Description
The Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering (ABE) at Mississippi State University (MSU) invites applications for two tenure track, 9-month, assistant/associate professor positions in agricultural and biological engineering focused on agricultural technology (including autonomous systems) and its application to cropping systems. Applicants should be clearly committed to excellence in teaching and be able to articulate a prospective research program that has promise for sustainable external funding and national recognition. Candidates with experience and expertise in all areas of agricultural/biosystems engineering will be considered, but strengths in sensors, analytics, and mechatronics for autonomous systems, precision agriculture, and process-control are particularly desirable. Anticipated Appointment Date: January 1, 2026.
Department Profile: ABE has 18 on-campus faculty positions and several off-campus affiliate faculty within research and extension centers, engaged in teaching, research, and extension. ABE research efforts are administered by the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES), and its teaching efforts are co-administered by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Bagley College of Engineering. ABE offers undergraduate (B.S.) and graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) degrees in three distinct program areas: Biosystems Engineering, Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business, and Biomedical Engineering. Within these programs, the department has approximately 425 undergraduates and 50 graduate students. The J. Charles Lee Agricultural and Biological Engineering Building, completed in 2008, boasts state-of-the-art instructional and research facilities and includes labs for electronic/robotic design fabrication and testing, GPS and GIS, environmental and agricultural simulation or modeling studies, bioenergy, biomechanical testing, sterile tissue culture, and student computing resources. ABE retains other major research facilities on campus in the Pace Seed Technology Building and has access to research farm fields adjacent to campus and around Mississippi. More information about the department can be found at http://www.abe.msstate.edu/.
Instructions for Applying: Qualified applicants must apply online at www.msujobs.msstate.edu and attach (1) cover letter, (2) curriculum vitae, including a list of three professional references complete with current contact information, (3) statement of past, present and future research, including commonly employed technologies, equipment and funding sources (4) statement of non-formal teaching philosophy, and (5) official transcripts (any social security numbers included on requested transcripts should be redacted prior to submitting online). Review of applications will begin October 15, with an anticipated appointment date of January 01, 2026.
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Requirements
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Candidates will be expected to teach in the Biosystems Engineering (BSE) and Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business (AETB) curricula, conduct research, and advise undergraduate and graduate students. They must establish a strong record of research, teaching, and service.
Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. by time of appointment in either (1) Agricultural, Biological, or Biosystems Engineering, or equivalent in a closely related engineering discipline, or (2) Agricultural Technology Management, Agricultural Systems Management, or Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business, or equivalent in a closely related engineering technology discipline. Applicants must also have excellent verbal and writing skills as well as a strong commitment to teaching excellence, scholarly production, and grantsmanship and should have the ability to conduct multi-disciplinary collaborative research.
Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience in the following (1) electronics, programming, artificial intelligence, sensing, robotics, and/or unmanned aerial systems; (2) course development and instruction in lower-level and upper-level courses, both in-person and online; (3) writing research proposals and manuscripts.
