Jobs at New Mexico Highlands University

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.

Manage university accounting functions including general ledger oversight, monthly reporting, budget management, reconciliations, journal entries, audits, internal controls (GASB/COSO), process improvements, and supervise accounting staff.

Support the VP for Finance and Administration by managing expense approvals, purchase requisitions, financial reporting, budgeting, and in-depth financial analysis (including golf course operations). Lead special projects, ensure compliance, collaborate on policies and procurement issues, assist audits, and provide project timelines and status updates.

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.

The candidate will teach Political Science courses focusing on U.S. politics, advise students, and participate in departmental activities, requiring a Ph.D. in Political Science or similar field.

The Associate Dean oversees staff, assists with academic paperwork, maintains data assessment, supports faculty development, monitors the budget, and facilitates student success activities.