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Architect/Community Planner
- 509307
- Main Campus - Starkville, MS
- Mississippi - Main Campus
- 020104 - Carl Small Town Center
- Professional
- Regular Full-Time 12-month
- Opening on: Jun 26 2025
Position Function:
As a community planner for the Carl Small Town Center, the primary function of the position is to plan and manage design and planning related projects in the center. Provide exemplary planning services primarily to local and regional partners.
Salary Grade: 15
Please see Staff Compensation Structure for salary ranges.
Department Profile:
Founded in 1979, the Carl Small Town Center at Mississippi State University is an advocate of meaningful design for small towns. We provide planning and design services to communities and conduct research that seeks to provide solutions to problems faced by communities across the nation. The Carl Small Town Center is comprised of architects, planners, and students who work to improve the built environment in the communities in which they work.
Area of Specialization:
Small Town and Urban Planning
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Manages design and planning projects for the center including project deliverables, oversee additional staff, and interns as requested. Manage reporting for grants.
2. Conducts planning related research and analysis. Produce planning materials including reports, maps, and other communication pieces.
3. Operate and manage data for the center.
4. Develops relationships, research grant opportunities, and initiate new planning work.
5. Construct formal proposals that include scope of work, timeline and budget. Write and assemble grant applications.
6. Performs routine maintenance and updates for center website and newsletter.
7. Performs teaching duties as assigned by the Director.
Minimum Qualifications:
Graduate degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, or Landscape Architecture and 2 years of planning and architecture experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
-Excellent oral and written communication skills
-Excellent organizational and planning skills
-Ability to develop, plan, and implement short and long range goals
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
-Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
-No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
-No or very limited physical effort required.
Instructions for Applying:
All applicants must apply online at http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu and attach a cover letter, current resume or curriculum vitae, and the complete contact information for at least three professional references.
Restricted Clause:
Position is contingent upon continued availability of funding.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.
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