Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Large Animal Medicine (69043)

Location:
Gainesville, Florida
Open Date:
Jan 14, 2021
Close Date:
Jul 7, 2021
Description:

The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Large Animal Medicine. The successful candidate will be offered either a clinical-track or tenure-track position based on their background, qualifications and experience. The CVM is part of an academic health center with six health-related colleges and seven major health-related research centers and institutes and is allied with the academic animal science programs of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, all housed on a single contiguous campus. The appointee will join an experienced medicine section consisting of 6 ACVIM board-certified clinicians. The large animal medicine service is located in a comprehensive teaching hospital and referral center with excellent facilities and equipment. The caseload is predominantly referral and is about 65 % equine, with the balance of cases involving small ruminants, camelids, and production livestock. The appointee’s teaching responsibilities will include didactic, laboratory, and clinical teaching of professional students and residents. An appointee to a tenure-track position would be expected to develop a funded research program that includes collaboration with other scientists, advisement of graduate students, and publication in peer-reviewed journals. All faculty are expected to be involved in professional outreach, committee service, and curriculum development.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have a DVM or equivalent degree. Demonstrated experience and proficiency in the practice of advanced large animal medicine is required. A post-graduate degree or equivalent research experience is required for appointment in a tenure-accruing line.

Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply online through Careers at UF in order to be considered for the position. For full consideration, applicants must submit the following items for job number 69043 as a PDF file: curriculum vitae, names of three persons who can provide letters of reference and a statement of career goals online. For further information, please contact Dr. Martha Mallicote, Search Committee Chair at mallicotem@ufl.edu.

Rank and salary will be commensurate with the applicant’s qualifications and experience. Applications will be close at 11:59pm on July 7, 2021.

Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.