Clinical or Tenure Track Assistant/Associate/Professor in Medical Oncology

About the role

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for a clinical or tenure track (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) position in Medical Oncology. The final track will be offered based on the qualifications and preferences of the successful candidate.

About the Animal Cancer Care & Research Center

The ACCRC is a premier small animal cancer research hospital delivering exceptional, comprehensive, and compassionate cancer care. It is on a steep upward trajectory in clinical care, research, and education, and benefits from its strategic location on the Carilion medical campus, directly alongside the Human Cancer Care Center.

Opportunities/Responsibilities

• Grow the clinical service with an emphasis on integrated clinical care, including medical, surgical, and radiation oncology.
• Consult with the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Blacksburg and outside referring veterinarians.
• Participate in continuing education programs of the College and faculty governance activities.
• Maintain excellence in patient management, client service, and clinical teaching.
• Provide didactic and clinical instruction for DVM students, interns, residents, and graduate students.
• Engage in collaborative and translational research involving veterinary and human medical professionals.

Benefits

• Generous retirement contributions by the institution
• Signing bonus
• 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

Pay and Schedule

• Starting at $140,000 and commensurate with experience
• 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 leave
• 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
• Thousands of Hokie discounts managed by PerkSpot

Benefits

https://www.hr.vt.edu/benefits.html

Qualifications

• DVM or equivalent foreign degree by the date of hire
• Completion of an approved ACVIM-ECVIM-CA Oncology residency program by the date of hire
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Eligibility for a Virginia faculty veterinary license by the date of hire
• Successful completion of a criminal conviction check

Preferred Qualifications

• Diplomate status with ACVIM (oncology) or ECVIM-CA
• Experience in clinical or translational research
• Demonstrated leadership experience