Clinical Asst/Asso Professor SA Emergency and Critical Care

About the role

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care to join our team of 2 DACVECCs and 4 emergency faculty. The position is a Clinical Track appointment with the academic rank of Assistant or Associate Professor level.

Responsibilities

• Participation in the teaching, service, and scholarly missions of the College.
• Teaching of veterinary students in emergency and critical care medicine.
• Supervision and training of veterinary students and rotating interns in the emergency & critical care rotation.
• Supervision and training of ECC residents once the residency commences.
• Oversight of triage and case management of emergency and ICU patients.
• Consultation with clients and referring veterinarians seeking critical care for their animals.
• Primary management of emergency and intensive care unit patients.
• Research responsibilities, varying based on interest and qualifications.

Requirements

• DVM or equivalent foreign degree by the date of hire.
• Completion of an ACVECC or ECVECC residency program by the date of hire.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal interactions.
• Eligibility for a Virginia faculty veterinary license by the date of hire.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Diplomate status in the ACVECC or ECVECC is preferred.
• Advanced clinical experience.
• Experience in teaching.
• Leadership record.
• Previous scholarly activity.

Skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective teaching and mentoring abilities.
• Research and scholarly activities.

Benefits

• Generous retirement contributions by the institution.
• Signup bonus and student loans payment support.
• Paid moving expenses.
• Generous start-up and professional development funding available.
• Negotiable percentage of time allocated for clinical service, teaching, and research.
• Salary will be competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
• 24 days per year of leave and carry over of up to 288 hours per year.
• Twenty-six weeks (1,040 hours) of personal sick leave upon hire.
• Ten days can be used for family sick.
• Paid parental leave (320 hours) used for birth, adoption, foster or custodial placement of a child and is available up to 6 months from date of event. Can be used in addition to other leave.
• Must have been employed for 12 consecutive months.
• Sponsorship of application for permanent residency card available as soon as you start.
• Thousands of Hokie discounts managed by PerkSpot.

Additional Information

• The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
• Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.