Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor of Small Animal Soft Tissue and Minimally Invasive Surgery

CLIN AST/ASO PROF

Associate Professor

Candidates for this rank shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field or possess professional qualifications above those equivalent to the highest degree relevant to their field. They are expected to have produced creative work, professional writing, or research and successful teaching or professional experience. A candidate for this rank must have a distinguished record of achievement beyond the assistant professor level.

Assistant Professor

Candidates for this rank shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field or possess equivalent qualifications based on professional experience. A candidate shall be expected to demonstrate successful experience pertinent to the position they are being recommended and have demonstrated qualities relevant to the goals of the academic unit in which they will be employed.

The University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences invites applications from qualified individuals for a full-time clinical-track position in Soft Tissue Surgery (Small Animal) at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. This position provides opportunities to participate in clinical and bench-top research, as well as teaching and clinical service. The candidate will be expected to participate in professional lecture and laboratory courses as well as help mentor Residents and Graduate students in our combined 4-year residency program. Development of the candidate’s area of clinical investigation and publication is encouraged. The working environment is supportive and cordial with established mentorship for new faculty.

The UF Small Animal Hospital enterprise spans 3 locations, over 20 specialty services, 90 small animal clinicians, 120 small animal house officers, 427 clinical support staff (346 support the small animal operations) and 63,847 small animal patients in FY24. The small animal hospital in Gainesville is a Level 1 Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society (VECCS) certified facility and an American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) accredited hospital. The UFVH has a $59M annual operating budget. The UFVH supports a growing Clinical Trials program and the most sophisticated and integrated Patient Quality and Safety program in academic medicine. Gainesville is a dynamic and versatile university community with excellent school and health care systems and a multitude of nearby recreational opportunities.

The Soft Tissue and Minimally Invasive Surgery Service is comprised of a team of board-certified veterinarians specialized in Soft Tissue and Minimally Invasive Surgery (4 faculty clinicians, 9 surgery residents, 1 surgical intern). An ACVS fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is offered annually and is supported by two ACVS fellows. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help train our fellow candidates as well as participate in an ACVS MIS fellowship themselves if desired.

Responsibilities will include didactic teaching and clinical training of professional students, graduate students & residents and participation in service activities of the Small Animal Surgery Service in the UF Small Animal Hospital. This facility offers advanced diagnostics such as digital radiography, fluoroscopy, CT, and MRI. The small animal hospital is a state-of-the-art facility with 12 operating rooms offering full complement of equipment and procedures such as Karl Storz laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery, near-infrared imaging fluorescence capabilities, vessel sealing devices (Ligasure and Harmonic scalpel), a Neuwave microwave ablation unit, laser and a state-of-the-art Catheter lab including a Phillips Azurion 7, ceiling mounted C-arm with 185-degree RAO and 120-degree LAO image acquisition. The candidate is welcome to participate in our well-established interventional radiology program. UF also has an open-heart surgical program with fellowship training.

Rank and salary will be commensurate with the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

Applicants must have a DVM or equivalent degree, completed or are on schedule to complete a residency in small animal surgery and should have experience and strong skills in soft tissue surgery.

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All applicants must apply online through Careers at UF in order to be considered for the position. For full consideration, applications for job number 537045 and a current curriculum vitae, letter of application, & contact information for three individuals willing to write in support of their application should be submitted online and sent electronically to Dr. Rachel Williams, Search Committee Chair, (email: [email protected]). Inquiries regarding the position should be directed towards Dr. Rachel Williams, Search Committee Chair, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 100126, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0126; phone 352-392-2235, however, applications must be submitted online. Applications will be evaluated as they are received, beginning immediately.

Rank and salary will be commensurate with the applicant’s qualifications and experience. The starting date will be negotiable.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.