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Position	Department	Location
Assistant Extension Professor	190500 - Water Resources Research Institute	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute invite applicants to a 12-month, Assistant Extension Professor faculty position in the area of water science and management. We are specifically looking for candidates with expertise in drinking water and wastewater management (public or private), public health engineering, and watershed science/management. Candidates with strengths in research and communication are preferred. Applicants should be able to articulate a prospective research program that has promise for sustainable external funding and regional/national recognition. The faculty member will be administratively responsible to the Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute with a joint appointment in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department or Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. The faculty member will work in concert with faculty and staff from their home department at Mississippi State University and other departments across campus as well as other institutions.
Inventory & Property Control Manager	330200 - Office of the CIO	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Inventory & Property Control Manager serves as the contact for all property control, fleet management, physical security, and all shipping/receiving functions for Information Technology Services (ITS). This position also coordinates warranty returns for ITS units and is involved with ITS employee onboarding and offboarding.
Assistant Research Professor	013200 - Delta Research and Extension Center	Stoneville, MS
This position is a 100% Research appointment with Mississippi State University located at the Delta Research and Extension Center, National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research (NCAAR) in Stoneville, MS, with an academic affiliation in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University. The incumbent will pursue an innovative and comprehensive program in agronomy focused on water use in agriculture with objectives considering scientific merit, practical needs of Mississippi producers, and the preservation of groundwater resources. The primary function of this position will be to develop, coordinate and implement research programs aimed at reducing irrigation needs of agronomic crops in the Mississippi Delta. The incumbent will work as part of a multidisciplinary team involved in research and extension related to water use in agricultural systems. In particular, the incumbent will conduct research on established technologies and practices that improve irrigation efficiency (i.e. computerized hole selection, surge valves, soil moisture sensors, etc.) and develop novel approaches to reduce the demand for irrigation in local agronomic crops. Develop and maintain close working relationships with producers and the agricultural industry, including commodity groups, governmental agencies, stakeholders, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station researchers, MSU Extension specialists, Extension agents, and others. This interaction ensures that irrigation research programs are focused on the most pressing needs of stakeholders. The incumbent should have experience in irrigated row crop agricultural production and demonstrated, or potential for, excellence in research and scientific article publication as well as proficiency in extramural grant writing. In addition to research activities, the successful candidate may be appointed an administrative role as MSU Coordinator of the National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research.
Office Associate	012102 - Human Sciences- Early Childhood	Warren County
Perform a variety of basic to complex office support and/or secretarial duties for the MS Child Care Resource and Referral, which require a range of skills and knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
Extension Associate	015901 - CREC-Coastal Marine Ext Program	Biloxi, MS
To lead and support a variety of routine and specialized Extension and research duties focused on project management, watersheds, water quality, environmental conservation and restoration, and environmental monitoring.
Extension/Research Associate	080300 - FWRC-Wildlife,Fisheries&Aquaculture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture is seeking two full-time Extension Associates to assist with a broad portfolio of field, research, and outreach activities as part of the Mississippi State University Extension Gamebird Program. These positions will support waterfowl and upland gamebird monitoring, GPS telemetry research, Extension programming, landowner outreach, and digital content development aimed at conservation delivery and education across Mississippi and the Southeastern U.S.
Assistant Professor	320100 - General Library	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Mississippi State University Libraries seek a dynamic, visionary, and collaborative scholar to serve as an Assistant Professor. This 12-month, tenure-track faculty position offers an extraordinary opportunity to lead one of the most significant collections of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War materials in the nation - the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana - housed alongside the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum at Mississippi State University. The successful candidate will provide intellectual, curatorial, and scholarly leadership for the collection; foster research, teaching, and public engagement; and supervise a full-time professional staff member responsible for archival processing and collection management. The faculty member will hold the Assistant Professor rank within MSU Libraries and report to the Frank and Virginia Williams Endowed Chair for Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies.
Intermittent Worker	080300 - FWRC-Wildlife,Fisheries&Aquaculture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The MSU Deer Lab at Mississippi State University is seeking an intermittent technician to collect environmental samples from scrapes, food plots, and feeders to assess the occurrence of chronic wasting disease in Mississippi and Tennessee. The selected candidate will be responsible for logistics associated with sample collection and processing. This position will start in November, 2025 and last through March 2026.
Customer Services Assistant	730100 - Transportation	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Serves as the front-line contact person for all customers, including telephone, walk-in, departmental and general public customers of Parking & Transit Services at not only the Parking and Transit Services central office in the Roberts Building, but in the secondary Customer Service locations at the MSU Welcome Center and Old Main Academic Center. Serves as the primary intake for customer service-related request. Works with others in the Parking and Transit Services Customer Service unit by assisting with customer service events, including trainings, presentations, Orientations, and other outreach efforts. Also works within their unit to compile and present to the Parking and Transit Services administration timely reports related to permits, citations, and other Parking, Transit, or Customer Service-related metrics. Intake and compilation of incident reports related to any and all Parking or Transit related assistance include but not limited to towing, jump-offs, tire assistance, gate breaches or issues, wheel locks, etc. Provides advice and assistance to the university community and its visitors regarding parking & transit matters.
Postdoctoral Associate	191001 - Northern Gulf Institute	Miami, FL
The Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) at Mississippi State University is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to spearhead a large-scale marine biodiversity assessment project using environmental DNA (eDNA) collected across the global ocean through the Bio-GO-SHIP project. This position is based at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. The successful candidate will be at the forefront of this major initiative to generate and analyze metabarcoding data from thousands of marine water samples, significantly advancing our understanding of ocean life. This role involves extensive laboratory work in development of high-throughput metabarcoding assays; library preparation using those assays; bioinformatics data analysis, including taxonomic database improvement and the evaluation of novel assignment tools; and data publishing to global biodiversity repositories. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with leading scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of California – Irvine, and the Minderoo Foundation, and to make foundational contributions to global marine biodiversity monitoring and open data infrastructure.
Postdoctoral Associate	191001 - Northern Gulf Institute	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The postdoctoral research associate will contribute to an ONR sponsored research project that examines air-sea-wave processes that relate to momentum flux variability in the tropical cyclone environment. The successful candidate will conduct and analyze numerical sensitivity modeling experiments utilizing the Navy’s coupled tropical cyclone modeling system and other coupled modeling systems to verify against field observations to identify momentum exchange processes that influence tropical cyclone intensity change. The postdoc will be based at the Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State’s campus and have access to MSU High Performance Computing Collaboratory supercomputing servers to conduct experiments. Funding is available for 18 months with opportunity for extension. Funds for conference travel are included. Anticipated start date of June 1, 2025 with some flexibility.
Postdoctoral Associate	191001 - Northern Gulf Institute	Miami, FL
The principal function of the postdoc is to contribute to configuring an Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC) water quality model for the South Florida region and use this model to simulate and analyze past and projected regional patterns, with a focus on net primary production and subsequent carbon transport and settlement rates in and out of Biscayne Bay. The outputs of the coastal model will be used to characterize climate change impacts on water quality and carbon transport in and out of the estuary. Addition to the modeling efforts, the position will also have the tasks of constructing literature reviews and providing carbon data input for NOAA databases. The postdoc will be based at the NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. She/he will be part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes researchers at NOAA, Mississippi State University, University of Miami, University of South Florida, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, and Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association.
Agricultural Technician	080300 - FWRC-Wildlife,Fisheries&Aquaculture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Provides support and assistance to the aquaculture research program to facilitate research activities in the specific area of discipline.
Client Services Assistant	051910 - Autism & Developmental Disabilities Clinic	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
This position provides client support to individuals and entities seeking services from the Autism & Developmental Disabilities Clinic (ADDC) and associated clinics, and provides administrative support to their clinicians and students.
Contracts and Grants Specialist	080500 - FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Forest and Wildlife Research Center/College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University is seeking to fill a 12 month, fulltime, Contract & Grant Specialist position within the Department of Sustainable Bioproducts. This position manages and provides support for pre and/or post-award activities within the Sustainable Bioproducts department for extramural projects including proposal development assistance, accounting reconciliations and forecasts, contract and grant management.
Media Specialist	185100 - CVM Office of the Dean	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Media Specialist assists with all aspects of promotional content for communications, marketing, and outreach efforts for the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The individual provides writing, videography, photography, and some graphic design content for digital and print marketing and collateral materials. The position reports to the CVM Director of Communications.
Animal Health Technician Trainee, I, or II	184000 - CVM Clinical Science Department	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The function of the Animal Health Technician is to perform a variety of duties involved in providing technical support to the Shelter Medicine Program; provide instruction to technician students and professional veterinary students. The funding for this position is associated with the Nutramax Veterinary Education Training Program. The position is supported by gift funding provided annually for up to five years from Nutramax with the possibility of renewable after the current agreement expires. It will be a 100% soft money-funded position with a one-year renewable contract that can be renewed for up to five years.
Custodian I or II	185900 - CVM Facilities Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
To perform duties necessary for the routine cleaning and upkeep of buildings.
Intermittent Worker	440501 - CREC-Crosby Arboretum	Pearl River County
Mississippi State University's Coastal Research and Extension Center in support of the Crosby Arboretum is looking for part-time environmental educators to help run field trip programs for local elementary schools. Our programs run from March to the end of May and again from the beginning of September to the end of October with potential hours in the summer as well.
Program Manager - Data Services	012102 - Human Sciences- Early Childhood	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Oversee the collection, organization, analysis, and maintenance of data for ongoing and new research and programmatic initiatives within MSU Extension Early Childhood Programs.

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Position	Department	Location
Assistant Extension Professor	190500 - Water Resources Research Institute	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute invite applicants to a 12-month, Assistant Extension Professor faculty position in the area of water science and management. We are specifically looking for candidates with expertise in drinking water and wastewater management (public or private), public health engineering, and watershed science/management. Candidates with strengths in research and communication are preferred. Applicants should be able to articulate a prospective research program that has promise for sustainable external funding and regional/national recognition. The faculty member will be administratively responsible to the Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute with a joint appointment in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department or Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. The faculty member will work in concert with faculty and staff from their home department at Mississippi State University and other departments across campus as well as other institutions.
Inventory & Property Control Manager	330200 - Office of the CIO	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Inventory & Property Control Manager serves as the contact for all property control, fleet management, physical security, and all shipping/receiving functions for Information Technology Services (ITS). This position also coordinates warranty returns for ITS units and is involved with ITS employee onboarding and offboarding.
Assistant Research Professor	013200 - Delta Research and Extension Center	Stoneville, MS
This position is a 100% Research appointment with Mississippi State University located at the Delta Research and Extension Center, National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research (NCAAR) in Stoneville, MS, with an academic affiliation in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University. The incumbent will pursue an innovative and comprehensive program in agronomy focused on water use in agriculture with objectives considering scientific merit, practical needs of Mississippi producers, and the preservation of groundwater resources. The primary function of this position will be to develop, coordinate and implement research programs aimed at reducing irrigation needs of agronomic crops in the Mississippi Delta. The incumbent will work as part of a multidisciplinary team involved in research and extension related to water use in agricultural systems. In particular, the incumbent will conduct research on established technologies and practices that improve irrigation efficiency (i.e. computerized hole selection, surge valves, soil moisture sensors, etc.) and develop novel approaches to reduce the demand for irrigation in local agronomic crops. Develop and maintain close working relationships with producers and the agricultural industry, including commodity groups, governmental agencies, stakeholders, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station researchers, MSU Extension specialists, Extension agents, and others. This interaction ensures that irrigation research programs are focused on the most pressing needs of stakeholders. The incumbent should have experience in irrigated row crop agricultural production and demonstrated, or potential for, excellence in research and scientific article publication as well as proficiency in extramural grant writing. In addition to research activities, the successful candidate may be appointed an administrative role as MSU Coordinator of the National Center for Alluvial Aquifer Research.
Office Associate	012102 - Human Sciences- Early Childhood	Warren County
Perform a variety of basic to complex office support and/or secretarial duties for the MS Child Care Resource and Referral, which require a range of skills and knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
Extension Associate	015901 - CREC-Coastal Marine Ext Program	Biloxi, MS
To lead and support a variety of routine and specialized Extension and research duties focused on project management, watersheds, water quality, environmental conservation and restoration, and environmental monitoring.
Extension/Research Associate	080300 - FWRC-Wildlife,Fisheries&Aquaculture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture is seeking two full-time Extension Associates to assist with a broad portfolio of field, research, and outreach activities as part of the Mississippi State University Extension Gamebird Program. These positions will support waterfowl and upland gamebird monitoring, GPS telemetry research, Extension programming, landowner outreach, and digital content development aimed at conservation delivery and education across Mississippi and the Southeastern U.S.
Assistant Professor	320100 - General Library	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Mississippi State University Libraries seek a dynamic, visionary, and collaborative scholar to serve as an Assistant Professor. This 12-month, tenure-track faculty position offers an extraordinary opportunity to lead one of the most significant collections of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War materials in the nation - the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana - housed alongside the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum at Mississippi State University. The successful candidate will provide intellectual, curatorial, and scholarly leadership for the collection; foster research, teaching, and public engagement; and supervise a full-time professional staff member responsible for archival processing and collection management. The faculty member will hold the Assistant Professor rank within MSU Libraries and report to the Frank and Virginia Williams Endowed Chair for Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies.
Intermittent Worker	080300 - FWRC-Wildlife,Fisheries&Aquaculture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The MSU Deer Lab at Mississippi State University is seeking an intermittent technician to collect environmental samples from scrapes, food plots, and feeders to assess the occurrence of chronic wasting disease in Mississippi and Tennessee. The selected candidate will be responsible for logistics associated with sample collection and processing. This position will start in November, 2025 and last through March 2026.
Customer Services Assistant	730100 - Transportation	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Serves as the front-line contact person for all customers, including telephone, walk-in, departmental and general public customers of Parking & Transit Services at not only the Parking and Transit Services central office in the Roberts Building, but in the secondary Customer Service locations at the MSU Welcome Center and Old Main Academic Center. Serves as the primary intake for customer service-related request. Works with others in the Parking and Transit Services Customer Service unit by assisting with customer service events, including trainings, presentations, Orientations, and other outreach efforts. Also works within their unit to compile and present to the Parking and Transit Services administration timely reports related to permits, citations, and other Parking, Transit, or Customer Service-related metrics. Intake and compilation of incident reports related to any and all Parking or Transit related assistance include but not limited to towing, jump-offs, tire assistance, gate breaches or issues, wheel locks, etc. Provides advice and assistance to the university community and its visitors regarding parking & transit matters.
Postdoctoral Associate	191001 - Northern Gulf Institute	Miami, FL
The Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) at Mississippi State University is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Associate to spearhead a large-scale marine biodiversity assessment project using environmental DNA (eDNA) collected across the global ocean through the Bio-GO-SHIP project. This position is based at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. The successful candidate will be at the forefront of this major initiative to generate and analyze metabarcoding data from thousands of marine water samples, significantly advancing our understanding of ocean life. This role involves extensive laboratory work in development of high-throughput metabarcoding assays; library preparation using those assays; bioinformatics data analysis, including taxonomic database improvement and the evaluation of novel assignment tools; and data publishing to global biodiversity repositories. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with leading scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of California – Irvine, and the Minderoo Foundation, and to make foundational contributions to global marine biodiversity monitoring and open data infrastructure.
Postdoctoral Associate	191001 - Northern Gulf Institute	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The postdoctoral research associate will contribute to an ONR sponsored research project that examines air-sea-wave processes that relate to momentum flux variability in the tropical cyclone environment. The successful candidate will conduct and analyze numerical sensitivity modeling experiments utilizing the Navy’s coupled tropical cyclone modeling system and other coupled modeling systems to verify against field observations to identify momentum exchange processes that influence tropical cyclone intensity change. The postdoc will be based at the Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State’s campus and have access to MSU High Performance Computing Collaboratory supercomputing servers to conduct experiments. Funding is available for 18 months with opportunity for extension. Funds for conference travel are included. Anticipated start date of June 1, 2025 with some flexibility.
Postdoctoral Associate	191001 - Northern Gulf Institute	Miami, FL
The principal function of the postdoc is to contribute to configuring an Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC) water quality model for the South Florida region and use this model to simulate and analyze past and projected regional patterns, with a focus on net primary production and subsequent carbon transport and settlement rates in and out of Biscayne Bay. The outputs of the coastal model will be used to characterize climate change impacts on water quality and carbon transport in and out of the estuary. Addition to the modeling efforts, the position will also have the tasks of constructing literature reviews and providing carbon data input for NOAA databases. The postdoc will be based at the NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. She/he will be part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes researchers at NOAA, Mississippi State University, University of Miami, University of South Florida, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, and Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association.
Agricultural Technician	080300 - FWRC-Wildlife,Fisheries&Aquaculture	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Provides support and assistance to the aquaculture research program to facilitate research activities in the specific area of discipline.
Client Services Assistant	051910 - Autism & Developmental Disabilities Clinic	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
This position provides client support to individuals and entities seeking services from the Autism & Developmental Disabilities Clinic (ADDC) and associated clinics, and provides administrative support to their clinicians and students.
Contracts and Grants Specialist	080500 - FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Forest and Wildlife Research Center/College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University is seeking to fill a 12 month, fulltime, Contract & Grant Specialist position within the Department of Sustainable Bioproducts. This position manages and provides support for pre and/or post-award activities within the Sustainable Bioproducts department for extramural projects including proposal development assistance, accounting reconciliations and forecasts, contract and grant management.
Media Specialist	185100 - CVM Office of the Dean	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The Media Specialist assists with all aspects of promotional content for communications, marketing, and outreach efforts for the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The individual provides writing, videography, photography, and some graphic design content for digital and print marketing and collateral materials. The position reports to the CVM Director of Communications.
Animal Health Technician Trainee, I, or II	184000 - CVM Clinical Science Department	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
The function of the Animal Health Technician is to perform a variety of duties involved in providing technical support to the Shelter Medicine Program; provide instruction to technician students and professional veterinary students. The funding for this position is associated with the Nutramax Veterinary Education Training Program. The position is supported by gift funding provided annually for up to five years from Nutramax with the possibility of renewable after the current agreement expires. It will be a 100% soft money-funded position with a one-year renewable contract that can be renewed for up to five years.
Custodian I or II	185900 - CVM Facilities Engineering	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
To perform duties necessary for the routine cleaning and upkeep of buildings.
Intermittent Worker	440501 - CREC-Crosby Arboretum	Pearl River County
Mississippi State University's Coastal Research and Extension Center in support of the Crosby Arboretum is looking for part-time environmental educators to help run field trip programs for local elementary schools. Our programs run from March to the end of May and again from the beginning of September to the end of October with potential hours in the summer as well.
Program Manager - Data Services	012102 - Human Sciences- Early Childhood	Main Campus - Starkville, MS
Oversee the collection, organization, analysis, and maintenance of data for ongoing and new research and programmatic initiatives within MSU Extension Early Childhood Programs.

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