ANATOMIC VETERINARY PATHOLOGIST

College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
 

The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking an anatomic veterinary pathologist. The successful candidate will have a primary appointment in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) (http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/vdl) and a secondary appointment in the Department of Pathobiology (http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/path ). The position will be a clinical nontenure-track or tenure-track at the rank of assistant, associate professor or full professor. It is a full-time, twelve-month position.
 
The VDL serves the state of Illinois as well as the CVM Veterinary Teaching Hospital with a nearly equal distribution of production animals, horses, and pet animal necropsies. In addition to the diagnostic role, the VDL plays a significant role in instruction of first and fourth year professional students and residents in anatomic and clinical pathology. The College has strengths in infectious diseases and biosecurity, cancer biology, environmental toxicology, reproductive biology, orthopedic biology, and conservation medicine among others.
 
Duties will vary according to type of appointment and interests of the candidate, however, diagnostic and instructional activities will involve a significant portion of those duties.  Diagnostic service duties will include gross and microscopic examinations, interpretation and correlation of test results, communication of results to referring veterinarians, and preparation of final reports. Expertise or advanced training related to production animals and/or oncology desirable but not required. Teaching duties will include instruction of veterinary students, pathology residents and graduate students, and presenting continuing education programs to veterinarians. Creative scholarly activity will depend on the candidate’s interests and may range from improvement of diagnostic services to collaborative or independent research. For clinical nontenure track appointment, assignment of duties is expected to be 75% service, 15% teaching and 10% creative scholarly activity. Tenure-track positions will have a minimum 50% research/scholarly activity appointment.  
 
Candidates must possess a DVM or equivalent degree and ACVP or commitment to achieving certification. An advanced degree is required for a tenure-track position. Candidates should have advanced training and experience in diagnostic veterinary medicine and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Please create your candidate profile through https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload application materials, including your application letter, curriculum vitae, and names, addresses and phone numbers of three references by January 15, 2010. All requested information must be submitted for your application to be considered. Applicants may be interviewed prior to the closing date however no hiring decisions will be made until after that date. The anticipated starting date will be on or about August 16, 2010.
 
For further information regarding application procedures, you may contact Amanda Matson, (amatson@illinois.edu, 217-333-7259).
 
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The administration, faculty and staff embrace diversity and are committed to attracting qualified candidates who also embrace and value diversity and inclusivity.

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