Kansas State University
Welcome to the next-generation land-grant university with a focus on the future.
When you join the K-State family, you are part of a connected community of difference-makers, dream-chasers and problem-solvers. K-Staters pursue the good. Expand expectations. And demand the most from ourselves and our lives. We are the open-minded. The adaptive. The communicators, explorers and intellectual adventurers who never shy away from change, knowing that in the right hands, change can lead to something better.
At Kansas State University, there’s no limit to what you can expect.
Kansas State University Mission
The mission of Kansas State University is to foster excellent teaching, research, and service that develop a highly skilled and educated citizenry necessary to advancing the well-being of Kansas, the nation, and the international community. The university embraces diversity, encourages engagement and is committed to the discovery of knowledge, the education of undergraduate and graduate students, and improvement in the quality of life and standard of living of those we serve.
Values
We live by the purple rule: Family comes first. For K-Staters, that means a firmly held dedication to fostering an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere in which everyone feels supported and empowered to take intellectual risks. We've had plenty of practice — as the nation's first operational land-grant university, we've been putting service and compassion into action since 1863.
Putting Students First
At Kansas State University, we take student success personally — and that is evident in our commitment to foster an outstanding, well-rounded student experience from the start.
Diversity & Inclusion
Kansas State University has long maintained a demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Since 1863, as the nation’s first operational land-grant university, K-State has heralded “full educational privileges” with open enrollment to all students regardless of gender, race or creed. From the very beginning, our commitment to access, opportunity and success has remained unchanged. Our collective mission is best accomplished when every member of the university community acknowledges and practices the following principles.
Careers
Find a future in purple
Kansas State University employees take pride in making a difference in nearly 21,000 lives at the nation's first operational land-grant university. In fact, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities recently designated K-State as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. As the Princeton Review's No. 3 university in the nation for quality of life, K-State also takes pride in its employees. K-State was also ranked No. 3 in Forbes - America's Best Employers by State. Beyond offering an unmatched sense of community and inclusiveness, K-State provides employees with a variety of benefits, including health care, retirement options, discounted event tickets and much more.
Of course, our employees also are members of the Manhattan community, Livability.com's #16 place to live in the nation, featuring eclectic restaurants, a treasure trove of shopping and, of course, plenty of purple.

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Enterprise Integration Developer
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role The Enterprise Integrations Developer will frequently collaborate with teammates for our enterprise integrations needs through creative, innovative, and timely solutions. This position will assist in the development of data ...
12h
| Job Type | Full Time |
Veterinary Nurse I Intern - Small Animal
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role: This Veterinary Nurse I (Limited Term) Intern position provides an opportunity for professional growth in the Veterinary Health Center. An outstanding graduate veterinary nurse will be selected to obtain high quality, enhan...
12h
| Job Type | Intern |
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role This postdoctoral research associate will lead independent research projects and participate in collaborative studies aimed at advancing the understanding of eukaryotic gene regulation by microRNAs using C. elegans as a mode...
23h
| Job Type | Full Time |
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role The Department of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University seeks to fill a nine-month, non-tenure track, term Instructor position. The focus of this position will be to deliver high-quality, undergraduate courses th...
23h
| Job Type | Full Time |
Veterinary Assistant - Small Animal ICU
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role The Veterinary Health Center (VHC) within the College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking a part-time Veterinary Assistant to join our dedicated team to help facilitate exemplary patient care in the Small Animal ICU. This posi...
23h
| Job Type | Part Time |
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role The position is required to increase the capacity of the environmental quality applied research and extension program. The position is essential to establishing and maintaining laboratory and field based experiments and the ...
23h
| Job Type | Full Time |
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role The Secure Energy Institute (SEI) at Kansas State University is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive Program/Project Manager I to support the institute's mission of leading the advancement of energy sec...
23h
| Job Type | Full Time |
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role We are seeking a dedicated Research Assistant to lead our computational infrastructure and data management efforts. This position is strictly focused on dry-lab operations, specifically the development of bioinformatics pipe...
1d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role This Fellow (Post-Doc) position is expected to enhance the progress of a research project funded by DOE-BES that aims to understand solvent phase separation within nanopores and its impacts on solute diffusion for future dev...
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| Job Type | Full Time |
Manhattan, Kansas
About This Role The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University is seeking its next creative and talented video production specialist. The video production specialist is responsible for producing and distributing videos an...
4d
| Job Type | Full Time |
