POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: Full time, 100% (12 months), Tenure Track or Clinical Track Assistant Professor of Farm Animal Medicine and Surgery

Location:             Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, 2407 River Drive Knoxville, TN 37996-4545

Qualifications:   Candidates must have a DVM, VMD, or equivalent degree and have completed a clinical residency program and board certification in Large Animal Internal Medicine (ACVIM) or Large Animal Surgery (ACVS). Although preference will be given to Board Certified specialists, candidates eligible to take the board certification examination will be considered.  Preference will be given to applicants with a graduate degree (MS or PhD) and extensive experience with livestock species particularly those having interest in companion livestock (pet pigs, small ruminants, and camelids). Start date expected to be on or after March 1, 2020.

Duties:                  The effort allocation for this position is varied based on the role as tenure track or clinic track. In general, expectations include clinical service and teaching, didactic and laboratory teaching, research or scholarly activity, and service. The faculty member will share in the clinical and didactic teaching of students in the veterinary curriculum, the training of interns and residents in specialty emphasis areas, and mentoring of graduate students when appropriate. Responsibilities include individual animal care for food and fiber animal species (beef and dairy cattle, sheep and goats, camelids, and swine). The faculty member will participate in clinical emergency duty with other faculty. An advanced degree (PhD, MS) with an intent to establish an extramurally funded, sustainable research program is expected for tenure-track candidates. Clinic-track candidates are expected to develop new teaching and education courses and tools, contribute to the discovery of new knowledge, and to regularly create and disseminate scholarly work. All faculty are expected to be engaged in their specialty organizations (e.g. ACVS, ACVIM) and special interest groups (e.g. AABP, AASRP, etc.).

Salary:                  Commensurate with training and experience

Application:        Applicants should submit a letter of intent, current curriculum vitae, and names, addresses, e-mail address, and phone numbers of at least three professional references to:

Catheryn Hance

Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

University of Tennessee

College of Veterinary Medicine

2407 River Drive Knoxville, TN 37996·4545

Email: [email protected]

                                                                Phone (865) 974·5703 Fax (865) 974·5773

Closing Date:      Applications will be received until the position is filled with a suitable applicant. Reviews of applicants will begin after December 15, 2019.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status in provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities and benefits This policy extends to both employment by and admission to the University The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex or disability in the education programs and activities pursuant to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the other above reference policies should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity, 1840 Melrose Ave., Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498 (TTY available) Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Human Resources Management. 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996·4125

David E Anderson, DVM, MS, DACVS

Professor and Head

ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Large Animal Soft Tissue)

Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

C-222 Veterinary Medicine Building, 2407 River Dr.

Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4545

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-7591

865-974-5703 Office / 865-385-6074 Mobile / 865-974-8387 Fax

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