"Veterinary Medical Resident"

About the Job

The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety will be hiring two residents with a start date of June 15th, 2026. Completed applications (CV, Letter of Intent, and all three letters of recommendation) must be received by December 15, 2025.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Responding to new and emerging issues and the delivery of public practice services in the areas of Animal Health and Food Safety. Collaborate with Veterinary Public Health (VPH) faculty in teaching VPH curriculum. Participate in applied research activities in the areas of disease surveillance, risk analysis, public policy, health education, and epidemiologic investigation of important food safety and zoonotic pathogens.

Residents work on a variety of projects and, through experiential activities, gain a broad range of experiences in public health. Residents spend approximately 75% of their time on projects, with 25% time reserved for MPH courses and training. Occasional travel for meetings and conferences is required.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS (must be documented on application/resume): The candidate must have a DVM degree (or equivalent foreign degree) by start date, plus at least one year of experience in either a private practice, corporate, or government setting in one of the following areas: wildlife or domestic animal preventive medicine; infectious disease diagnosis and treatment; food animal production, food safety, harvesting or processing; public health infectious disease surveillance and outbreak investigation.
In addition candidates must possess a valid US driver’s license, or obtain license within the first six months of residency.

If candidates do not already have a graduate degree in public health they must also have academic qualifications for admission to the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.

Preferred Qualifications:
MPH degree completed prior to hire. Two or more years of relevant experience as described above in either a private practice, corporate, or government setting. Excellent oral/written communication, leadership and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to work in teams, strong time management skills, and a high level of experience with a variety of computer software programs.

About the Department

The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) is a center in the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). As a service unit for issues related to veterinary public health, our activities are ultimately intended to prevent or mitigate the risk associated with endemic, emerging, and foreign diseases that affect the health of animals, humans, and the environment. CAHFS has also been designated as a collaborating center for capacity building of veterinary services by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

CAHFS helps the CVM—and the U of M community as a whole—navigate the challenges of an increasingly interconnected world by bringing global solutions to Minnesotan challenges and contributing Minnesotan solutions to global problems affecting animal and public health and food security.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: $44,000 annually

Please visit the Office of Student Health Benefits website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

Student workers are eligible to participate in the Student Health Benefit Plan, if they maintain 6 or more eligible course credits within a given semester. The same applies for Undergraduate Students, Graduate Assistants, Residents, Fellows and Interns.

How To Apply

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.

Include a curriculum vitae and a letter of application. In addition, applicants should request letters of reference from 2 individuals knowledgeable of their activities.

Letters of reference should be submitted to vphpm@umn.edu

Or sent to: Attn: Hiring Authority

Center for Animal Health and Food Safety

1354 Eckles Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55108

This position will remain open until filled.

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.