Forest Health Coordinator
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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The Kansas Forest Service is hiring a full-time position as the Forest Health Coordinator. This position is the Statewide, leadership level, subject matter expert for the Kansas Forest Service on matters related to Forest Health. This includes, but is not limited to, administrative responsibility for the management of forest health grants and reporting requirements. Another major expectation for this position is being the forest health point of contact with partner agencies and the public.
Internally this position works to keep other KFS staff informed of status of forest health threats and current research on mitigation options. As a leadership level position the incumbent will assist in bringing a Forest Health perspective into agency direction and planning discussions. Strong organizational and prioritization skills will be key to success in this role. |
Instructional Designer
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Manhattan, Kansas
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Remote required (must reside in US)
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This position works directly with teaching faculty, providing guidance on research-based best practices, teaching tools for the online environment and the latest technology for implementation in the online classroom. This position works collaboratively with faculty and colleagues to provide expertise in the planning, development and delivery of high-quality learning experiences. The incumbent also works with peers to establish consistency in online courses across the university. |
Academic Recruitment Ast
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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The Student Services Specialist is an ambassador for K-State, serving as the primary point of contact for students and their families with the University, and is an expert in the delivery of division of enrollment management services. The Student Services Specialist works at Wildcat One Stop and represents the following functional areas of the University: Office of Recruitment and Admissions, Office of Student Financial Services, and Office of the Registrar, providing comprehensive information and guidance to students and families, as well as other enrollment services from other areas of the University.
Wildcat One Stop is a high volume, fast-paced frontline service area that is critical to the university’s ability to deliver enrollment services and support to over 20,000 enrolled students, as well as service support for families, alumni, the university community, and the public. The Wildcat One Stop team provides cross-functional enrollment services in the areas of admissions, registration, records, financial aid, scholarships, and billing.
The Enrollment Services Specialist position requires an in-depth understanding of, and training on significant and complex federal, state, and university policies and regulations pertaining to the service areas. Enrollment Services Specialist are also equipped with broad general knowledge of campus resources and services. Enrollment Services Specialist must exhibit excellent problem-solving skills and independent professional judgment when resolving student questions and concerns. They must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to handle challenging and sensitive conversations while demonstrating behaviors that support and reflect Enrollment Management’s commitment to providing excellent and inclusive customer service to diverse communities. |
Assistant/Associate Professor of Infectious Disease
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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The Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University is recruiting an Assistant or Associate Professor with expertise in tick/vector-borne disease, parasitology, and host-pathogen interactions. The ideal candidate should have evidence of research productivity and a strong potential to obtain or have already obtained extramural funding in any area of bacterial tick-borne diseases. This position is a 12-month, tenure-track appointment with an approximately 80% research, 15% teaching, and 5% non-directed service distribution of effort. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in working across disciplines and collaborating broadly in areas that are potentially synergistic with current departmental and college faculty interests in infectious diseases, vaccinology, and cellular and molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions. |
IT Engineer, Identity and Access Management Senior Engineer
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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The Identity & Access Management (IDAM) Senior Security Engineer is more than a technical expert; they are a pivotal resource within the university, acting as the primary liaison for departmental identity managers. This role is responsible for helping implement and continuously optimize identity and access management services in line with evolving technologies and security regulations. They are responsible for helping design, implement, and maintain IDAM technologies to ensure audit and privacy compliance, and drive automation wherever possible. This role will also assist with resolving any security issues related to IDAM operations.
Leadership and coordination are essential elements of this role. You'll drive cross-functional teams, facilitating discussions and serving as the subject matter expert. The Senior Engineer will also focus on the ongoing monitoring and maintenance of IDAM systems. This ensures not only optimal performance but also adherence to stringent security protocols. Additionally, as an authority in the field, you'll be tasked with developing and disseminating training materials to clarify processes, as well as offering expert advice on the latest solutions and best practices. Your contributions will be key in advancing the university's digital infrastructure securely and efficiently.
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Assistant/Associate Professor (Immunology)
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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The Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University seeks to expand our expertise in infectious diseases of production animals and host-pathogen interactions by hiring an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (tenure-track or tenured) with expertise in basic/domestic animal immunology. This position will be a 12-month appointment with approximately 70% research, 20% teaching, and 10% service appointment. The faculty is particularly interested in individuals with demonstrated experience in working across disciplines and collaborating broadly. Highest consideration will be given to candidates who also possess a strong background in cellular and molecular biology with investigations that are potentially synergistic with current College of Veterinary Medicine faculty interests in infectious diseases, vaccinology, inflammation, toxicology, cancer, public health, and food safety.
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Research Associate
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Salina, Kansas
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Hybrid and/or Remote eligible (must reside in US)
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The Applied Aviation Research Center (AARC) at Kansas State University’s Aerospace and Technology Campus in Salina is seeking a highly-motivated and skilled Research Associate to support unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and development activities. The Research Associate will assist with grant proposal development by conducting literature reviews, establishing methodologies, drafting milestones, tasks objectives, research task plan(s) and budgets as required. The incumbent may also serve as a technical lead on various research projects within their area of expertise and instruct courses in UAS as applicable. |
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Pharmacology
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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The Department of Anatomy and Physiology within the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University is seeking a pharmacology faculty member (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor). This is a full-time position with rank and salary commensurate with qualifications. The position is available as (1) a research and teaching appointment (tenure-track/tenured) or (2) a primarily teaching appointment (clinical-track) and may be a 9- or 12-month position based on the applicant.
The candidate will be expected to teach pharmacology in the graduate and professional curriculums, and contribute to the service mission of the Department, College, and University. Specific teaching requirements will be tailored to the expertise of the applicant and the needs of the College but it is anticipated that the teaching appointment for this position will be a minimum of 40% for tenure-track and 70% for clinical track. Applicants with the ability to teach additional related biomedical topics, including physiology, are especially desirable.
The overall originality and promise of a candidate’s research will be prioritized rather than the candidate’s area of specialization within pharmacology or related fields for tenure-track/tenured candidates. As part of their duties, a tenure-track or tenured candidate will be expected to mentor and train graduate and professional students in an area of the candidate’s expertise and establish and maintain an independent, dynamic, extramurally-funded research program.
The Department of Anatomy and Physiology seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our land-grant mission to serve the diverse people of Kansas, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. |
IT Director, K-State Olathe
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Olathe, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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Applications are welcome for the Information Technology Director position supporting IT needs across the Olathe campus. Reporting directly to central IT and embedded in Olathe campus operations, the director will provide strategic IT leadership for K-State Olathe departments and will serve as a critical thought partner and leader. |
Reno County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent
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Other
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On-site requirement
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Extension agents are professional educators, community connectors and innovators who serve as a link between Kansas State University and communities across Kansas. Reno County, located in south-central Kansas, consists of 14 communities with Hutchinson as the county seat. The Reno County Extension office has a staff of four agents and two office professionals who serve the county's 61,516 residents. This agent will make a difference in residents’ lives through community partnerships and research-based educational programming related to family and consumer sciences. |
Associate Director - Scholarships
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Manhattan, Kansas
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Hybrid eligible (partially remote, must reside in US)
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Reporting to the Director of the Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA), this position will lead the scholarship unit within the OSFA. To that end, this role will support and actively contribute to the University’s Enrollment Management (EM) objectives by guiding the day-to-day administrative operations associated with the coordinated awarding, delivery, and reconciliation of institutional, state, and privately sourced scholarships and merit-based tuition waivers. This role supports recipients of university scholarships/waiver awards and their parents and assists in recruiting and retaining a talented and diverse study body |
Chief Information Security Officer
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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The CISO partners with the CIO in leading IT day-to-day Detection and Response technologies and functions to improve the university cyber posture and detection and response functions. |
Manager, Acad Student Serv
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Manhattan, Kansas
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Hybrid eligible (partially remote, must reside in US)
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This position is the manager/supervisor of the Student Services unit within the Office of the Registrar and utilizes a teamwork approach to ensure that the Office is providing quality service while adhering to University policies and procedures. The student services unit is responsible for FERPA, transcripts, graduation, commencement, NCAA eligibility, major changes, enrollment transactions, and other academic record functions. Each of these tasks are vital to university stakeholders and timely completion of services by the unit is important to student success. This position assists with the resolution of complex issues related to students' academic permanent records and student services; coordinates daily tasks of the area; and serves as the primary liaison between the office and academic community. Assists the Assistant Registrar for Student Services in planning and implementing improvements to the area, both with business processes and technological enhancements.
This position is also responsible for the planning of university commencement ceremonies, with the assistance of stakeholders throughout the university. As Chair of the Commencement Committee, this position is required to attend commencement ceremonies, each Spring and Fall semester in Manhattan and Salina, which occur on Friday and Saturday.
Must have a desire to work within a high-pace work environment and have the ability to prioritize competing tasks when necessary. Successful candidates should possess experience within higher education, specifically working with a student information system and/or other educational technologies. |
IT Analyst for Business Systems
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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The IT Analyst will provide administration and end user support for our Business Systems SaaS solutions to support our CRM and ITSM systems. In this highly collaborative environment, this unit thrives on providing creative, innovative, and timely solutions for our campus Business Systems users. Kansas State University has a cloud first strategy for all new applications and data structures while working to move on-premise systems to the cloud where feasible.
Our team culture empowers you to take ownership of your work and its outcome. This is an opportunity for self-motivated individuals to work with a highly innovative team. We are looking for candidates who can work collaboratively to resolve problems and have a high tolerance for complexity and ambiguity. Different skill sets may be emphasized as dictated by current priorities requiring the incumbent to be adaptable. You must have a good understanding of SaaS related tools and technologies. While this is a hands-on technical role, you will be expected to take charge of problems, and take the initiative to design and deliver solutions. We expect the team to have a strong desire to learn, research and apply modern technologies and methods as needed. We are looking for candidates who enjoy mentoring teammates and developing those around them. |
Communications & Marketing Specialist
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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The Communications and Marketing Specialist is primarily responsible for supporting the marketing and communications efforts for the Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics initiatives. Tasks include, but are not limited to promoting research products to the public, designing and executing a social media campaign, corporate engagement, recruitment, alumni engagement, promotion of expertise and services, and educational activities. |
Sedgwick County 4-H Youth Development Extension Agent
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Other
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On-site requirement
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Extension agents are professional educators, community connectors and innovators who serve as a link between Kansas State University and communities across Kansas. Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County, which includes 19 other cities. Sedgwick County extension programs, focused in the areas of family and consumer sciences, 4-H youth development, agriculture/ horticulture, and community development, are conducted by a team of nine agents and multiple hourly staff members. This agent will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive 4-H youth development program for school-aged youth in cooperation with local community members and extension colleagues. Programming will include but is not limited to: youth livestock programming, community club support, out-of-school programs, school enrichment, and outreach to create program opportunities with new and existing community partners. |
Wabaunsee County Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent
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Other
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On-site requirement
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Extension agents are professional educators, community connectors and innovators who serve as a link between Kansas State University and communities across Kansas. Wabaunsee County is in the beautiful Flint Hills between Manhattan and Topeka in northeast Kansas and has a population of just over 7,000. Beef cattle ranching and farming make up the county’s agriculture sector. This agent will be responsible for diverse agriculture programming, including overseeing a newly started Master Gardener program, as well as sharing responsibility for community vitality and 4-H youth development. Agricultural programming may include but is not limited to: agronomy; livestock production; agricultural economics, management, and public policy; horticultural production and management; and natural resources conservation and environmental stewardship. |
Central Kansas District Family Resource Management Extension Agent
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Salina, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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Extension agents are professional educators, community connectors and innovators who serve as a link between Kansas State University and communities across Kansas. The Central Kansas Extension District consists of Ottawa and Saline counties. A team of seven extension agents and six support staff serve a combined population of 60,000. This agent will lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of research-based educational programming related to family resource management. Programming may include but is not limited to: financial planning; budgeting and record keeping; consumer credit; senior health insurance counseling; and taxpayer education. |
Instructor
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Manhattan, Kansas
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On-site requirement
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Term (non-tenure-track) instructor in expository writing for the Fall 2024 semester which begins August 19, 2024. |
Program/Project Coordinator
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Manhattan, Kansas
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Hybrid eligible (partially remote, must reside in US)
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The Center on Aging (COA), within the College of Health and Human Sciences, seeks a Project Coordinator to join their team. This position will provide support and leadership for an active service research project by coordinating the project's day-to-day activities and monitoring, supervising, and executing the specified project work plans. |