Jobs at New Mexico Highlands University

Tenure-track Media Arts faculty member teaching introductory through graduate courses in graphic design, video/audio production, or photography. Responsibilities include curriculum development, creative and theoretical instruction, student mentoring, media production, and supporting diverse learners in an in-person classroom. Candidates must contribute creative practice and cultural awareness while using industry-standard digital production software and relevant photo, video, printing, and screen-based equipment.

Provides advanced technical and functional support for ERP and student information systems. Responsibilities include business process analysis, requirements gathering, system administration, configuration, upgrades, security, integrations, APIs, SQL and PL/SQL data extraction, testing, technical support, documentation, disaster recovery, project leadership, end-user training, and staff mentoring across Windows and Linux environments.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor teaching undergraduate and graduate creative writing fiction, technical writing, composition, and related courses. Responsibilities include mentoring students, conducting creative and scholarly research, advising The New Mexico Review literary journal, and presenting or publishing professional work. The position requires a doctorate or ABD in English with a creative writing specialization or related area by fall 2027, plus demonstrated teaching, research, and writing experience.

Teach a 12-credit load with undergraduate focus, advise graduate students, engage in departmental service, demonstrate research/scholarly activity, and support curriculum development. Candidates should have a Ph.D. or MS with experience and strong communication skills; experience with diverse student populations and expertise in areas like ML, HPC, networks, databases, or cybersecurity is preferred.

Provide administrative and customer service support to department staff, students, and visitors. Duties include answering phones, greeting guests, filing, scanning, copying, data entry, distributing mail, and other clerical tasks while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

Tenure-track faculty to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in linguistics, grammar, history of the English language, and composition (18–24 credit hours). Mentor students, conduct research, publish, present at conferences, and teach in various modalities including online.

Provides advanced technical support and infrastructure administration across university campuses. Installs, configures, maintains, and troubleshoots servers, operating systems, network equipment, telephony, wireless access points, storage, printers, classroom technology, and security software. Develops network standards and documentation, supports architecture planning, coordinates technical projects and vendors, manages contracts and budgets, and provides on-call and emergency support.

Performs advanced accounting, financial analysis, fund reconciliation, budgeting, expenditure control, reporting, audit preparation, and maintenance of accounting records. Monitors multiple university funds, ensures compliance with funding requirements and accounting standards, develops financial reports and spreadsheet applications, resolves budget and expenditure issues, and supports fiscal systems and procedures.

New Mexico Highlands University seeks tenure-track faculty for the Social Work program. Responsibilities include teaching, conducting research, and community engagement, focusing on diverse populations in New Mexico.

Serve as NMHU's chief strategist and primary liaison for government and community engagement. Develop and lead governmental, legislative, tribal, and community relations strategy, advocate during legislative sessions, advise the President and senior leadership, cultivate partnerships, coordinate institutional external engagement, ensure compliance with lobbying and ethics rules, and represent the University at events across New Mexico.

Provide executive leadership for the intercollegiate athletics department, overseeing staff, coaches, budgets, compliance (NCAA, RMAC, Title IX, financial aid), student-athlete academic success and welfare, fundraising, facilities planning, event scheduling, and external relations. Serve on President's Cabinet and coordinate with campus offices to ensure program competitiveness and regulatory compliance.

Oversee campus student financial aid operations, ensure regulatory compliance, manage staff and budgets, coordinate with business office, produce required federal/state reports (FISAP, NMDEAR, IPEDS), develop policies, and serve as university representative to stakeholders.

Lead and manage accounting, payroll, student accounts, and related departments; ensure financial integrity, compliance (GASB/GAAP/OMB), audits, cash management, reporting, and staff development while coordinating with university units and external partners.

Provide academic leadership for curriculum, accreditation, program delivery, and faculty development across multiple campuses; manage budget planning, enrollment/retention, accreditation/compliance (CSWE, HLC), student and academic integrity issues, and external representation for the School of Social Work.

Provides executive administrative support to the Dean and FVSSW faculty across four campuses, managing scheduling, intermediate-to-advanced accounting and budget reconciliation, hiring and onboarding coordination, course scheduling, event planning, records and database management, and supervising student workers. Serves as primary office contact and liaison, develops calendars and processes, and ensures operational continuity across sites.

Provide administrative support to students and faculty including data entry, record keeping, scheduling, purchasing and travel paperwork, webpage content management, accreditation and outcomes data gathering, and routine student communications.

The Restricted Funds Accountant manages accounting functions for grants, including invoicing, fund reconciliation, budget monitoring, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Collaborates with departments for financial reporting and assists in audits.

The Conservation Specialist supports community recovery with programs in ecological restoration, environmental education, and youth engagement while strengthening partnerships and implementing cultural curricula.

The Coordinator of Academic Affairs Resources manages budget and HR processes within the Division of Academic Affairs, supporting financial operations and advising leadership on fiscal matters.

The Executive Director leads ICLRLT, focusing on equitable research, community engagement, policy advocacy, and staff management, while ensuring funding and strategic planning.