Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Emergency/Critical Care Medicine

About the Job

The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine invites applicants for a full-time, contract (clinical track) faculty position in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine.

The successful candidate will join an established group consisting of four full-time faculty criticalists, residents and interns in our well-equipped emergency service and intensive care unit. Contract faculty are assigned approximately 75% clinical service and teaching, 10-15% didactic effort and 10-15% additional effort which may include research or other professional service.

75% - Clinical Service/Clinical Teaching:

• Serve an integral role in the diagnosis, management and treatment of inpatient and outpatient ECC cases
• Provide clinical instruction and evaluation of veterinary students
• Have a strong interest in building the service’s caseload
• Occasional weekend and University holiday coverage in a shared rotation with other ECC faculty
• Perform case management and support the daily functioning of clinical service operations
• Provide supervisory oversight and mentor interns and ECC residents in the service through management of clinical cases, rounds, seminars and journal club activities
• Provide telephone consultations to referring veterinarians

25% - Didactic Teaching, Research, Outreach/Service:

Didactic Teaching: This position will contribute to the development and delivery of didactic instruction across all four years of the veterinary curriculum.

Research: While participation in research is not a requirement of this position, engaging in collaborative research projects with residents and interns is strongly encouraged.

Outreach/Service: Expectations of the outreach/service component of this position include providing expert advice to referring veterinarians, attending departmental and collegiate faculty meetings, and serving on departmental, collegiate, and university committees, as well as in veterinary-related professional organizations.

Qualifications

DVM/VMD or equivalent veterinary degree, successful completion of an emergency and critical care residency with eligibility for, or certification by, the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC) or European College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ECVECC) by the start date. The successful candidate must be eligible for Minnesota state veterinary licensure and secure licensure by the start date.

Preference will be given to individuals who are board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) or European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ECVECC). However, applicants who have successfully completed an ACVECC or EVECC ECC residency or who are currently in training are also encouraged to apply.