, 9-month, non-tenure track lecturer position to teach required courses for the electrical and computer engineering degree programs, with emphasis on first year and capstone design courses. This instructor must also provide support for the department’s ABET data collection efforts related to design.
Intermittent Worker	015901 - CREC-Coastal Marine Ext Program	Biloxi, MS
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.
Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor	060100 - Aerospace Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor of Aerospace Engineering is under the administrative supervision of the Department Head of Aerospace Engineering and will serve as a professional faculty member. Specific activities include teaching, service and advising students in the Aerospace Engineering program.
Assistant Professor or Associate Professor	020100 - School of Architecture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The School of Architecture at Mississippi State University invites applicants for a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank with an anticipated start date of Fall 2026. We seek candidates with experience in integrating emerging approaches to sustainable and resilient design in their research, teaching, and creative practice. The candidates are expected to incorporate innovative strategies and techniques for sustainable design in studio and lecture courses as part of the design studios and technology coursework at the undergraduate level. Areas of expertise that are sought range from energy modeling, building performance simulation, innovative use of materials, structural investigations, and construction techniques, among others. Design studios are the heart of the School of Architecture. While sustainable and resilient principles are taught in a range of courses, studios are the place in which faculty and students engage in deep investigations with the aim of advancing architecture. The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, the Jackson Community Design Center, and other research centers at Mississippi State University provide opportunities for research collaboration. The School of Architecture and the College of Architecture, Art, and Design are making significant investments in advanced visualization and simulation through the establishment of a new state-of-the art visualization and simulation lab, supporting applicants whose research agenda involves one or more of the following areas: computational approaches to energy modeling, building performance simulations, geospatial visualization, building information modeling, and digital twins. The successful candidates will also play a prominent roles in the planned graduate program.
Assistant Professor	031900 - Chemistry	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The successful applicant will have a demonstrated record of research accomplishments and a strong commitment to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Assistant Professor	030200 - Anthropology/Middle Eastern Culture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Teach undergraduate survey courses, such as Introduction to Anthropology, Introduction to Biological Anthropology, and Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, and other related courses. Teach advanced undergraduate students in upper-level topical or area courses, such as Human Osteology, and other related courses. Teach graduate courses in area of specialty, including seminars, special topics, and directed readings. Serve on graduate committees for M.A. students. Direct graduate M.A. theses. Serve on departmental, college, and university committees. For tenure-track but nontenured persons, expectations in this category are limited. Seek external funding via grants or contracts.

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