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Assistant or Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery
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Position Number: 5124305
Location: Lubbock, TX
Position Type: Agriculture - Veterinary Medicine

Assistant or Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery

36926BR
Position DescriptionContributes to the universitys mission through teaching, research and service, some variation by academic unit.This is a 12-month tenure-track, Assistant professor position, hoping to start by September 1st.

Position Description
Contributes to the university's mission through teaching, research and service, some variation by academic unit.
This is a 12-month tenure-track, Assistant professor position, hoping to start by September 1st.

Major/Essential Functions

Contribute to the TTU SVMs instruction, scholarship, and service activities. The distribution of effort toward each activity will be individualized for each faculty member and outlined in the letter of appointment.
- It is expected that tenure-track faculty members will establish extramural support of their scholarship and this will include support for graduate students and opportunities for involvement of professional students. This expectation is proportional to percentage of effort assigned to scholarship in the letter of appointment.
Contribute to activities necessary for accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education, other regulatory or accreditation approvals, and admit and deliver the curriculum to the students of the professional degree program.
Development and participation in the Schools research enterprise and PhD program
Curricular development and related activities. Most curricular development will focus on Small Animal Medicine and Surgery courses.
- The curricular framework has been developed based on Competency Based Veterinary Education (CBVE; see www.AAVMC.org), and is designed to be vertically and horizontally integrated.
- Curricular development will require considerable teamwork to effectively develop course syllabi and content relative to this integration, and to curricular outcomes.
- Curricular mapping of course-specific learning objectives against curricular outcomes.
- Delivery of the curriculum within the professional program. This might include serving as instructor of record for various courses, contributing lectures to other courses, or participating in laboratories.
Participation in instructional development and delivery of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery 3-semester course sequence.
Participation in instruction development and delivery of Clinical Skills Laboratories focusing on surgery and small animal skills.
Participation and delivery of Clinical Case Presentations courses.
Clinical service, for the purpose of veterinary student clinical instruction, may be provided through specific private practice sites that serve as clinical learning centers for students. Effort may be directed towards developing the site in anticipation of instructing students in their clinical year such as expanding the clinical caseload; supporting the practice with advanced diagnostics, therapeutics, and surgical support; advancing the education of veterinary practitioners, supervision, and instruction of clinical year students in core and/or elective clinical year rotations specific to Small Animal.
Participation on various School committees.
Additional comments:
- The curriculum is grounded on general veterinary practice in rural agricultural and regional communities. A central function of subject-matter experts is to provide instruction such that graduates can competently and confidently practice veterinary medicine at a distance from referral hospitals.
- Those with experience in rural and regional community practices will provide important feedback that will inform the admission process, instruction, and continuing education.

Required Qualifications
A DVM (or equivalent) is required. Texas Veterinary Licensure (current or obtained on re-location to Texas) will be required.

Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to:

Candidates who have a successful track record of or show promise in future teamwork, curricular development, instruction, scholarship, and service.
Candidates that completed a residency in small animal surgery.
Candidates with experience collaborating with primary-care medicine/surgery in rural and/or regional communities.
Experience organizing and leading a veterinary care team.

Texas Tech is a Hispanic Serving Institution and has a long history of serving first-generation students. A commitment to working with diverse student populations and first-generation students is desirable.

To apply, visit workattexastech.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.