We are looking for a fourth faculty member to join our shelter medicine program that consists of three full-time faculty members, a dedicated shelter medicine technician and a shelter medicine intern.
Some fast facts:
- We have a comprehensive program designed to encompass all aspects of shelter medicine.
- As a relatively new program there is significant flexibility to tailor the program to support your interests.
- Located in 5th largest city in the country (and an even larger metro area), which means there is a large variety of shelters and shelter models and lots of things to do.
- Very strong support for shelter medicine from the administration.
- University commitment to One Health.
- Three shelter medicine faculty members with diverse backgrounds, including epidemiology, public health, and forensics.
- Dedicated veterinary technician.
- Brand new facilities including a 33’ long mobile clinic, 16x16 “pop up” medical clinic and state of the art teaching hospital.
- Mix of surgical sterilization, specialty shelter surgery, emergency, wellness and medical cases.
- Shelter consultation, including protocols, capacity analyses, disease outbreak management.
- Opportunities with a very wide variety of shelters and animal welfare organizations.
Position Overview:
Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for a faculty position in shelter medicine. This appointment can be tenure-track or non-tenure-track, depending on the goals of the applicant. This is a full-time position. The successful
candidate will provide clinical instruction to students on shelter medicine rotations and rotating interns, will help develop and implement a comprehensive shelter medicine program, will participate in mobile spay/neuter and TNR events, and will provide instruction
to students in didactic courses and clinical skills laboratories within the DVM curriculum.
The following qualifications are required:
- DVM or equivalent degree
- Significant shelter medicine experience, including the ability to practice high-volume/high-quality spay/neuter surgery
- Evidence of excellent clinical and communication skills
- A strong commitment to meeting the needs of students, and an understanding of student-centered learning
- Collaborative mindset to foster a team-approach to teaching and service
The following qualifications are desirable but not required
- Teaching experience
- Board certification by ABVP (Shelter Medicine) or ACVPM
- MS or PhD degree in a relevant field of study
- Additional advanced training
- Research experience or interest
Please see the link below for more information about the position and to apply online. Feel free to email me at [email protected] if
you have further questions.
Rachael Kreisler
https://recruiting.ultipro.com/MID1016/JobBoard/14e53f57-a561-4a17-e6ef-fbd661b8b6c1/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=4ea18776-b753-4c0f-995d-d268270ec443
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