Faculty Positions
Position Title / Rank: Chair, Population Medicine
Department: Population Medicine
College: Ontario Veterinary College
Deadline: April 28, 2017
Position Description:
The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) invites applications for the position of Chair, Department of Population Medicine. The department is an international leader in veterinary epidemiology and preventive medicine, promoting health, welfare, and productivity in animal populations, and promoting public health through studies of zoonoses, food safety, and health policy and promotion concerning infectious and non-infectious human diseases.
Our department strengths are epidemiology, health management of food animals, public health, animal behaviour and welfare, and clinical communications in veterinary medicine. Our faculty and graduate students learn and apply quantitative and qualitative methods in exploring animal and public health and well-being issues. Our department has a substantial role in teaching DVM and BSc students and in graduate education for MSc and doctoral programs in epidemiology and public health. The OVC is staking a leadership position in One Health scholarship. Part of the mission of the Chair will be to identify and build ways in which the department can achieve excellence and contribute to identifiable areas of strength in support of One Health-related initiatives.
The Chair is responsible for the effective, efficient, and collegial operation of the Department. The ideal candidate should be a dynamic, collaborative leader with strong communications skills and a vision that will set the stage for innovative research, learning and teaching within the department. Candidates should have a strong research background. The successful candidate will have the ability to build effective relationships within the University of Guelph and with external groups. The appointment will be for a five-year term, with the possibility of renewal for another five years.
Applicants must possess a PhD (or equivalent) and be able to demonstrate significant teaching and research experience related to the department’s programs and activities. A doctor of veterinary medicine (or equivalent degree) is preferred. The selected candidate will be a successful educator and researcher. Demonstrated experience in human and financial resource management and the ability to engage faculty, staff, and students in developing and implementing new initiatives is required.
The appointment will be tenured at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. Applications must include a detailed curriculum vita, the names of at least three referees and a statement of interest in the position. The deadline date for applications is April 28, 2017. Applications should be submitted to: Dr. Jeffrey Wichtel, Professor and Dean, OVC, 50 Stone Road East, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1 or by email to: ovcdean@uoguelph.ca
The University of Guelph has been ranked one of the top comprehensive universities in Canada. Quacquarelli Symonds ranked the Ontario Veterinary College as the number 1 veterinary school in Canada and 8th worldwide in global ranking of veterinary schools. The University is located in the city of Guelph, a growing city of approximately 118,000-and100 km southwest of Toronto. Please refer to the city’s website for more information at www.city.guelph.on.ca
The Canada Research Chairs Program imposes no restrictions on nominees with regard to nationality or country of residence. Procedures to allow non-Canadian chairholders to work in Canada have been established by Employment and Social Development Canada and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
The University recognizes that applicants may have had obligations outside of work that have negatively impacted their record of achievements (e.g., parental, elder care, and/or medical). You are not required to disclose these obligations in the hiring process. If you choose to do so, the University will ensure that these obligations do not negatively impact the assessment of your qualifications for the position.
The University of Guelph resides on the ancestral lands of the Attawandaron people and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and we offer our respect to our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis neighbours as we strive to strengthen our relationships with them.
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