About the role
Position Function
Facilitate Extension program planning, evaluation, and staff development processes.
Salary Grade: UC
Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
Department Profile
The School of Human Sciences provides education, research, and outreach programs related to human interaction and relationships, early childhood, child life, youth, adult and family studies, and teacher education in Family and Consumer Sciences and Agricultural Education. In addition, selected School programs focus on commerce, marketing, and using technology for problem-solving and designing programs and projects. MSU Extension’s Program and Staff Development team, also located in the School, is dedicated to building the professional, programmatic, and evaluation knowledge and capacity of MSU Extension professionals.
Area of Specialization
Ag Education, Leadership, and Communications – Extension Program and Staff Development
Anticipated Appointment Date
July 1, 2026.
Tenure Track Status
Yes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitate Extension program planning, evaluation, and staff development processes.
- Consult with Extension faculty and implement program planning and evaluation efforts.
- Develop educational materials and publications related to Extension program development, planning, and evaluation, and staff development.
- Coordinate in-service educational programs related to program development, planning, and evaluation, and staff development for Extension field staff and faculty.
- Use effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills and techniques to build and maintain relationships with Extension professionals at county, state, regional, and national levels.
- Provide nonformal education through distance education methods (e.g., Canvas, Zoom, Teams).
- Maintain a program of scholarship (i.e., research) related to Extension program and staff development.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications for Assistant Professor:
- Earned doctorate in Extension education or a related field (ABD will be considered)
- Experience in Extension, teaching, research, or a related area
Minimum Qualifications for Associate Professor:
- Earned doctorate in Extension education or a related field
- Experience in Extension, teaching, research, or a related area
- Awarded or pending tenure at a comparable university or have at least four years of experience and an outstanding record of scholarly productivity
ABDs or degree pending considered (all but DISS)
Yes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Evidence of computer/technology skills, including distance education
- Ability to interpret research and technical information for the public
- Evidence of success in competitive extramural funding
- Evidence of conducting research through design, implementation, and evaluation
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Please refer to above
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
None
Instructions for Applying
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Applicants must apply online at www.jobs.msstate.edu
Please include a letter of application including cover letter outlining Extension, research, and teaching expertise, curriculum vitae, transcripts of graduate courses with SSN redacted, and name, address, telephone number, and email address of three professional references.
Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Screening Date
December 29, 2025, until filled.
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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