Duties And Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership & Vision Provide leadership that leverages and expands existing operational practices and programs with an emphasis on embedding sustainability into education and elevating the student experience with transdisciplinary collaboration. Guide the Office of Sustainability by creating visibility across campus and connecting people, practices, and ideas across departments. Represent the university’s sustainability vision by positioning MSU as a model for integrative, student-centered sustainability education. Lead the design and implementation of a student-led zero waste program in partnership with Auxiliaries Services, University Facilities Management, and academic programs. Collaborate with MSU’s Parking Director, University Police and other partners to establish and maintain a sustainable transportation program at MSU . Schedule, create agendas for and lead Campus Sustainability Advisory Committee ( CSAC ) meetings. The Director will serve as Chair of CSAC , facilitating stakeholder collaboration across campus. 2. Educational Integration & Academic Partnerships Partner with academic leadership and faculty across disciplines to connect, expand, and enhance sustainability-related and sustainability-infused curriculum and research. Support the development of transdisciplinary courses and hands-on learning models that provide genuine opportunities for students to explore real-world sustainability challenges. Develop ways that help students navigate sustainability offerings across MSU . 3. Student Engagement & Leadership Create systems that support and amplify student-led sustainability research, innovation, and projects across campus. Establish MSU as a “living lab” by curating real-world sustainability challenges for students to investigate, with support from faculty and staff. Collaborate with students to shape inclusive, purpose-driven sustainability experiences across the university. 4. Community and Relationship Building Build and facilitate a vibrant campus-wide sustainability network—illuminating existing efforts, celebrating community expertise, and curating opportunities for connection, alignment, and learning. Establish the Office of Sustainability as a central hub, a place where the full spectrum of MSU’s sustainability work is highlighted, strengthened and celebrated through intentional collaboration. Represent MSU in local and regional partnerships, such as the City of Bozeman Sustainability Advisory Board Lead workshops and events that spotlight local innovations and deepen shared identity. 5. Institutional Reporting & Assessment Oversee strategic data reporting functions (i.e., STARS , Zero Waste Audit). Align institutional sustainability priorities with broader strategic planning, accreditation, and grant initiatives. Identify, compute and communicate metrics that reflect sustainability-related engagement, learning, and cultural change. Develop policy and operational proposals to enhance sustainability learning outcomes. Prepare an Annual Sustainability Report.
Physical Demands
This position requires occasional work on nights and weekends to accommodate special events and student and community meetings. This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
