New Brunswick, New Jersey
Chicago, Illinois
Washington D.C.,
Los Angeles, California
Chicago, Illinois
Los Angeles, California
Posted: 04-Dec-24
Type: Full-time
Internal Number: R106427
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for an open clinical track faculty position in the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine for a position in the Marysville Large Animal Field Services Practice.
Position Overview
The successful applicant will join four other faculty members at the OSU Large Animal Services ambulatory clinic located in Marysville, Ohio and will be expected to provide exceptional patient care and excellent client service to a range of large animal clients including dairy, beef, small ruminant, and equine in a clinical teaching setting.
The Marysville clinic is a full-service veterinary teaching practice providing individual animal, herd-based and emergency services for food and fiber animals and horses. The Marysville ambulatory service has over 5,000 active clients yielding more than 7,000 farm calls each year. The practice is housed in a 10,000 square foot state-of-the-art building. Marysville is located approximately 30 miles northwest of the Columbus campus. The Marysville large animal ambulatory clinical rotation is a required core learning experience for all 4th year veterinary students at OSU and is regularly rated as a top rotation by the students.
Clinical-track candidates will typically have 85-95% time commitment on clinics, including patient management, client service, clinical teaching of students, and advanced training of interns and residents. The candidate will have additional commitments to didactic and laboratory teaching for students in the professional veterinary program. Sponsored research is not required for clinical-track faculty, but clinical research, publications, or other scholarly activities to advance clinical veterinary medicine are encouraged. Faculty are also expected to be involved in professional and community outreach, continuing education, committee service, and curriculum development.
Performance Objectives
TEACHING DUTIES
- The candidate will be responsible for clinical, didactic, and laboratory teaching of fourth year DVM students, residents, and interns in the Large Animal Field Services Practice. This teaching is as a part of the ambulatory and clinic services for the clientele and patients of the Marysville Large Animal Field Services clinic.
- A smaller portion of the candidates time will be dedicated to didactic and/or laboratory teaching in the pre-clinical veterinary curriculum.
CLINICAL SERVICE AND OUTREACH DUTIES
- The candidate will perform all aspects of patient care associated with a busy primary-care large animal veterinary practice including patient management, client care, consulting with colleagues, medical record keeping, professional development, and participation in public relations activities.
- The candidate will work to grow the large animal clientele through successful acquisition and retention of new and existing clients within the practice geographical service area.
SCHOLARLY DUTIES
- Scheduled off-clinic time will be available for scholarly activities, including writing for publications, presentations, and other activities.
- Extramurally funded research is not required for clinical track faculty, however, participation in collaborative field-oriented research projects relevant to the health, welfare and productivity of the practice clientele and the support of resident and graduate student projects is strongly encouraged.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS
- The candidate will model and promote a culture of collegiality, professional citizenship, and collaboration in all academic endeavors to facilitate an excellent workplace atmosphere conducive to effective learning, scholarly achievement, and a high level of job satisfaction.
- Adherence to external, university, college, VMC, department, and service unit policies, procedures, and guidelines is expected.
Education and Experience Requirements
Required:
- DVM or equivalent.
- Level 2 USDA Accreditation or eligibility for accreditation.
- At least one year of clinical large animal veterinary practice, large animal internship, or large animal residency.
- The strong communications skills necessary for successful client management and teaching of veterinary students.
- Experience applying veterinary skills to a diverse set of large animal patients, including, but not limited to cattle, small ruminants, and horses.
Desired:
- Excellence in patient management and service to large animal clientele.
- Evidence of supporting a culture of collegiality, professional citizenship, and collaboration
- Experience in the clinical training of veterinary students.
- Experience in the preclinical classroom and laboratory teaching of veterinary students.
- Experience in the training of house officers and/or graduate students.
- Evidence of mentoring of professional students, graduate students, and/or house officers.
- Board-certification or board-eligibility for ACVPM, ABVP, ACT, or a related certification.
- Graduate training in a related field.
- Evidence of collaboration and/or PI on research.
- Scholarly track-record consistent with rank.
How to Apply
Review of applications will begin immediately. Please submit the following materials with your online application.
Required documents include:
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vita (CV)
- Statement of Teaching and Mentoring
- Three professional references
Additional information regarding this search or the position, can be obtained by contacting Dr. Eric Gordon at gordon.46@osu.edu.
The College of Veterinary Medicine
Founded in 1885, The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine has been a top-five program in the U.S. News & World Report rankings for the past decade and was ranked third among U.S. veterinary colleges and sixth in the world in the 2020 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings. Our ambition is to Be The Model comprehensive college of veterinary medicine in the world, impacting animal and human health through innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine is a national leader in the education of professional and postgraduate students, research in veterinary and comparative medicine, and outreach to the community. More information about the College of Veterinary Medicine can be found at http://vet.osu.edu.
Collegiality, civility, mutual support, and respect for others are strongly held values in the College of Veterinary Medicine. We support diverse beliefs and the free exchange of ideas and expect that faculty, staff, and students promote these values and apply them in a professional manner in all academic endeavors.
Department Information
The successful candidate will be part of the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine within the College of Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University. The department combines the disciplines of veterinary microbiology, epidemiology, immunology, parasitology, public health, production medicine, and clinical medicine and provides the major agricultural and public health focus for the College of Veterinary Medicine. The mission of the department is the discovery and dissemination of knowledge to prevent, control, or eradicate disease; to promote sustainable agricultural productivity; and to enhance the health of animal and human populations (https://vet.osu.edu/departments-offices/veterinary-preventive-medicine). The candidates primary job responsibilities will be within the OSU Large Animal Services at https://marysville.vet.ohio-state.edu/.
The University
Ohio State is a top-20 public university, and its Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is one of Americas leading academic health centers and recently ranked No. 4 on Forbes list of best U.S. employers for diversity. Eligible Ohio State employees receive comprehensive benefits packages, including medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance for employees and their dependents, and state or alternative retirement options with competitive employer contributions.
In addition, this position may be eligible for participation in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
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