Shelter Medicine and Surgery Clinical Career Track Faculty- Open Rank
About the role
The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS) in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), Washington State University (WSU) seeks to fill a continuous career track (clinical track) faculty position in Shelter Medicine and Surgery for its established teaching program partnership with Seattle Humane. This position will operate primarily out of the Seattle Humane (SHS) in Bellevue, WA. The successful applicant will be responsible for instruction of DVM students on clinical rotations in an established partnership with SHS. Clinical rotations primarily include physical exams, spay/neuter surgery, dentistry and other general practice procedures on community and shelter-owned animals. The faculty member may also provide support for the DVM students when they work in other Seattle-based community-health focused programs including the One Health Clinic and the Doney Coe Clinic. The successful candidate will join one other full-time WSU Seattle-based faculty member as well as engage with SHS staff veterinarians and technicians. The Department is open to novel position structures, including partial/hybrid appointments, which could allow for private sector or other activities.
Responsibilities
- Case management
- Student mentorship and evaluation
- Supervision of support staff
- Coordination and delivery of the clinical teaching services
- Rotation coordination with other staff and administrators at SHS and interactions with faculty and administrators at WSU‑Pullman
- Opportunities to participate in additional didactic teaching, scholarly activity, and academic service as desired
- Distribution of effort between clinical practice, didactic teaching, scholarly effort and academic service/outreach is negotiable
For full benefits and salary information, see the website: WSU Jobs posting
Contact: Katie Kuehl, Associate Professor‑ Shelter Medicine and Outreach, k.kuehl@wsu.edu. Closing date: Monday, November 2, 2026.