Assistant Professor of Veterinary Skills

Job title: Assistant Professor of Veterinary Skills

About the Role The Assistant Professor of Veterinary Skills will contribute to the veterinary skills curriculum with emphasis on small animal emergency medicine and critical care. The role includes coordinating didactic and clinical components, delivering hands-on labs, and engaging in outreach and scholarly activities.

What You'll Do

• Participate in, lead, and contribute to laboratory sessions in veterinary skills curriculum based on experience in small animal emergency medicine and critical care.
• Coordinate preclinical didactic courses (Small Animal Medicine II, Anesthesia) by collaborating with board-certified specialists, managing examinations and grades, and holding office hours.
• Coordinate clinical clerkships (Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care, Anesthesia) by collaborating with clinicians-in-charge at affiliated sites, conducting students rounds, managing grades, and holding office hours.
• Provide veterinary assistance for the Canine Wellness Outreach project and participate in CVM committees and minor research responsibilities.
• Design, implement and deliver specialized course material for the small animal portion of the veterinary skills course that is taught in all 6 preclinical semesters (first, second and third years).
• Develop an elective course in Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) involving both lectures and ECC skills and scenarios.
• Participate in obtaining grants for small animal research.
• Publish small animal research in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.
• Educate and serve the small animal owning community.

What We're Looking For

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or a directly related field of study and the following experience: 4 years of post-secondary teaching experience in veterinary medicine; 4 years teaching in veterinary emergency and critical care; 3 years of experience in teaching emergency and clinical procedures (e.g., CPR, thoracocentesis, nasal insufflation, abdominocentesis, cystocentesis, and intubation using canine cadavers and high-fidelity dog models); 3 years creating and implementing emergency room veterinary skills laboratories; 2 years designing and developing laboratory sessions utilizing ECC models and canine cadavers; 2 years teaching and reading ECG tests; 2 years in veterinary curricular design and implementation; 1 year participating in DEI initiatives; 1 year collaborating with university administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Experience may be gained concurrently.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $130,622.00/year to $165,000.00/year. Exempt (FLSA).