Job Description
The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for a full-time faculty clinical track position in Opthalmology at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, based upon the qualifications of the applicant. The successful candidate will join a team of two other ophthalmologists, two residents, and three ophthalmology technicians. Start-up funds will be made available to help develop clinical skills, research, or scholarly activity.
Responsibilities:
• The primary job responsibility will be leading a clinical ophthalmology service within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, involving both the small and large animal clinics. This will include primary patient care and supervision of clinical care delivered by students, interns, and residents assigned to the ophthalmology service.
• Additional service responsibilities include consultations within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and with outside referring veterinarians, participation in continuing education programs of the College and participation in faculty governance activities.
• Applicants must be committed to excellence in patient management, client service, and clinical teaching.
• Teaching responsibilities will include didactic, laboratory and small group clinical instruction in ophthalmology and related disciplines. Clinical instruction in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital will be directed primarily toward professional students and ophthalmology residents, with occasional participation in the instruction of interns and residents from various other disciplines.
• Active participation in general ophthalmology service activities and engagement in the ophthalmology resident training program is expected.
• Research responsibilities will vary based on the interests and qualifications of the candidate. Independent and/or collaborative creative scholarship is expected, in alignment with the scholarly mission of the department.
• Interest in fostering diversity in the curriculum and department is desirable.
Required Qualifications
• DVM or equivalent foreign degree by the date of hire.
• Completion an approved American Board of Veterinary Ophthalmology (ABVO) residency program by the date of hire.
• Eligibility to sit for the ABVO certification exam or board certification by the date of hire.
• Must be eligible for a Virginia faculty veterinary license by the date of hire.
• Occasional travel to attend professional conferences and meetings
• Criminal Conviction Check Required
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
Commensurate with experience
Review Date
November 1, 2024
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
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Benefits (https://www.hr.vt.edu/benefits.html ):
• Competitive academic salary
• Generous retirement contributions by the institution
• Sign-up bonus
• Student loans payment support
• Paid moving expenses
• Generous start-up and professional development funding available
• Negotiable percentage of time allocated for clinical service, teaching, and research
• Salary will be competitive and commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualifications.
• Pre-load annual leave to use at the start of the position.
• 24 days per year of leave and carry over of up to 288 hours per year.
• Twenty-six weeks (1,040 hours) of personal sick leave upon hire. Ten days can be used for family sick.
• Paid parental leave (320 hours) used for birth, adoption, foster or custodial placement of a child and is available up to 6 months from date of event. Can be used in addition to other leave. Must have been employed for 12 consecutive months.
• Sponsorship of H1-B visa and application for permanent residency card available
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