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Tenure-Track or Clinical Track Associate/Full Professor of Equine Surgery. The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine University of Tennessee is seeking applications for a tenure track or clinical track equine surgery position at the associate / full professor level. Applicants must have a DVM/VMD, or equivalent degree from an AVMA accredited College of Veterinary Medicine and be ACVS/ECVS board certified. Candidates having an advanced degree (PhD or MS) with a research interest are preferred. Responsibilities include promoting clinic service and building caseload, developing positive relationships with referring veterinarians and the horse owning public, participating in emergency service rotation, didactic and clinical teaching of students and house officers, mentorship of graduate students, establishing a program of scholarship/research, committee and other service activities, outreach, and governance. Tenure-track faculty are expected to establish a sustainable, funded research program. Clinical track faculty are expected to develop sustained scholarship leading to peer-reviewed publications. The successful applicant will join equine surgical faculty on the equine surgery service. The full-service hospital for large animals provides primary, referral, and emergency care. Emergency duty is shared between an emergency clinician and the clinical faculty. Diagnostic capabilities include digital radiography, nuclear imaging, CT, MRI, C-arm fluoroscopy, dynamic and stationary video endoscopy, thermography, ultrasonography, lameness diagnostic facilities including computer assisted lameness diagnostics, indoor arena, and Equine Performance and Rehabilitation Center. The equine surgery service is a fully equipped hospital with 4 dedicated equine surgery rooms. The hospital is a new, state of the art and fully equipped surgical facility, including arthroscopic, laparoscopic, orthopedic, laser and other advanced capabilities.

Applications are desired by May 1st, 2018 but will be considered until the position is filled. Interested candidates are invited to submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of four people willing to supply references to:

Catheryn Hance

Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine

University of Tennessee 2407 River Drive

Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4545.

Phone: (865) 974-5703

Fax:        (865)974-5773

Email: [email protected]

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA Employer.

David E Anderson, DVM, MS, DACVS

Professor and Head

Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

UT Institute of Agriculture

C-222 Veterinary Medicine Building, 2407 River Dr.

Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4545

865-974-5703 Office / 865-974-8387 Fax

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