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The Department of Surgical Sciences at The University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine is excited to announce an open position for a full-time Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in the Tenure, Clinical, or Teaching Track, depending on qualifications, experience, and academic focus. The successful candidate will join the Small Animal Surgery Section, which is comprised 6 full-time ACVS Diplomates with a range of experience and academic interests, 6 residents/interns, and a dynamic group of certified veterinary technicians. The UW Veterinary Care teaching hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment including arthroscopy, 3T MRI, CT, and ultrasound. The small animal orthopedic and soft tissue surgery services are about to move into a new state-of-the-art hospital facility, that is fully supported by equipment for diagnostic imaging, arthroscopy, 3D printing, gait analysis, and orthopedic scientific research.

University of Wisconsin-Madison:

The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is a wonderful workplace with enthusiastic students, technologists, residents, and other faculty specialists who work together to provide excellent veterinary medical care. The SVM team provides outstanding programs in veterinary medical education, research, clinical practice, and service that enhance the health and welfare of both animals and people and contribute to the economic well-being of the state of Wisconsin.

This is your chance to join this amazing institution that has gained international attention through the story of Scout seen by millions during the 2019 Super Bowl. This story highlighted the incredible care and state of the art research that allows the very best medical treatment for the patients we serve.

Watch Scout’s story here: Scout's Story

The SVM is nearing the end of construction on the new facility that will improve instruction space for students, double the size of the school's small animal hospital and significantly enhance the large animal hospital, expand labs for studying spontaneous animal and human diseases, and increase and modernize infectious disease research space. Future upgrades via remodeling of the current hospital include an Imaging Center with large animal-capable 3T MRI, 16-slice CT, and future PET-CT. Completion of the addition is projected for late 2023. UW-Madison campus provides an excellent environment that encourages research. The School of Medicine and Public Health and the Wisconsin Institute of Medical Research are within walking distance.

Madison:

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Qualifications:

DVM or equivalent required. An individual with American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) board certification or who is ACVS board eligible with advanced training in orthopedic surgery is preferred. ECVS residency trained individuals will be considered. Must be licensed to practice Veterinary Medicine in the State of Wisconsin.

This position has a strong emphasis on patient management, but also teaching and clinical research depending on the academic track in which the candidate is appointed. Experience working with, teaching, and/or mentoring diverse groups of interns, residents, and students is a plus.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include providing clinical service in the teaching hospital, participation in clinical and didactic teaching of veterinary students, residents and interns, and pursuit of clinical or basic science research. Clinical duties include leading resident-based or student-based rounds that involve approximately 3 hours per week. Student case-based rounds are conducted by faculty in conjunction with residents when the faculty are assigned to clinic duties. Assignments of academic clinical practice, teaching, and expectations for research are dependent on the track in which the candidate is appointed and through negotiation with the Department Chair. Weeks of clinical duty could range from 25% to 75%.

Responsible for the supervision of the clinical training of students. This function is used to describe instructional academic staff positions in the health sciences and other academic disciplines with clinical practices. Clinical titles must have approval of an academic department. Modified professorial functions have three prefixes or levels: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor. The specific definition of each level for professorial academic staff titles is left to the purview of each unit in which the title is employed. However, differences between successively higher title levels must reflect demonstrable differences in experience and knowledge gained, applied to the specific duties of the function.