Assistant or Associate Professor in Large Animal Internal Medicine

Position Title / Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor in Large Animal Internal Medicine, Tenure-Track

Department: Clinical Studies

Position Description:

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The Department of Clinical Studies at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level.

Applicants must have a DVM (or equivalent) and be licensed or eligible for licensure to practice in the Province of Ontario and be a Diplomate of the American or European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Large Animals (ACVIM or ECVIM). Possession of a graduate level degree is preferable. Experience working and teaching DVM students in an academic referral hospital is desirable. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in the clinical practice of large animal internal medicine and outstanding teaching and communications skills.

The successfull candidate will work with four other board certified Large Animal Internal Medicine specialists to provide didactic and clinical instruction in large animal internal medicine to veterinary students, interns, residents, and graduate students. Service activities will include management of patients and consultation in the OVC Health Sciences Centre including shared on-call duties. The remaining effort is to be spent on scholarly activity including research and graduate student supervision. Independent research or research of a collaborative nature is expected. 

The OVC Health Sciences Centre offers state of the art diagnostic equipment including but not limited to a 1.5 Tesla high field General Electric MRI, CT, digital radiology, PACS system, state of the art ultrasonography, scintigraphy and videoendoscipic equipment. Facilities include a world-class large animal isolation unit. Transvenous elecctrocardioversion is routinely performed for treatment of equine atrial fibrillation. The faculty and staff of the Department of Clinical Studies and the OVC-HSC are committed to delivering the very best of patient care. 

The University of Guelph is the third largest employer in Guelph, a city of approximately 144,000 people, located about an hour drive west of Toronto, Ontario. University of Guelph is a top-ranked comprehensive university in Canada with an enrolment of more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across over 40 academic units. The University is known for its committment to student learning, innovative research, and collaboration with world-class partners. It is a unique place with transformative research and teaching and a distinctive campus culture. People who learn and work here are shaped and inspired by a shared purpose: To Improve Life. Reflecting that shared purpose in every experience connected to our university positions us to create positive change, here and around the world. Our University community shares a profound sense of social responsibility, a drive for international development, and an obligation to address global issues.

Application Process

Assessment of applications will begin on August 5, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit the following materials (preferably as a single PDF file): (1) a cover letter; (2) a curriculum vitae; and the names of at least three referees. Applications should be sent to the attention of:

Dr. Christopher B. Riley

Chair

Clinical Studies

University of Guelph

Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

Date Posted: 07/29/2024

Deadline: 08/05/2024 or until a suitable candidate is found.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

The University recognizes that applicants may have had obligations outside of work that have negatively impacted their record of achievements (e.g., parental, elder care, and/or medical). You are not required to disclose these obligations in the hiring process. If you choose to do so, the University will ensure that these obligations do not negatively impact the assessment of your qualifications for the position.

The University of Guelph resides on the ancestral lands of the Attawandaron people and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and we offer our respect to our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis neighbours as we strive to strengthen our relationships with them.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion (https://uoguel.ph/ox2p9) is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

If you require a medical accommodation during the recruitment or selection process, please contact Occupational Health and Wellness at 519-824-4120 x52674.

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