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Position Information

Position Title Assistant Director, Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI)

Work Location Springfield Campus

Department OEWRI-Water Research Inst

HR Home Department 020700 COLLEGE OF NATL & APP SCIENCE

Pay Grade 44

Proposed Salary $55,000-$60,000/annual

Sponsorship Information

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees? No, Position is available to all applicants.

Appointment Type Full Time Regular

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

General Function

The Assistant Director, OEWRI assists the Director in the supervision of research staff and graduate assistants, assists in writing grant proposals, and provides technical and environmental expertise to faculty, The College of Natural and Applied Sciences, and community agencies and organizations. The Assistant Director, OEWRI serves as principal investigator on assigned projects, designs and implements scientific field research, conducts laboratory studies, and performs multi-disciplinary analysis, disseminates the results of environmental research to professional and general audiences, and advises undergraduate and graduate students on research projects.

Description of Primary Duties

Continuation of this position is contingent upon continued grant funding.

This position has the primary responsibility of handling the day-to-day operations of OEWRI .

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

Education: A Master of Science degree in Geography or a related field is required.

Experience: Three years of experience in environmental research is required. Two years of administrative experience related to environmental projects or programs is required. Field experience and interest in the geomorphology, geology, hydrology, and water quality of the Ozarks region is required. Experience in research applications for soil coring equipment, geographic information systems, automatic water samplers, current meters, and hydrological/river process modeling is required.

Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills are required. Evidence of publication of research in the field of environmental systems is required. Excellent interpersonal skills are required. Supervisory experience is required.

Effort: The position includes some strenuous physical labor and requires the ability to carry equipment and soil and/or water samples weighing twenty to thirty pounds. The ability to use a shovel and other associated tools to collect soil samples is required. The ability to climb steep grades on foot in rugged terrain is required.

Other: The scope of the position requires occasional evening and weekend work.

Additional Qualifications

Link to Job Description http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/2331.htm

Open Date 11/17/2025

Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)

Special Instructions to Applicants

Continuation of this position is contingent upon continued grant funding.

The first date of consideration is December 8, 2025 and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Please attach an unofficial transcript to your application. Please note that documents that contain passwords, digital signatures, and other artifacts such as watermarks may not convert properly. If your document contains any of these items, please print and scan the document, then upload the scanned version to your application. Official transcripts required at time of hire.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Non-Discrimination Statement

Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Inquiries concerning the complaint/grievance procedure related to discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines, should be addressed to the Director, Office for Institutional Compliance, Carrington Hall 205, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65897, [email protected], 417-836-4252

Background Check Statement

Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense.

Posting Detail

Posting Number 20250237FTS

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/84146

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

+ * How did you hear about this vacancy?

+ Indeed

+ Linkedin

+ Missouri State University Website

+ Google

+ Employee Referral

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+ HigherEdJobs.com

+ Personal Contacts / Networking

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+ Other

+ * Please specify the recruitment source where you located this posting. If you selected Employee Referral above, please list the name of the current MSU employee who referred you.

(Open Ended Question)

+ * Are you a current full-time regular Missouri State University employee?

+ Yes, I am a current full-time faculty/staff University employee.

+ No, I am not currently employed by the University.

+ No, I am a current per course faculty member.

+ No, I am a current part-time staff University employee.

+ No, I am a current University graduate assistant or teaching assistant.

+ No, I am a current student University employee.

+ * Do you have a Master's Degree?

+ No

+ Yes

+ * What discipline is your Master's degree?

(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

+ Resume

+ Cover Letter

+ Unofficial Transcripts - 1

Optional Documents

+ Letter of Recommendation-1 (Non-confidential)

+ Other Documents -1

+ Certificate/License-1