Fort Hays State University was founded in 1902 as the Western Branch of Kansas State Normal School-a teacher's college. Our hometown, Hays, Kansas, is located on the high plains of north-central Kansas. The original home of the institution was on the grounds of Fort Hays, a Nineteenth-Century frontier military outpost. The state of Kansas initially intended the university's academic programs to focus on agriculture, but it opened in as a "normal" or teacher's college. Our mission is to develop the engaged global citizen-leaders our world needs. FHSU today is a regional comprehensive public university where determined, innovative, and caring faculty and staff share a deep commitment to teachi
Yes — Fort Hays State University has 27 open jobs on JobsRadar right now, across 4 departments and 3 locations. 13 of them were opened in the last 30 days. 11 of them disclose pay, with a median of $32,999 a year and most offers between $31,673 and $38,303. The board was last refreshed on October 30, 2026 at 00:22 UTC.