Laboratory Animal Veterinarian
- Employer
- University of Maryland Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The University of Maryland School of Medicine is seeking a Clinical Veterinarian to direct the Education and Training Services in our Program in Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Resources. The incumbent will establish and direct Education and Training Services, and direct training of veterinary staff and of research investigators. As a laboratory animal veterinarian, the incumbent will be responsible for performing animal clinical care and research in a laboratory setting with a variety of species.
Work is performed in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act’s Animal Welfare Regulations, Public Health Service’s Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) guidelines.In the Fall of 2021, UMB will require all faculty, staff, and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Exemptions for medical or religious reasons will be processed through Human Resources. Essential Functions
- Establish and manage a training program for staff and investigators. The Training Program director will develop and implement competency and proficiency standards for Veterinary Resources and research personnel and perform hands-on training for various experimental procedures for the research community.
- Establish and manage a clinical, husbandry and research staff training program for humane handling and health care guidance of research animals. as required.
- Provide and direct veterinary care for animals housed on our campus and its affiliates.
- Participate in on-call duties with other clinical veterinarians.
- Compose and review standard operating procedures related to clinical, husbandry and facility needs.
- Perform surgical and anesthesia support for investigators, and provide guidance in anesthesia, analgesics and surgical procedures selections to facilitate protocol development.
- Assist investigators with animal protocol submissions, and animal model selection, assuring regulatory compliance in all areas, managing veterinary technical services for investigators.
- Provide support for activities of the IACUC, including protocol review, program review and facility inspections. May serve on the IACUC as voting member or alternate member.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, guidelines and standards that relate to animal care and use.
- Make recommendations and assist in establishing and enhancing veterinary and animal care standards.
Qualifications
Qualifications Minimum Qualifications
- Education Required: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD).
- Experience Required: Five years of relevant experience in laboratory animal medicine and in managing training programs.
- Certification/Licenses/Registration: USDA Accreditation preferred. Licensure in the State of Maryland (may be obtained after hire).
If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), during any part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request. You may also contact HRDiversity@umaryland.edu. Please note that only inquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Job: Faculty
Organization: School of Medicine - Dean's General/Budget
Job Posting: May 27, 2021
Organization
Welcome to the Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland, founded in 1807 along a ridge in what was then called Baltimore Town. Today, this 61-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. 
The University is Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and law center. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.
Under the leadership of President Jay A. Perman, MD, the University is a leading partner in the redevelopment of the west side of Baltimore. The University of Maryland BioPark, which opened in October 2005, promotes collaborative research opportunities and bioscience innovation.
Sponsored research totaled $567.1 million in Fiscal Year 2010. With 6,349 students and 6,717 faculty members and staff, the University is an economic engine that returns more than $15 in economic activity for every $1 of state general funds appropriation. The University community gives more than 2 million hours a year in service to the public.
Mission
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State¹s public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.
Campus Data
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Equal Opportunity
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status or veteran's status to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote employees and applicants for employment in all job levels with regard to their qualifications and without consideration to the aforementioned categories. Exceptions to this policy will be made only as allowed by law for example, due to bona fide occupational qualifications or lack of reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
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