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Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor

• 510727

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 183900 - CVM Pathobiology/Population Med Dep

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

The College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University invites applications for a clinical track faculty position in Farm Animal Internal Medicine and Surgery at the rank of Assistant Clinical Professor, Associate Clinical Professor, or Full Clinical Professor. This position is designed to support the college’s mission in clinical service, teaching, outreach, and advancement of food animal medicine and surgery.

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Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor

• 510726

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

• Mississippi - Meridian Campus

• 313204 - Meridian Division of Education

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 9-month

• Academic Affairs-Meridian Campus - AMC

Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor in Educational Leadership at Mississippi State University on the Meridian Campus. The Division of Education invites applicants for a non-tenure track Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor position, teaching primarily in educational leadership degree programs beginning fall 2026.

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Athletic Academic Tutor (Intermittent Worker)

• 510743

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 300601 - The Dept of Ath Acad Supp Serv

• Intermittent Worker

• Intermittent

• Academic Affairs - AAA

Athletic Academic Tutors will work with student-athletes one-on-one or in a group setting concerning specific matter, helping organize the subject matter, helping with studying the material as well as other preparatory measures needed for retention. Tutors are hired as needed, and employment typically lasts at least one full semester.

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Program Coordinator, CSE

• 510720

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 062900 - Computer Science and Engineering

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Engineering - AEN

The program coordinator will be responsible for coordinating CSE undergraduate programs at the MSU. The program coordinator will be engaged in advising undergraduate students, resolving student issues and concerns, recruiting undergraduate students, completing academic paperwork for undergraduate and graduate students, and completing other responsibilities as assigned.

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Building Services Coordinator

• 510721

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 060700 - Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Engineering - AEN

Plans, organizes, directs, and schedules operations and maintenance pertaining to Simrall.

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Intermittent Worker, Facilitator Pool

• 510718

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 190400 - MASEP

• Intermittent Worker

• Intermittent

• Research - RES

Conduct alcohol safety education classes for individuals convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) first offense. Classes are held all over the state of Mississippi.

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Business Coordinator

• 510663

• 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

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

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Project Coordinator I, II, III or Senior

• 510664

• Vicksburg, MS

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 193603 - Instit for Systems Engr Resch(ISER)

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

This position manages projects, data requests, and provides project financial data for the ISER. This position will monitor project activities through planning, delivery, and reporting and will support the project team members by enhancing project communication, organization, and delivery. This position reports to the Center Director and will also perform other duties requested by the Center Director and Associate Directors. Ranking qualifications within levels (I, II, III, and Senior) are based on education and experience.

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Program Coordinator, Plant and Soil Sciences

• 510688

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 011100 - Plant and Soil Sciences

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

This position provides administrative and academic support to the Department Head, Business Manager, and undergraduate and graduate coordinators. Responsibilities include serving as the primary contact for student matters, coordinating undergraduate and graduate academic processes, maintaining student records, assisting with course scheduling and advising, serving as liaison with university offices, and supporting departmental meetings, events, and daily operations. Additional duties are performed as assigned in support of the department’s mission.

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Assistant Professor of Practice

• 510716

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 061700 - Mechanical Engineering

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 9-month

• Academic Affairs-College of Engineering - AEN

The Michael W. Hall school of Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University invites applications for one non-tenure track, nine-month faculty position, under the administrative supervision of the head of the school. An Assistant Professor of Practice in ME is an engineer and a scholar with a strong interest in teaching, supervising undergraduate students, and providing service to the department. The successful candidate will be expected to make significant contributions to the department's teaching and service responsibilities.

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Research Engineer I, II, III, or Senior

• 510665

• Vicksburg, MS

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 193603 - Instit for Systems Engr Resch(ISER)

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

Research Engineer position in the Institute for Systems Engineering Research (ISER) within the Institute for Computational Research in Science and Engineering (ICRES) at Mississippi State University. ISER is located at Vicksburg, MS on the campus of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). ISER maintains strong interaction with industry and also stresses a cross disciplinary education and research program. The individual serves under the general direction of the MSU ISER Director located at Vicksburg, MS. Level of appointment is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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Deputy Director, ASSURE

• 510685

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 193700 - ASSURE

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The Deputy Director for ASSURE is a full-time position in support of ASSURE located on MSU’s Main Campus. This position is responsible to the Executive Director for driving UAS integration in the nation’s airspace system to improve national security, commerce, public safety and benefit through the applied research capabilities across ASSURE’s 30 universities and over 100 industry and government partners. The successful candidate will engage with various stakeholders (FAA, NASA, FEMA, NIST, DHS, DOD, and other agencies and industry customers) to support the development of innovative regulatory frameworks that facilitate safe and effective UAS implementation in our everyday lives. Coordinates with Associate Directors and the Office of Research and Economic Development in the creation of proposals and associated budgets, and further assists in the capture of research grants and contracts. Develops and maintains technical understanding of all ASSURE universities' and partners’ competences, identifies opportunities for employment of these capabilities, and advances solutions to capture opportunities and solve problems. Serves as MSU and ASSURE advocate to federal, state, and commercial activities in the USA and internationally. Utilizes this experience and expertise to inform the Executive Director’s development effort in creating strategic plans and vision for ASSURE.

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Intermittent Worker

• 510626

• Pontotoc County

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 014600 - Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Exp

• Intermittent Worker
• Support Staff

• Intermittent

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

This position provides support to the research program and Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch operations including assisting in farm production operations and equipment and facilities maintenance.

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Child Care Assistant

• 510707

• 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

The child care assistant reports to the Manager at the Child Development and Family Studies Center. Responsible for assisting with teaching and caring for young children and interacting positively with staff, parents, and university students.

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Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor

• 510710

• Stoneville, MS

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 183300 - CVM MS Aquatic Diagnostic Lab

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

The College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, invites applications for an assistant/associate/full clinical professor in aquatic diagnostics and research. This position is located at the Aquatic Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (ARDL), housed at the Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center in Stoneville, Mississippi. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in the field of aquatic animal medicine and aquaculture production. Situated in the heart of the Mississippi catfish industry, the ARDL plays a pivotal role in providing essential veterinary services, including diagnostics, preventive medicine, and disease management for catfish and other aquaculture producers in Mississippi and surrounding states.

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Program Manager

• 510704

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 192500 - Research Curriculum Unit

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

This Program Manager position will plan and implement the FFA program (middle/high school) for the state of Mississippi. This individual may also coordinate a team as necessary to complete the program and project needs. The program and projects are education related and will require working with middle and secondary schools, teachers and students. Work in a cross-functional work team environment where multiple priorities and deadlines must be managed simultaneously; attention to detail in all areas of work. There is extensive travel involved with this job and working with the state officers of FFA.

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Professor & Head & Endowed Chair

• 510602

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 010300 - Ag & Bio Engineering

• Executive/Administrative/Managerial
• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

The head is a full-time administrative position and reports to the Dean of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS) and Director of the Mississippi Agricultural Forestry & Experiment Station (MAFES), the Director of the Mississippi State University Extension Service (MSU-ES), and the Dean of the College of Engineering. The head provides visionary leadership for all aspects of the department's current and future activities in teaching, research, Extension, and service. The head is responsible for administrative management fostering teamwork among faculty, staff and students of the department by using appropriate communication, management methods, and organizational guidelines to develop, enable, implement, and evaluate programs. The head fosters relationships and communication with other academic and center/institute heads on- and off-campus, and external stakeholders. The head is responsible for managing appropriated funds, extramural support as gifts, grants and/or contracts, allocating departmental resources, making timely decisions, delegating responsibility, and motivating faculty and staff toward accomplishment of defined teaching, research, and service objectives, as well as other scholarly activities on- and off-campus. This position holds the William & Sherry Berry Endowed Chair.

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Business Coordinator

• 510699

• Pearl River County

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 013000 - CREC-So MS Branch Exp Station

• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

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

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Service Desk Support Specialist I

• 510650

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 460200 - User Services

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Academic Affairs - AAA

A Service Desk Support Specialist I is responsible for assisting students, faculty, and staff with comprehensive information technology support and training oriented toward our MSU academic environment. This position also assists with recommendations for configuration and training, integration with other systems and compliance with university policies and procedures. This is a customer focused position that requires a strong sense of urgency, open communication, computer technical skills, customer service skills and the aptitude to learn and teach the integration of various information technology systems within our educational environment.

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Office Associate

• 510548

• Hinds County

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 012102 - Human Sciences- Early Childhood

• Head Start Positions
• Support Staff

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

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.

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Construction Administrator I, II, III, or Senior

• 510635

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 490149 - Work Management

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Division of Finance and Administration - BSA

In the Department of Facilities Management, the Construction Administrator for Work Management provides oversight of project scopes, budgets, contracts, designs, bids, construction compliance with codes and contracts, and day-to-day operational and tactical aspects associated with projects involving renovations, alterations and/or in-house projects.

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Postdoctoral Associate

• 510622

• Miami, FL

• Florida

• 191001 - Northern Gulf Institute

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to lead the development and application of molecular assays to support fisheries and biodiversity monitoring. Based at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida, the successful candidate will be at the forefront of developing innovative environmental DNA (eDNA) laboratory methods to enhance fisheries stock assessments. Working in a highly collaborative environment, this role will leverage bioinformatics and laboratory expertise to develop novel quantitative metabarcoding approaches and qPCR assays to improve regional fisheries surveys. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with scientists at the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to operationalize eDNA tools for fisheries management.

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Assistant Professor of Practice

• 510632

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 011300 - Animal & Dairy Science

• Faculty

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CALS - AGR

The Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences is seeking an Asst. Professor of Practice and livestock judging team coach to teach applied courses in animal evaluation and lead a nationally competitive livestock judging program. The position is a 12-month, non-tenure track position. The successful candidate will have a 100% instruction appointment.

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Intern

• 510612

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 184100 - CVM AHC Administration

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - CVM - AVM

This position would provide veterinary, including emergency care, to equine patients admitted to Animal Health Center.

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Research Engineer I, II, III, or Senior

• 510544

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 194000 - Raspet

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The Raspet Flight Research Laboratory (RFRL), the premier manned and unmanned aviation research facility in the nation, was established in 1948. RFRL possesses a rich heritage in full-scale aircraft research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E), particularly in advanced flight test. RFRL’s rich history includes dozens of aviation “firsts,” particularly in the application of cutting-edge composite structures in aviation. Today, RFRL’s focus is to perform advanced research, development, and testing of: 1) Manned and Unmanned Aircraft; 2) Automated Flight Control Systems; 3) Aircraft Sub-Structures and Components; 4) Ground and Airborne Sensor Systems, including Detect and Avoid; and 5) Ground and Maritime Robotics. MSU’s unique position as the only university that is both the FAA-designated lead for the national UAS Center of Excellence, and an FAA-designed UAS Test Site, provides unparalleled capability to conduct world-class research and comprehensive flight testing for unmanned aircraft, ground control systems, component systems, and key supporting technologies such as detect and avoid. In addition to our flight RDT&E capabilities, RFRL also offers cutting-edge composite materials design, fabrication, prototyping, and low-rate initial production through the Marvin B. Dow Stitched Composites Development Center. RFRL also regularly helps grown aviation-related companies and innovative technologies through our role as a technology incubator. Throughout our illustrious aviation history, RFRL has been dedicated to outstanding research programs, strategic alliances with industry and government, and close collaboration with academic units of the university. Raspet offers faculty, staff, students, industry, and government agencies a facility with experience and capability for composite fabrication, structural testing, UAS and component RDT&E, in-flight sensor evaluation, and flight test instrumentation and test assistance.

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Intermittent Worker

• 510567

• Raymond, MS

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 012300 - Brown Loam Branch Experiment Statio

• Intermittent Worker
• Support Staff

• Intermittent

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

This position provides support to the agronomic research program operations including data collection, field management, and assisting in farm production operations and facilities maintenance. Employees hired into Intermittent positions are limited to working no more than 720 hours per fiscal year.

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Laboratory Technologist II

• 510553

• Miami, FL

• Florida

• 191001 - Northern Gulf Institute

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University is hiring a Laboratory Technologist II to support the development and application of molecular assays to support fisheries and biodiversity monitoring. This position is based at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, Florida. This lab technician position will primarily involve molecular biology laboratory work, but will also provide opportunities for bioinformatics computational work. Experience with molecular biology laboratory techniques and developing quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays is expected, but ample learning opportunities for growth and development will be provided. The successful applicant will work in a highly collaborative environment, assisting in the transition of advanced 'omics technologies from the lab to large-scale fisheries and ecological surveys.

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Research Engineer I, II, III or Senior

• 510579

• Main Campus - Starkville, MS

• Mississippi - Main Campus

• 194100 - Advanced Composites Institute

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Research - RES

The Advanced Composites Institute, or ACI, focuses on pioneering transformational composite technologies in a variety of critical sectors, including aerospace, civil, military, energy, automotive and other emerging markets. It was created at MSU with the donation of a revolutionary stitched composite process and equipment originally developed at NASA by pioneering scientist Marvin B. Dow.

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Animal Health Technician Trainee, I or II

• 510540

• 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

To perform a variety of duties involved in providing technical support to the Animal Health Center; provide instruction to Animal Health Technicians and professional veterinary students.

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Postdoctoral Associate (L,P,S)

• 510532

• Washington County

• Mississippi - Not located on main campus

• 013200 - Delta Research and Extension Center

• Professional

• Regular Full-Time 12-month

• Agri. Forestry and Vet Medicine - MAFES - GMA

The Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to lead research projects evaluating the impacts of intensive agriculture on honey bee health and to support currently funded projects. Position is for two years with the possibility of annual extension depending on performance and availability of funds.

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