Clinical Veterinarian

The Clinical Veterinarian will provide preventive and clinical veterinary care to all laboratory animal species, with an emphasis on rodents at all UF animal facilities. These include facilities located in the Health Science Centers, IFAS (agriculture) and CLAS (Psychology and Zoology) on our main campus in Gainesville and other off-campus sites.  In addition, the Clinical Veterinarian is expected to contribute to developing policies and procedures pertaining to the program, participating in IACUC and regulatory inspections, reviewing IACUC protocols, serving as a member of the IACUC, and providing advice and consultation on federal, state and local rules and regulations pertaining to animal use.

Commensurate with education and experience. 

• DVM from an AVMA accredited institution or ECFVG certificate and license to practice veterinary medicine in at least one state in the United States.
• Knowledge of pertinent laws, regulations and policies that govern the use of laboratory animals.
• Working knowledge of laboratory animal husbandry and facilities.
• Familiarity with surgical and medical procedures commonly performed in laboratory animals.
• Experience with IACUC work and teaching/training.
• Understanding of biological, chemical and radiation hazards.
• Ability to work collaboratively with ACS and IACUC staff, and with academic leaders and researchers throughout campus.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work with basic computing systems and programs including web-based applications and Microsoft Office.
• The successful candidate must become licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Florida and obtain USDA accreditation within one year of employment.

• USDA National Veterinary Accreditation Category II.
• Ability to obtain DEA registration for the use of controlled substances.
• Ability to obtain clearance to work in an ABSL3 facility.
• ACLAM Board Certified or eligible to complete certification

• In order to be considered all applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and list of professional references.
• A criminal background check is required.
• Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department 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/.