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Asst Prof of Practice - Veterinary Pathologist

Employer
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Location
Lincoln, NE

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Working Title:

Asst Prof of Practice - Veterinary Pathologist

Department:

Great Plains Vet Ed Center-1179

Requisition Number:

F_220087

Posting Open Date:

05/26/2022

Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date):

07/15/2022

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Description of Work:

The School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) is seeking applications for a Veterinary Pathologist position. This 12-month (calendar year), non-tenure track appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor of Practice. The apportionment is 55% teaching and 45% research. This position will be located in Clay Center, Nebraska at the Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center.

The Veterinary Pathologist will contribute to the integrated research and teaching land-grant mission of the home unit and IANR, as an effective scholar and citizen, including supporting student recruitment and IANR science literacy.

Teaching – 55%
The incumbent will be expected to average 0.55 FTE as determined by the CASNR Academic Appointment Guidelines. Specific course assignments may be changed over time based on SVMBS or GPVEC needs. The incumbent has responsibility for participation in the clinical electives and clinical rotations at GPVEC. The incumbent will take an active role in the GPVEC teaching program in clinical food animal medicine and production management, including leadership in classroom and field teaching activities of veterinary medical students through lectures, demonstrations, and other educational efforts. Implementation of innovative teaching methodology, such as online instruction, is strongly encouraged.

The incumbent may obtain and leverage external and internal support, grants, fee revenue, etc. for research extension and teaching activities; participate in team developed research and extension projects and programs with the primary focus on the improved health, productivity, and well-being of cattle; participate as a project leader or team member and developing and conducting on farm research of an applied or problem solving nature and develop demonstration projects and educational programs impacting the Nebraska cattle industry; and collaborate with scientists within and external to the UNL to ensure the viability of the beef industry in Nebraska and the region.

The incumbent will contribute to VDC‘s pathology residency program by participating in the education, instruction, and mentoring of veterinary pathology residents. The opportunity exists for participating in undergraduate courses and other PPVM courses such as histology, histopathology, as desired. Specific course assignments may be changed over time based on SVMBS need.

Research – 45%
This position will also be needed to investigate the pathobiology of bovine responses to infectious diseases. This includes the investigation of host resistance to infectious diseases of cattle in terms of response (pathobiology and clinical impact/disease mitigation and behavior) and recovery (production resilience, financial impact). One of the focuses of this position will be to apply theoretical and empirical approaches to develop new disease mitigation approaches to an evolving, shifting, emerging, and re-emerging set of infectious pathogens. An important component of this work would be definition of key resistance and recovery phenotypes that can be used in collaborative genomic, infectious disease, production, and clinical studies.

As part of the collaborative research projects, the pathologist will provide diagnostic pathology services to GPVEC and USMARC and collaborate with the NVDC. The incumbent will review case submissions, conduct necropsies, perform histological examinations, and employ other appropriate laboratory procedures for the purpose of determining a diagnosis or rendering a professional opinion from specimens. The incumbent will collect suitable samples for diagnostic testing and will provide a written interpretative summary of findings which cumulate in a diagnosis and/or professional opinion. The incumbent will perform field investigations if necessary to aid in a diagnosis. They will participate in the professional teaching program of Iowa State University-University of Nebraska Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine.

In addition to the above-described duties, the individual will be expected to accept committee assignments, reporting responsibilities, and other special ad hoc assignments as requested at the administrative unit, college/division, institute, and/or university level.

As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

  • DVM degree and license to practice in Nebraska
  • USDA APHIS Accreditation
  • Post-DVM specialty training in pathology and board-eligibility

Preferred Qualifications:

  • MS and/or PhD degree in pathobiology
  • Three years’ of relevant professional experience in food animal clinical medicine, preferably in the beef sector
  • Experience instructing veterinary students

How to Apply:

Click “Apply to this job” and complete the information form. Attach the following documents:

  1. A letter of interest that describes your qualifications for the job, anticipated contributions, and the value you place on diversity and your anticipated contributions to creating inclusive environments in which every person and every interaction matters (2 page maximum). See https://ianr.unl.edu/tips-writing-about-commitment-to-deib for guidance in writing this statement.
  2. Your curriculum vitae.
  3. Contact information for three professional references.

For questions or accommodations related to this position contact:

Jodi Mackin
jmackin1@unl.edu

Job Category (old):

Faculty Non-Tenure Leading

Job Type:

12 Month (Faculty Only)

Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?:

No

Organization

Working at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

For 150 Years, A Leader in Higher Education 
Always a place of high ambition, University of Nebraska was one of the first institutions west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees - the first was granted in 1896. The University of Nebraska established the world's first undergraduate psychology laboratory. The discipline of ecology was born here, and the campuses reflect that tradition, being recognized as botanical gardens and arboreta. An early institutional interest in literature and the arts provided the foundations for today's Prairie Schooner literary magazine, for the University of Nebraska Press, and for the Sheldon Museum of Art, which houses one of the world's most significant collections of 20th century American art.

Today, Nebraska is one of the nation's leading teaching institutions, and a research leader with a wide array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowledge in the sciences and humanities. Nebraska is also a land-grant university and a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Benefits
The University of Nebraska offers an extensive benefits package that includes health, life, disability and long term care insurance; retirement accounts; tuition reimbursement for employees and their spouses and dependent children; and reimbursement accounts for health care and dependent day care. Leave policies are designed to help employees deal with personal or family events or crises.

Diversity and Inclusion
In the spirit of the phrase "Every Interaction Matters", UNL has an enacted commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence for our faculty, staff, and students. On our campus, diversity and inclusion are important priorities. Examples include: Husker Dialogues, which is an event that helps first-year students focus on diversity and inclusion and practice handling difficult conversations around difference; three Chancellor's Diversity Commissions that are charged with informing and advising the Chancellor and addressing issues of constituent campus communities; and the establishment of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion whose leader operates at the Vice Chancellor level. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, we strive for excellence in all that we do. True excellence requires that each individual be able to work and learn in an atmosphere of respect, dignity, and belonging. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion requires each of us to continuously ensure our interactions are respectful, protect free speech, and inspire academic freedom.

About Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is located in an up-and-coming and safe city of 300,000 people that has many of the cultural and entertainment benefits of a much larger city, with the feel of a friendly Midwestern community. The Pinnacle Bank Arena, opened in 2013, routinely hosts major touring acts. A buzzing entertainment district, the Railyard, connects the arena area to the Historic Haymarket. Cuisines from all continents provide the entree to dynamic urban nightlife and a wide variety of ways to enjoy time with friends. Nebraska's City Campus is one with Lincoln's city center, as it has been since the university was founded.Lincoln has more parkland per capita than Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and all but a handful of U.S. cities. The well-manicured Pioneers Park, the native woods of Wilderness Park and the open grassland of Nine-Mile Prairie are each within a 10-minute trip from campus. Connecting many of these parks is an extensive trails network.

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