Assistant/Associate/Full Professor & Endowed Professorship 511024 Main Campus - Starkville, MS Mississippi - Main Campus 080300 - FWRC-Wildlife,Fisheries&Aquaculture Faculty Regular Full-Time 9-month Opening on: Aug 3 2026 Position Function: The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture (WFA) at Mississippi State University (MSU) invites applications for the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Endowed
Professorship in Wild Turkey Management, Research and Outreach. We are seeking an innovative wildlife biologist to develop a robust applied-research program in wild turkey ecology and management, with emphasis on the demographic, ecological, and management factors influencing wild turkey populations across private and public lands. 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 Southeastern U.S. hosts some of the greatest biodiversity in North America including numerous endangered and threatened species. Mississippi is characterized by diverse terrains including broadleaf forests, oak savannas, prairie
grasslands, temperate pine forests and delta wetlands, along with abundant waterways. These rich landscapes provide habitat for hundreds of species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Wild turkey are the second most hunted game species in the Southeast, and account for about $125 million in annual economic impact in the state. Mississippi is home to 11 national wildlife refuges, 6 national forests, Gulf
Islands National Seashore, Natchez Scenic Trail, multiple national monuments, military parks, battlefields, several US Army Corps of Engineer reservoirs, 25 state parks, the Mississippi River, and 53 Wildlife Man-agement areas. Mississippi State University is ranked as one of the top research institutions in the United States. The Carnegie Institute has designated MSU as an “R1 – very high research activity” doctoral
granting institution. The National Science Foundation has MSU as ranked No. 12 nationally in Agriculture and Natural Resources Conser-vation research expenditures with more than $109 million spent annually. The 43-member faculty within the De-partment of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture leads one of the most productive research programs in the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine at
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