Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Emergency Critical Care

Position Title Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Emergency Critical Care

Job Summary

The faculty member is primarily responsible for providing on-site emergency veterinary coverage during assigned evening, overnight, weekend and holiday shifts, including emergency receiving and continued care of hospitalized small animal patients. During these shifts, the faculty member will work alongside and directly supervise an after-hours small animal rotating intern and clinical veterinary students while retaining ultimate responsibility for patient care. The faculty member will provide clinical and laboratory instruction for veterinary students, interns, graduate students, and graduate veterinarians in small animal emergency medicine and related disciplines. The primary teaching focus includes the clinical phase of the four-year veterinary curriculum, with some instruction within the preclinical curriculum as assigned.

The successful candidate will join a collegial Emergency and Critical Care service led by a board-certified veterinary critical care specialist along with a hospital team of dedicated faculty educators, veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and rotating interns. The service is equipped with advanced diagnostic capabilities, including digital radiography, ultrasonography, and computed tomography (CT), and is supported by a comprehensive diagnostic laboratory offering clinical pathology, parasitology, microbiology, histopathology, and necropsy services.

The Emergency and Critical Care service works closely with the Small Animal Teaching Hospital’s clinical services, including Internal Medicine, Surgery, Dentistry, and Dermatology, fostering a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, clinical teaching, and collaborative scholarship. This environment provides outstanding opportunities to mentor veterinary students and interns while contributing to the advancement of clinical service, research, and academic excellence.

Essential Job Duties

• Participate in the tripartite mission of teaching, research, and service
• Provide overnight care for patients as needed and be on call for emergencies
• Participate in and develop innovative teaching and service programs to enhance the Department, the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH), and the College
• Participate in clinical and laboratory instruction for and supervision and evaluation of veterinary students and interns with hands-on instruction, and case-based rounds or small-group didactic sessions
• Participate in providing client services to the VTH, with emphasis on, but not limited to Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care
• Develop strong professional relationships (advising and consulting) with referring veterinarians and clients
• Participate in the supervision of staff assigned to the Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care Section
• Develop collaborative research activities in areas related to Emergency and Critical Care
• Engage in collaborative research activities in the College, the University and/or with collaborating colleges and universities
• Participate in local, state, and national outreach (community) activities and programs
• Demonstrate creative scholarship
• Serve on Department, College and/or University committees
• Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, and work collaboratively with others (faculty, staff, students) in a collegial diverse team environment
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications Must have a DVM or equivalent degree and license to practice Veterinary Medicine. Clinical experience and documented competency in small animal emergency medicine and surgery are required.

Board certification by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) or the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ECVECC) will be given preference; however, board-eligible candidates will be considered. Candidates who have more than 3 years of clinical emergency experience will also be considered.

Physical Demands

FLSA Exempt

Status Full-Time

Skills and Attributes

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

Will this position require travel? No

Will this position require night, weekend, and after hour work? Yes

Will this position be supported using grants or contract funding? Yes

Number of Vacancies

Desired Start Date

Position End Date (if temporary)

Open Date 10/13/2026

Close Date

Open Until Filled No

Special Instructions Summary Each applicant, including all current employees, must complete and submit the following documents:

• Tuskegee University employment application
• Cover Letter
• Resume/CV
• Recommendation letters
• Copies of unofficial transcripts.
• Please note that official transcripts(s) will be required upon hire

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Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or an equivalent degree, along with a valid license to practice veterinary medicine?

(Open Ended Question)

• * Do you have at least 3 years' experience in a veterinary practice or veterinary/veterinary technician academic environment?
• Yes
• No

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Transcript 1
• Letter of Recommendation 1
• Letter of Recommendation 2
• Letter of Recommendation 3

Optional Documents

• Transcript 2