A Veterinary Assistant assists with animals under veterinary care or in laboratories. Feeds animals, cleans cages, and administers medical treatment under the supervision of a veterinarian or veterinary technician. Works in a veterinary clinic, animal hospital, or laboratory.
The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences of the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track or full-time or part-time clinical-track faculty position in veterinary diagnostic imaging. The position is at the Assistant, Associate or Professor level. The successful candidate is expected to engage in the departmental mission by participating in the teaching, service, and scholarship programs of the College. Responsibilities may include clinical, didactic, and laboratory teaching of radiology principles to professional students, interns, and residents; participation in continuing education at local and national levels; providing mentorship to residents; and contributing to the clinical or basic science research program depending on the desired effort allocation. Imaging equipment at the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine includes one large animal and two small animal radiology rooms equipped with digital radiography; digital fluoroscopy; portable radiology units for the large animal field service; three ultrasound units; a 128-slice CT scanner; a 1.5T large bore MRI scanner, and a nuclear medicine suite with two gamma cameras. An interventional suite equipped with digital fluoroscopy and a state-of-the-art 3D printing lab are on-site. All imaging modalities are interfaced with a PACS system. The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences has more than 50 tenure and clinical-track faculty, including board-certified specialists in radiology, anesthesiology, surgery, internal medicine, emergency and critical care, cardiology, behavior, dermatology, dentistry, nutrition, oncology, ophthalmology, sports medicine and rehabilitation, and avian and zoological medicine. The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine boasts a collegial environment committed to mentoring new faculty to be successful in their academic career. This includes a Master Teaching Program, which provides resources, programs and leadership to support the highest quality of professionalism and instruction within the various educational missions of the college, and a Veterinary Social Work program that provides training and support in the areas of communication and conflict management, compassion fatigue, animal-related grief and bereavement, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. New faculty are assigned an experienced faculty mentor, and the Department has an excellent record in helping clinical faculty successfully earn promotion and tenure. The University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center is adjacent to UT Gardens, the state botanical garden of Tennessee. The campus is in Knoxville, TN, in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Knoxville was recently named by Trip Advisor as a "Top 10 Destination on the Rise." It is a short drive away from the Great Smoky Mountains, several lakes, as well as several dog-friendly state parks. It also offers a wide array of outdoor recreational activities, including hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, and extensive road and mountain biking opportunities. Knoxville features a vibrant cultural downtown with excellent restaurants; a bustling farmer's market; a world-class jazz orchestra; one of the nation's most revered college theater troupes; frequent art and cultural festivals; and men's and women's sporting events. Knoxville is within a day's driving distance from two-thirds of the population of the United States, with Chattanooga, Nashville, Atlanta, Asheville, and Cincinnati being some of the many nearby destinations. The University of Tennessee is Tennessee's flagship land grant university and is noted for its high level of research activity.
Qualifications:
Requirements include a DVM/VMD or equivalent degree, completion of a formal residency training program in radiology/diagnostic imaging, and certification or eligibility for certification by the American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) or the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI).
Application Instructions:
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Qualified individuals are invited to submit an application, including a letter of intent with a statement of professional goals, curriculum vitae, and the names of three professional references For additional information, applicants are directed to visit the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine web site at https://vetmed.tennessee.edu/careers/ or to contact Ms. Amy Van Skyhawk at avanskyh@utk.edu.
