Faculty Positions
Position Title / Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor in Large Animal Surgery
College: Ontario Veterinary College
Department: Clinical Studies
Date Posted: January 17, 2021
Deadline: March 1, 2021 or until a suitable candidate is found
Please reference AD #21-02
Position Description:
The Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), is seeking applications to fill a tenure track faculty position in Large Animal Surgery at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The search for this position is internal to the university.
Applicants must have a DVM or equivalent veterinary professional degree, must be licensed or eligible for licensure to practice in the Province of Ontario, and must be a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Possession of an advanced degree and teaching experience is desirable. The ideal candidate should have strong skills in the clinical practice of large animal surgery and lameness and outstanding teaching and communication skills. An interest and capacity to promote caseload and provide outstanding service to clients and referring veterinarians and work with others in a collegial team atmosphere is essential.
The successful candidate will work with three other large animal surgeons to provide clinical, laboratory and didactic instruction in large animal surgery to veterinary students, interns, residents and graduate students. The successful candidate will have the majority of their effort dedicated to clinical teaching and service for large animal surgery patients in the OVC Health Sciences Centre including participation in out-of-hours emergency duty equitable with the other member of the section. The remaining effort is to be spent on service and scholarly activity including research, and graduate student supervision.
The caseload at the OVC Large Animal Hospital is primarily equine (90%) with some bovine, small ruminant, porcine and camelid patients. The Department of Clinical Studies and the OVC Health Sciences Centre (OVC HSC) has a full spectrum of specialists available for consultation and/or support and the surgery service is supported by four surgery residents and five rotating interns. The faculty and staff of the Department of Clinical Studies and the OVC-HSC are committed to delivering the very best of patient care. The OVC Health Sciences Center offers state of the art diagnostic equipment including but not limited to a 1.5 Tesla high field General Electric MRI, conventional and standing CT and scintigraphy.
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Application Process
Assessment of applications will begin on March 1, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit the following materials (preferably as a single PDF file): (1) a cover letter; (2) a curriculum vitae; and the names of at least three referees . Applications should be sent to the attention of:
Dr. Carolyn Kerr Chair Clinical Studies University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Email: searchcv@uoguelph.ca
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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