AST/ASO/FULL PROF

The University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences invites applications from qualified individuals for two full-time, tenure-track or clinical-track positions in Soft Tissue Surgery (Small Animal) at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. These positions provide opportunities to participate in clinical and bench-top research, as well as teaching and clinical service. The candidates will be expected to participate in professional lecture and laboratory courses as well as help mentor Residents and Graduate students in our combined 4-year residency program. Development of the candidate’s area of clinical investigation and publication is encouraged. The working environment is supportive and cordial with established mentorship for new faculty.

The UF Small Animal Hospital enterprise spans 3 locations, over 20 specialty services, 90 small animal clinicians, 86 small animal house officers, 427 clinical support staff (346 support the small animal operations) and 63,847 small animal patients in FY23. The small animal hospital in Gainesville is a Level 1 Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society (VECCS) certified facility and an American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) accredited hospital.  The UFVH has a $54.6M annual operating budget. The UFVH supports a growing Clinical Trials program and the most sophisticated and integrated Patient Quality and Safety program in academic medicine. Gainesville is a dynamic and versatile university community with excellent school and health care systems and a multitude of nearby recreational opportunities.

The Soft Tissue and Minimally Invasive Surgery Service is comprised of a team of board-certified veterinarians specialized in Soft Tissue and Minimally Invasive Surgery (3 faculty clinicians, 9 surgery residents, 1 surgical intern). An ACVS fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is offered annually and is supported by one ACVS Founding Fellow and another Fellow in MIS. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help train our fellow candidates as well as participate in an ACVS MIS fellowship themselves if desired.   

Responsibilities will include didactic teaching and clinical training of professional students, graduate students & residents and participation in service activities of the Small Animal Surgery Service in the UF Small Animal Hospital.  This facility offers advanced diagnostics such as digital radiography, fluoroscopy-CT, and MRI. The small animal hospital is a state-of-the-art facility with 12 operating rooms offering full complement of equipment and procedures such as Karl Storz laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery, vessel sealing devices (Ligasure and Harmonic scalpel), a Neuwave microwave ablation unit, laser and a state-of-the-art Catheter lab including a Phillips Azurion 7, ceiling mounted C-arm with 185-degree RAO and 120-degree LAO image acquisition. The candidate is welcome to participate in our well-established interventional radiology program. UF also has an open-heart surgical program with fellowship training.

Faculty rank and salary will be commensurate with experience of the successful candidate.

Applicants should have a DVM or equivalent degree, completed or are on schedule to complete a residency in small animal surgery and should have experience and strong skills in soft tissue surgery. 

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This position has been reposted. Previous applicants are still under consideration and need not reapply.

All applicants must apply online through Careers at UF in order to be considered for the position. For full consideration, applications for job number 532514 and a current curriculum vitae, letter of application, & contact information for three individuals willing to write in support of their application should be submitted online and sent electronically to Dr. Rachel Williams, Search Committee Chair, (email: rwwilliams@ufl.edu). Inquiries regarding the position should be directed towards Dr. Rachel Williams, Search Committee Chair, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 100126, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0126; phone 352-392-2235, however, applications must be submitted online. Applications will be evaluated as they are received, beginning immediately. Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date. Faculty rank and salary will be commensurate with experience of the successful candidate. The starting date will be negotiable.

The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The University of Florida is An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.