Assistant Professor
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Main Campus - Starkville, MS
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The Department of Plant of Plant and Soil Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Mississippi State University is seeking applicants for an Assistant Extension Professor – Soybean Agronomist. This is a 12-month, 100% Extension appointment with a potential starting date of January 1, 2025. The primary purpose of this position will be to lead the soybean outreach activities for producers and other stakeholders in Mississippi. The incumbent will work in concert with faculty and staff from the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences as well as other Departments/Units as part of a multidisciplinary team. The overarching goal of this team is to develop training for extension agents and to strengthen the overall Extension program by providing technology transfer and facilitating adoption of best management practices within Mississippi. In addition, the individual will be expected to develop and sustain an extramurally funded outreach program in collaboration with other Mississippi State University Extension and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) researchers to enhance soybean production and management in Mississippi. The individual will work closely with commodity organizations such as the Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board, the Bureau of Plant Industry, the Mississippi Agricultural Consultants Association, the Mississippi Agricultural Industry Council, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, and Delta Council. |
Extension Project Specialist
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Main Campus - Starkville, MS
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This position with collaboration from faculty in the Center for 4-H Youth Development, will coordinate 4-H subject matter programming at the Regional, State and National level. |
Assistant Teaching Professor
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Main Campus - Starkville, MS
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The candidate must have knowledge of Criminlogy and will be expected to enhance the teaching mission of the Criminology and Sociology undergraduate majors and Sociology graduate degree programs through development and rigor of on-campus courses and distance courses.
Start date will be either January 1, 2025 or August 16, 2025. |
Assistant Director, Research and Technology Corporation
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Main Campus - Starkville, MS
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The Assistant Director of the Mississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation (RTC) will support the Director in leading the Thad Cochran Research, Technology & Economic Development Park and the Mississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation. This position will report to the Director and will have significant responsibilities in budgeting and financial management and maintenance oversight related to park development, industry partnerships, and technology transfer initiatives and management of RTC owned buildings. |
Computer Specialist
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Main Campus - Starkville, MS
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Under the general supervision of the User Support Manager, the Help Desk Technician is responsible for providing remote technical support for the High-Performance Computing Collaboratory (HPC2), affiliated research centers/institutes, and other supported research units. The Help Desk is the front line and responsible for solving basic technical problems relating to Windows and Linux OS. The Help Desk’s objective is to quickly identify a customer’s issue and resolve basic desktop issues with that user and appropriately elevate as needed. |