About The Position

The College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University (ISU) is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time, clinical or tenure track faculty appointment in Anesthesiology in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS) and the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center (LVMC). The LVMC is a state-of-the-art teaching hospital providing specialized care for companion and production animals throughout Iowa and the surrounding states. The candidates will join an anesthesia team comprised of 3 faculty Anesthesiologists that are complemented by 9 veterinary anesthesia technicians and 1 anesthesia resident. The department is seeking candidates to provide excellent patient care, teach didactic and laboratory courses in veterinary anesthesiology, provide clinical training for technicians and house officers, and enhance the national prominence of the LVMC’s Anesthesiology section. The successful candidate will help develop creative programs in scholarship, didactic and laboratory teaching in anesthesiology, academic service, and outreach activities. Clinical duties will include weekends, holidays, and after-hours service that are shared amongst the anesthesia faculty.

Requirements

  • DVM or equivalent degree.
  • Successful completion of an American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) or European College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ECVAA) residency program before the first day of employment.
  • State of Iowa Veterinary License on or before the first day of employment.

Nice To Haves

  • Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (DACVAA).
  • Experience working with veterinary technicians and/or veterinary students in a clinical teaching setting.
  • Experience running a clinical anesthesia service with a moderate to high caseload.

Responsibilities

  • Provide excellent patient care.
  • Teach didactic and laboratory courses in veterinary anesthesiology.
  • Provide clinical training for technicians and house officers.
  • Enhance the national prominence of the LVMC’s Anesthesiology section.
  • Develop creative programs in scholarship, didactic and laboratory teaching in anesthesiology, academic service, and outreach activities.
  • Share clinical duties including weekends, holidays, and after-hours service.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental.
  • Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
  • Generous leave plans.
  • Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa).
  • Life insurance and long-term disability.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Various voluntary benefits and discounts.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Wellbeing program.
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