Full Professor in Veterinary Emergency Critical Care

Washington State University•Pullman, WA

7d•$155,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Washington State University’s Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine seeks multiple full-time, open-rank career-track faculty members in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ECC). Successful candidates will join a service with four ECC faculty members who are ACVECC Diplomates, four ECC residents, eight ECC specialty interns, a technician supervisor, 13 licensed veterinary technicians and technician assistants, and three patient service coordinators. The service plans to expand staffing and services to support parallel critical care and emergency services. The ECC service is equipped for long-term mechanical ventilation, high-flow oxygen therapy, point-of-care ultrasound, multiparameter monitoring, in-house laboratory testing, thromboelastography, and on-site blood banking. The hospital also has digital radiography, 3T MR imaging, CT, electrodiagnostic equipment, and access to endoscopy, bronchoscopy, laparoscopy, and arthroscopy. The service receives referrals from Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska, and Canada, and supports the surrounding community and nearly every small-animal service within the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Pullman, Washington. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital is a full-service referral and primary-care center that provides more than 20,000 patient visits annually. Its and the department’s shared mission is to improve animal health and well-being through excellent medical care, training future veterinarians, and developing innovative ways to diagnose and treat disease. Faculty rank and division of effort will be determined in consideration of the candidate’s interests and qualifications. Candidates for Associate Professor or Professor should demonstrate progressively higher levels of experience and expertise in outstanding clinical service, clinical teaching, and/or research and scholarship. This is a continuous career-track position at 100% FTE and is overtime exempt. The annual salary range is $155,000–$165,000 for Assistant Professor, $165,000–$185,000 for Associate Professor, and $185,000–$200,000 for Full Professor. Individual placement depends on experience, education, skills, and abilities; successful candidates typically begin up to the midpoint of the range. The position is eligible for work visa sponsorship. Applicants must submit a cover letter stating their desired rank and summarizing their qualifications and professional interests and goals, and a curriculum vitae. Three professional references’ contact details will also be requested in the application.

Requirements

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD) degree, or a related foreign equivalent degree such as a BVSc.
Board-certified or board-eligible in Emergency and Critical Care through ACVECC or the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ECVECC) by the time of hire.
Candidates for Associate Professor or Professor should demonstrate progressively higher levels of experience and expertise in outstanding clinical service, clinical teaching, and/or research or scholarship.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical service in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
Contribute to clinical teaching and/or research and scholarship, as applicable to the candidate’s interests, qualifications, and division of effort.
Support the ECC service’s work with referral cases and its support of the surrounding community and other small-animal services at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.