Academic ConnectLocation
College Station, Texas
Open Date
3/17/2025
Position ID
159462
Description
The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), Texas A&M University (TAMU) invites applications for a full-time, 11-month/year, non-tenure track faculty position to serve as a food animal emphasis large animal clinical educator. Applicants will be considered for the faculty titles of Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Assistant Professor, depending on qualifications. The anticipated start date is late summer 2025.
The successful candidate will have a primary instructional role delivering food animal content and will participate in instruction of the integrated and highly experiential DVM curriculum. The individual will participate in multiple courses, including the Professional & Clinical Skills course, which is contiguous through the first six semesters of the curriculum. In this course students gain clinical skills in the simulation laboratory, professional skills, including communication, ethical decision-making, personal and professional finance, and critical thinking skills through problem-based instruction. Excellence and creativity in education is expected. Experience and interest in food animal species is required.
The successful candidate will spend 60-70% of their time providing instruction in the preclinical curriculum and 20-30% time devoted to clinical instruction, consultation, and patient care in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital as a member of the Food Animal Medicine and Surgery Service. 10-20% time will be allocated to academic service and scholarly activities. Applicants must be committed to a team-centered atmosphere and possess excellent communication skills with animal caregivers, faculty colleagues, veterinary students, house officers, technicians, and staff. In addition, faculty members are expected to commit to holding themselves and colleagues accountable to the VMBS code of professional conduct.
The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences includes 50 faculty members with diverse backgrounds and scholarly interests. Faculty members are located at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station and at the Veterinary Education Research and Outreach (VERO) program at the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon. Clinical units at College Station include Equine Internal Medicine, Equine Surgery, Equine Theriogenology, Equine Field Services and Community Practice, Equine Sports Medicine, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, Food Animal Field Services, and Diagnostic Imaging. Additionally, the department provides ambulatory service to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice animal units through a team of faculty members dedicated to this service. The community of Bryan and College Station have a combined approximate population of 300,000 and are an expanding and diverse metropolitan area with a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a relatively low cost of living.
Qualifications
Applicants must have a DVM (or equivalent) degree. Possession of, or eligibility for, a DEA certificate and USDA Category II accreditation is required. The applicant must also be board certified or have met the requirements to take a board examination in a specialty recognized by the AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS), including American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP). Applicants must be licensed or eligible for regular or special license to practice veterinary medicine in Texas.
Application Instructions
If you meet the position qualifications and would like to join our team of passionate educators, clinicians, and researchers at Texas A&M University, please submit the following documents: a) cover letter, b) personal statement to include philosophy and plans for teaching and clinical service, c) your current curriculum vitae, including status of board certification, and d) contact information for 5 references to the Texas A&M University faculty job board hosted by Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/165065
Inquiries may be directed to the search advisory committee chair, Dr. Dusty Nagy at dnagy@cvm.tamu.edu.
Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and will be considered until the position is filled.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
The University is aware that attracting and retaining exceptional faculty often depends on meeting the needs of two careers and therefore has a Dual Career Program.
