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Clinical Veterinarian Sr. or Associate26000156
Temple Universitys LKSOMCentral Animal Facilities division is searching for a Clinical Veterinarian Sr. or Associate. Become a part of the Temple family and you will have access to the following:
Full medical dental and vision coverage Paid time off 11 Paid Holidays Tuition remission - eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree TUITION FREE A generous retirement plan and so much more
Salary Grade T28 Associate T29Senior
Learn more about the T" salary structure here http://careers.temple.edu/sitescareersfiles/documentsT_Salary_Structure.pdf
A variety of important factors are reviewed by HR when considering salary including job duties, the applicants education and experience, all relevant internal equity considerations, department budget and funding source.
Position Summary
The Clinical Veterinarian Sr. or Associate exists to support the Animal Care and Use program at Temple University in support of research initiatives involving animal use. Within the University Laboratory Animal Resources ULAR department, the Clinical Veterinarian provides professional veterinary care, enforces the humane care and use of research animal colonies, and may serve as acting University Attending Veterinarian in his/her absence.
Major Responsibilities
The Clinical Veterinarian includes the provision of hands-on clinical care for all animals under the care of ULAR, i.e. mice, rats, dogs, cats, sheep, pigs, aquatics, reptiles, etc. and participates as needed with research procedural support to include research related surgical procedures. The Clinical Veterinarian will perform veterinary exams, diagnostic tests, and maintain the health of the colony.
Responsibilities:
Requirements
VMDDVM from an accredited US School of Veterinary Medicine. Veterinary Licensure in PA or ability to attain license within 3 mo. of hire. Grade T28 Clinical Veterinarian Associate 0-4 years experience in lab animal medicine in the academic-non-profit-government industry setting. Grade T29 Clinical Veterinarian Sr. 5 years experience in lab animal medicine in the academic-non-profit-government industry setting. Ability to obtain a practitioners DEA license within 6-9 months of employment. Demonstrated experience in providing large animal anesthesiasurgical support services. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Required Skills and Abilities
The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with department personnel, investigators, research staff, and institutional administrators. Demonstrated verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Proficient in verbal and written English, mathematics, word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail. Display a customer-focused attitude while promoting a team-fashioned culture within a research environment. Demonated ability to interact with a diverse variety of constituents, including faculty staff and students. Ability to use and troubleshoot veterinary equipment. Ability to utilize software, including Zoom, MS Teams, MS word, excel, and PowerPoint. Willing to pursue continuous improvement in the duties described above, including but not limited to additional training and continuing education opportunities as they may arise.
Preferred
Completion of residency in laboratory animal medicine. Three or more years of post-doctoral training experience preferred. American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine ACLAM board certification or eligibility. Experience with rodent surgical models, rodent technical procedures, USDA species technical procedures, and models, i.e. sheep, pig, dog, cat, rodent breeding colonies, genetically altered animals, aquatics procedures, and rodent medicine experience is preferred.
This position is on-site.
Temple University
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Compliance Statement
In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description, employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial, and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, university, and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact. Temple Universitys Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains statistics, policies, and procedures related to campus safety. Go here to review. You may request a copy of the report by calling Temple Universitys Department of Public Safety at 215-204-7900.