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Meat Laboratory Manager

• 511148

• 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 Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences is currently seeking a Meat Science and Muscle Biology Laboratory Manager for a 12-month appointment that includes management of facilities and support of faculty involved in teaching, research, and extension activities.

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Extension Agent

• 511138

• Lincoln County

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 019143 - MSU Extension- Lincoln County

• Extension Agent
• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MSUES - GEX

Responsible for providing leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive non-formal, experiential educational program in the area of positive youth development (4-H). The Extension Agent serves as a member of the county team to determine effective programming priorities and delivery methods for the community.

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Social Media Specialist

• 510958

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 017600 - MAFES Administrative Overhead

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

Develop and maintain a social media strategy for multiple accounts within the College of Forest Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Forest and Wildlife Research Center and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Produce content (including stories, photography, graphics and videos) for all platforms with an emphasis on social media. Manage metrics. Serve as a resource for departmental training. Optimize day-to-day social media.

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Data Management Specialist

• 511155

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 441300 - MS State University Foundation

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Development and Alumni - EXA

The Data Management Specialist supports the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of alumni and donor information through constituent record maintenance, data processing, and routine data stewardship activities. This position performs a variety of data entry, record management, and batch processing functions that support Shared Advancement Services. The Data Management Specialist works closely with Data Services staff to ensure constituent information is maintained in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.

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Baseball Video and Analytics (Fellow)

• 511167

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 890109 - Athletics - Baseball

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Athletics - PAT

Assist with the current video and technology used in the baseball program as directed by the Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Coaches.

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Director, Brand Advancement (Football)

• 511158

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 890103 - Athletics - Brand Advancement

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Athletics - PAT

Perform the day-to-day communications duties for the Bulldog football program, including monitoring and shaping public perception of the football program through proactive communications and messaging strategies. This position also works directly with football student-athletes, providing guidance and preparation for media availabilities as well as development of their public image. This position reports directly to the Assistant AD for Brand Advancement & Content Strategy. This position will also work alongside the Executive Associate A.D./Brand Advancement & External Engagement, Directors for Communications, Assistant Directors for Communications, Football Creative unit, and other staff members throughout the department.

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Assistant Director, Brand Advancement & Social Media Strategy

• 511154

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 890103 - Athletics - Brand Advancement

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Athletics - PAT

Lead content strategy and execution for softball, oversee content strategy for women's basketball, and serve as the primary media contact and content strategist for volleyball. This position will also play a heavy role in maintaining, strategizing for, and executing content across the university's primary athletics account, @HailState, and will assist with the ongoing development of HailState.com and the MSU Athletics mobile app. This position reports directly to the Assistant AD for Brand Advancement & Content Strategy. This position will also work alongside the Executive Associate A.D./Brand Advancement & External Engagement, Directors for Communications, Assistant Directors for Communications, and other staff members throughout the department.

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Scholarship Counselor

• 511166

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 410600 - Financial Aid and Scholarships

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs - AAA

Responsible for providing scholarship, state aid, and financial aid data entry, while helping students/parents seek assistance and reviewing applicant files to determine eligibility for institutional, state aid, and Title IV assistance. Review financial aid data and adjust awards and/or other information that fall within institutional, state and federal guidelines.

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Office Associate

• 511165

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 410600 - Financial Aid and Scholarships

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs - AAA

Performs a variety of basic to complex office support and/or secretarial duties for a specified unit/department, which require a range of skills and knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.

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Program Support Specialist

• 511144

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 193700 - ASSURE

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

Provides programmatic, relational, operational, and technical support for training programs, including pre-training communication, partner outreach, training systems, reporting, subaward documentation, website content, and purchasing.

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Program Coordinator, CALS-MAFES

• 511139

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 010100 - MAFES Administration

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

Coordinates projects, processes, and activities and provides services for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES). Serves as a central administrative staff member responsible for planning College and Experiment Station level events as well as scheduling for CALS and MAFES facilities.

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Program Assistant

• 511028

• Various locations in Mississippi

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 050405 - CEP-Migrant Ed

• Research - RES

The Mississippi Migrant Education Program is a federally funded program geared towards providing migrant students with supplemental education to bridge learning gaps due to the migratory lifestyle. Applicants should be highly self-motivated to provide education services to underserved students in rural areas across the state of Mississippi.

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Farm Manager

• 510852

• Hinds County

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 012300 - Brown Loam Branch Experiment Statio

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

Under the general direction of designated administrator or faculty member, manages a farm unit which serves the research activities of the department. Provides oversight of the operation of the farm unit and routine maintenance to equipment, facilities, and land at the Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station, with the expectation of assisting at other branch stations, as needed.

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Migrant Recruiter

• 510648

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 050405 - CEP-Migrant Ed

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The function of the Regional Migrant Recruiter is to locate and recruit migrant workers and their families to the Migrant Education Program. The purpose of this position is to determine the location, number, and educational needs of qualifying migrant workers in the state so that services may be designed and coordinated to meet those needs. Responsibilities include extensive travel to farms, schools, home visits, individual counseling with children and parents, and coordination with service providers. The Regional Migrant Recruiter works with farmers, school staff, parents, and children.

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Office Associate

• 511108

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 410113 - Air ROTC - Aerospace Studies

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Student Affairs - STA

Performs a variety of basic to complex office support and/or secretarial duties for a specified unit/department, which require a range of skills and knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.

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Laboratory Animal Technician Trainee, I, II, or Sr

• 511156

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 185450 - CVM LARAC

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

The Laboratory Animal Technician will serve as a member of a team to provide basic animal care and husbandry for a wide range of animals used in research, teaching and for client animals. This position may also include supervision of student workers.

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Research Associate

• 511073

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 010300 - Ag & Bio Engineering

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

The appointee will assist with research activities related to plant and animal production systems and the application of precision technologies in production agriculture.

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Research Associate

• 510982

• Northeast MS area

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 013900 - Prairie Research Unit

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

The beef cattle research program at the North MS Research and Extension Center focuses on developing sustainable/profitable management strategies for the beef cattle industry. This Research Associate position will support research at the Prairie Research Unit (Prairie, MS) and at the Northeast MS Branch Experiment Station (Verona, MS). The incumbent is expected to work closely with the research team to satisfy the goals and expectations of funded projects at both locations. Areas of emphasis are beef cattle production.

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Associate Director, University Television Center

• 511134

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 300200 - University Television Center

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Strategic Communications - SCM

The primary function of this position is to provide associate departmental and production leadership for the operation of the Mississippi State University Television Center (UTC), part of the Division of Strategic Communications that is administered by the MSU Vice President for Strategic Communications. The position is responsible for assisting in day-to-day management of personnel, budget, creative services, customer service, and execution of strategic objectives in support of the UTC’s university and outside clients. The position will also function as a production manager and senior video producer. The Associate Director serves on university and outside committees at the direction of the Director. This position reports administratively to the UTC Director.

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Custodian I or II

• 511151

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 185900 - CVM Facilities Engineering

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

To perform duties necessary for the routine cleaning and upkeep of buildings.

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Athletic Academic Counselor

• 511022

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 300601 - The Dept of Ath Acad Supp Serv

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs - AAA

Provides assistance to the Assistant Athletic Director for Academics in order to help facilitate the academic development and progress of student-athletes toward degree completion in assigned sport. This position reports to the Assistant Athletic Director for Academics. This position will provide academic assistance to student-athletes in one or more sports, assist with departmental record keeping activities, provide assistance with departmental liaison activities, and will supervise a minimum of one graduate assistant.

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Vocational Counselor (North MS)

• 511136

• North MS Area

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 051900 - Mississippi Institute on Disabilities

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The Vocational Counselor will support the Career Horizons Project in the competitive integrated employment (CIE) placement and retention service delivery among individuals with disabilities impacted by Long COVID. This will include recruiting and enrolling participants located within the assigned region of the state, conducting intake meetings with participants and implementing CIE placement and retention interventions, and conducting exit interviews and one-year follow up surveys. The major objective of the position is to provide unemployed or underemployed participants with CIE placement services and employed participants with CIE retention services. The successful candidate must live in one of the following counties in the assigned region: Northwest MS (Tunica, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Leflore, Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington, Humphreys, Sharkey, or Issaquena) or North MS (Desoto, Tate, Panola, Yalobusha, Marshall, Lafayette, Calhoun, Benton, Tippah, Union, Pontotoc, Alcorn, Prentiss, Lee, Tishomingo, or Itawamba).

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Postdoctoral Associate

• 511147

• Newport News, VA

• Virginia

• 038400 - Physics & Astronomy

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Arts and Sciences - AAS

The Medium Energy Physics group at Mississippi State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position. The group has research interests that include studies of nucleon structure and QCD dynamics in nuclei at Jefferson Lab and Fermilab, such as the precision measurement of color propagation and fragmentation processes, the study of color transparency phenomenon, and the partonic structure of bound nucleons. Additionally, the group is interested in studying sea quarks distributions, the EMC effect, and the parton energy loss with the polarized and unpolarized Drell-Yan experiment at Fermilab.

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Agricultural Technician

• 511142

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 080200 - Forest Operations

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine-Forest Res - AFR

Responsible for upkeep of grounds and seasonal mowing for FWRC, which includes Forest Products Complex, Acorn Building, the Blackjack Facilities, and Dorman Lake. Will help with daily functions at the Forest Operations shop, that include but are not limited to motor pool repair, equipment operation and upkeep, light construction and building maintenance, as well as special projects assigned to Forest Operations by the Dean’s Office. This position will answer directly to the Grounds, Maintenance, and Equipment Coordinator of Forest Operations.

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Research Associate

• 511140

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 010100 - MAFES Administration

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

Under general supervision, employs a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures in a particular field of specialization to plan, coordinate, and conduct research. Research Associates in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station hold part-time, or full-time, non-tenure track positions to assist in the planning, coordination and/or conduct of research projects. The Research Associate, an externally-funded professional, reports to a project director. These positions are contingent on the availability of funding, generally for a specified period of time. MAFES disciplines and departments can be found at mafes.msstate.edu.

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Business Manager I

• 511082

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 011900 - Agricultural Science & Plant Protec

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

Manages and coordinates the business operations of a department/unit. Performs duties required to maintain and administer departmental budgets; administers staff policies and/or procedures; compiles reports; performs administrative procedures.

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Farm Manager

• 511070

• Newton County

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 012400 - Coastal Plain Experiment Station

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

Under the general direction of designated administrator or faculty member, manages a farm unit which serves the research activities of a department.

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Administrative Assistant I

• 511046

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 012100 - School of Human Sciences

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

Provide administrative support in and coordinate the administrative function of a large and complex department.

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IM Worker/Bus Driver Trainee

• 511111

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 730100 - Transportation

• Intermittent Worker

• Intermittent
• Time-Limited (less than 4-1/2 months) Non-Benefits Eligible

• Division of Finance and Administration - BSA

The Intermittent Campus Transit Bus Operator Trainee is responsible for providing support to the Transportation Department by being actively engaged in the training required to meet the qualifications of the Campus Transit Bus Operator within a five-week period. Selected trainees are expected to meet all training requirements and after the successful completion of the five-week training period, trainees will be immediately placed in either an intermittent worker, student worker or full-time (9-month or 12-month) driver position. Employees hired into Intermittent positions are limited to working no more than 720 hours per fiscal year.

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Program Support Specialist

• 511008

• Meridian Campus - Meridian, MS
• Riley Campus - Meridian, MS
• Riley Center - Meridian, MS

• Mississippi - Meridian Campus

• 313218 - Meridian - School of Nursing

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs-Meridian Campus - AMC

The Program Support Specialist provides essential coordination and administrative support for the clinical education program in the School of Nursing. This position is responsible for securing and maintaining clinical placement sites and mentors, tracking student and mentor compliance, managing clinical affiliation agreements, and resolving day-to-day placement and scheduling issues. The work of this position is critical to ensuring that nursing students are able to complete required clinical hours under qualified, IHL-compliant clinical mentors, and allows nursing faculty to focus their time on required in-person clinical evaluation of students rather than placement logistics.

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