The Department of Pathology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is seeking anatomic veterinary pathologists to participate in our animal pathology program.  Candidates must have a DVM/VMD from an AVMA-accredited or equivalent institution and be ACVP Board certified or Board eligible.  Junior or senior level positions are available, with the rank of appointment dependent upon the qualifications and experience of the applicant.  Training in the pathology of laboratory animals is desirable, but not essential.  Appointees will provide diagnostic and collaborative research support to investigators that use animals in their research programs.  St. Jude offers an excellent salary and fringe benefit package commensurate with the level of appointment and provides relocation assistance.  Veterinary pathologists report to the Chair of Pathology and will work in collaboration with the Director of the Animal Resource Center to integrate the services provided by this laboratory into the overall running of the Animal Resource Center.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is one of the premier pediatric cancer hospitals in the United States and is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.  It has a large Faculty of clinical and basic investigators organized into traditional academic departments.  Strong inter-departmental programs encompass research on pediatric solid tumors, hematological malignancies, developmental neurobiology and brain tumors, infectious diseases, molecular oncogenesis, and cell and gene therapy.  Clinical and basic research activities are carried out in state-of-the-art buildings that provide an environment that fosters close collaborations between clinical and basic investigators.

Veterinary Pathology activities at St. Jude are based primarily in newly built and renovated facilities within the Pathology Department and the 250,000 sq. ft. Integrated Research Center (IRC).  These facilities consist of a Clinical Pathology Laboratory, a Necropsy Suite, and a Histology Laboratory.  The laboratories are fully equipped and capable of processing a variety of specimens as they relate to animal health issues and research protocols.  The IRC includes animal housing of multiple species, transgenic and imaging facilities, and animal research infrastructure to study complex models of cancer, infectious and neurological diseases, and genetic disorders.  Our transgenic / gene knockout facility has generated hundreds of genetically modified mouse strains, affording veterinary pathologists the opportunity to collaborate with investigators on a wide range of murine developmental and disease models associated with carcinogenesis, infectious diseases, immunology and immunologic disorders, metabolic disorders and drug development.  In addition, as members of the Institution’s Department of Pathology, veterinary pathologists have ample opportunities to interact with the Department’s 15 Faculty members, who are involved in clinical and research activities in human clinical and experimental pathology.

Applicants should send their curriculum vitae and names of three referees to Dr. D. W. Ellison, Chair, Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, M/S 250, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN  38105.  Initial enquiries may be directed to Dr. Ellison or Dr. J. Rehg, Department of Pathology: 901-595-3533 (tel.).  

St. Jude Children’s research Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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