Professional Practice Assistant or Associate Professor of Veterinary Professional Skills Instruction

About the role

The Department of Veterinary Clinical and Life Sciences (VCLS) in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at Utah State University (USU) is seeking applicants for an FY 12-month 0.75-1.0 FTE Professional Practice Assistant or Associate Professor (non-tenure track) or Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure track) of Veterinary Professional Skills Instruction position with an assignment of 90% teaching and 10% service.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver professional skills-related content and courses in the DVM degree curriculum
• Develop and deliver innovative teaching methodologies, assessment tools, and evaluation criteria to measure veterinary students’ professional skills integration and proficiency
• Contribute to developing the DVM degree curriculum and other curriculum activities associated with their expertise
• Contribute to the department, college, university, and profession through service (e.g., serve on graduate student, curriculum, hiring, and admissions committees)

Qualifications

• DVM or equivalent degree
• Experience teaching professional skills or at least 5 years experience in veterinary clinical practice
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and as a team member in a collaborative setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching professional skills to veterinary students
• Formal Business management training or practice management experience

Contact Information for Professional References

To be typed at the beginning of the application

Required Documents

• Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”
• Cover Letter to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10”
• Teaching Philosophy to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Documents 1-10”
• Contact Information for Professional References to be typed at the beginning of the application