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Science jobs in Mississippi, United States

31 open roles read nightly from companies’ own hiring pages. Each one links to the original ad.

Science jobs in Mississippi at a glance

Open roles
31
Remote
3%
Posted in the last 30 days
3
Advertised pay, middle half (all of United States)
$90K – $235Kmedian $160K

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  • Research Technician

    3 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeScience & research

    The research technician will work directly with team leads, undergraduate students and/or recent graduates, and federal and state conservation partners in the southeastern region to review state and regional conservation planning documents and populate and deploy advanced data…

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

    3 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    The National Strategic Planning & Analysis Research Center (NSPARC) at Mississippi State University is a trusted source for inspired research, advanced analytics, and software architecture and development. NSPARC conducts interdisciplinary work across workforce and economic…

  • Postdoctoral Associate

    4 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    The Plant Stress Physiology Lab seeks a self-motivated postdoctoral associate to work in a multidisciplinary team with the ability to balance quality and productivity. The successful candidate will work closely with a diverse research team and use advanced phenotyping and…

  • Extension/Research Associate

    5 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    This is a full-time Extension Research Associate position that will provide technical and managerial assistance in daily operations and long-term planning of the Peanut Extension program. The overall objectives of this position are to assist the program in providing knowledge…

  • Meat Laboratory Associate

    5 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of the Meat Science and Muscle Biology laboratory management. This includes harvest, fabrication, processing, distribution, and retailing of meat products, as well as sanitation and supply inventory,…

  • Associate Director of Programs, ASSURE

    5 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeDirectorScience & research

    The Associate Director of Programs is a full-time position located at MSU Main Campus and reports to the Executive Director of ASSURE. This position provides leadership and direct oversight for ASSURE program and project management operations across the FAA Center of Excellence…

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

    6 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    The National Strategic Planning & Analysis Research Center (NSPARC) at Mississippi State University is a trusted source for inspired research, advanced analytics, and software architecture and development. NSPARC conducts interdisciplinary work across workforce and economic…

  • Research Associate I, II, III, or Senior

    7 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeSeniorScience & research

    The Research Associate serves as the day-to-day technical and operational lead for the Athlete Engineering Institute's human performance laboratory. This position plans and executes biomechanical and physiological data collection across sport, tactical, occupational, and…

  • Postdoctoral Associate (L,P,S)

    7 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    The Postdoctoral Associate will conduct advanced research bridging electronic structure theory and data-driven methods, leveraging both theoretical frameworks and machine learning (ML) models to predict the behavior of quantum materials. The successful candidate will play a key…

  • Postdoctoral Associate (L,P,S)

    7 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    The successful candidate will play a leading role in developing innovative optical spectroscopic instrumentation and measurement methodologies, including unpolarized, linearly polarized, and circularly polarized transmission, scattering, photoluminescence, and emerging…

  • Postdoctoral Associate (L,P,S)

    8 weeks ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    Vacancy for a postdoctoral associate focused on the synthesis of organic fluorophores and cellular culturing

  • Research Associate I or II

    2 months ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    The Geosystems Research Institute (GRI) at Mississippi State University (MSU) is seeking a highly motivated and self-driven Research Associate I or II to support a NOAA-funded research project focused on drought assessment, non-stationarity, and regionalization across the…

  • Research Associate

    2 months ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    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 Technician

    2 months ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeScience & research

    This position reports to the Poultry Farm Manager and provides support and assistance to facilitate research activities on the Poultry Research Unit on South Farm at Mississippi State University.

  • Research Scientist I, II, III, Senior Research Scientist

    3 months ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeSeniorScience & research

    The Research Scientist conducts applied research, data analysis, and program evaluation to support a portfolio of projects at the National Strategic Planning & Analysis Research Center (NSPARC). Working within an interdisciplinary research environment, the Research Scientist is…

  • Intermittent Worker- MS Chemical Laboratory

    4 months ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Science & research

    This position performs laboratory analyses utilizing standard methodologies and procedures.

  • Building Services Manager

    4 months ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeScience & research

    Manages and directs facilities, property control, fleet, and operational support functions for the Applied Research Collaboratory (ARC). Serves as the primary point of contact for facility operations, maintenance, inventory and asset management, fleet administration, and…

  • Intermittent Worker, Facilitator Pool

    5 months ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Science & research

    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.

  • Deputy Director, ASSURE

    5 months ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeDirectorScience & research

    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…

  • Research Associate I or II

    6 months ago

    Mississippi State University · Main Campus - Starkville, Mississippi, United States

    Full-timeEntry levelScience & research

    The individual filling this position will function at the professional research level and will collaborate with researchers involved in design and implementation of ASME NQA-1 qualified test systems for nuclear-grade HEPA filter testing and/or research. The individual will…

Updated 07 Nov 2026 10:21 UTC from the OptiTalent job library.