Careers

The mission statement of the University of Missouri System includes a commitment to promote lifelong learning, foster innovation and economic development, and advance health, cultural, and social interests. The university's faculty and staff make our mission a reality.

The following resources can help you join our university community, or advance the career you already have, no matter which campus you're affiliated with: University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri Health Care, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, or the system's central administrative offices.

• Values statement
• Systemwide search committee training
• Systemwide executive searches
• Central administrative offices searches
• Campus searches (faculty, staff and students)
• Benefits overview
• Career management

Values Statement

We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with a range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate. 

Systemwide Search Committee Training

This module is designed to provide strategic and tactical advice to search committees of academic/faculty, academic administrator, or executive searches when it comes to recruiting colleagues to the university. The module focuses on best and common practices in recruiting broadly, while ensuring compliance with university rules and regulations.

• Module within Percipio

If you have a disability defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, Collected Rules and Regulations Section 600.080: Policy Related to Employees with Disabilities, requiring specific accommodations to complete this training, please contact the Learning and Organizational Development team at learningdevelopment@umsystem.edu. 

Systemwide Executive Searches

• Executive Searches

Central Administrative Offices Searches

The following job listings for central administrative offices are posted within the MU find a job tool, which includes job listings for MU, MU Extension and UM System. To review the department to which you're applying, please check the hiring department on each vacancy notice.

• Current Staff
• Prospective Staff

Campus Searches

UM System campuses list their job openings on separate websites.

Faculty and staff

• MU (University of Missouri-Columbia)
• MU Extension
• MU Health (University of Missouri Health System)
• UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
• Missouri S&T (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
• UMSL (University of Missouri-St. Louis)

Students

• MU (University of Missouri-Columbia)
• MU Health (University of Missouri Health System)
• UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
• Missouri S&T (Missouri University of Science and Technology)
• UMSL (University of Missouri-St. Louis)

Benefits Overview

• Benefits overview for faculty positions (PDF)
• Benefits overview for staff positions (PDF)

Career Management

Career management is an employee-driven process with support provided by managers and the university. The UM System's career management resources help individuals manage their own careers and also help facilitate the careers of direct reports and others.