Assist/Assoc Professor Health Programs Fixed Term

MSU Internal Job Postings Details•East Lansing, MI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The successful candidate will redevelop our neurology team that currently includes one service-dedicated veterinary nurse and one service-dedicated veterinary assistant. The neurology service has a dedicated operating room and advanced digital preoperative planning and intraoperative capabilities, including a newly acquired BrainSight neuronavigation platform. A comprehensive array of dedicated instrumentation is available with minimally invasive techniques being supported by 3 intra-operative fluoroscopy units. The neurology service works collaboratively with all other clinical services including Anesthesia, Emergency and Critical Care, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Cardiology, Soft Tissue Surgery, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Rehabilitation, Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Theriogenology and Primary Care services. The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences comprises over 40 faculty providing outstanding patient care with a superb team of highly qualified veterinary nurses. Our teaching hospital, the Veterinary Medical Center, is equipped with advanced diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities including 10 operating suites, operating microscope, minimally invasive laparoscopy/thoracoscopy, 64 slice helical CT, digital cinefluoroscopy unit, intra-operative C-arm, nuclear medicine, linear accelerator, video endoscopy, renal replacement therapy, and ventilator support. A newly acquired Philips MR 7700 3.0 Tesla MRI offers state-of-the-art imaging facilities. In addition, diagnostic support for the VMC is provided by the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, that perform over a million diagnostic tests per year on ~180k cases and provides a rich resource for collaborative research opportunities. Furthermore, an NIH-funded Center for Excellence in Imaging & Image-Guided Therapies, and the Clinical Innovations Program, are two new developments that provide further support for our clinical faculty. The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include management of referral and internal neurology cases, clinical instruction of house-officers and students, participation in didactic pre-clinical teaching, and committee assignments. Assignments of clinical service, teaching, and scholarly activity are negotiable with the Department Chairperson. Annual merit evaluations, and promotions are based on the faculty member’s performance within these assignments. The role of the successful applicant will encompass clinical service, education, and research/scholarly activity. The amount of time dedicated to each of these endeavors is flexible and will be geared towards the interests, strengths, and qualifications of the applicant. Health Programs (HP) appointments are unique to Michigan State University and are predicated on the need to enhance programs in clinical education, patient care services and clinical research. Health Programs (HP) appointments emphasize clinical service and teaching, although these positions are flexible to allow ample time for research and scholarly activity. Both tenure system and HP appointments are expected to contribute to preclinical and clinical education of veterinary students, interns, and residents. Health Programs appointments are unique to Michigan State University Colleges of Human, Osteopathic, Veterinary Medicine, and Nursing and were created to enhance programs in clinical education, patient care services, and clinical research. HP faculty appointed in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences typically have 50-70% clinical assignments devoted to clinical and pre-clinical instruction, patient care services, and the general administrative efforts of the Department and College. In addition, HP faculty are expected to be active in research and other scholarly endeavors. A complete description of the Michigan State University HP system is available at Health Programs Faculty Appointment System Handbook (msu.edu).

Requirements

Applicants must have a DVM/VMD (or equivalent degree).
Eligibility for licensure to practice veterinary medicine in Michigan (Clinical Academic Limited licensure and Controlled Substance licensure are available).
Diplomate status (DACVIM Neurology or ECVN) is preferred but candidates with certifying examination eligibility will also be considered.