University of Georgia-posted 4 months ago
Entry Level
Athens, GA
Educational Services

The UGA College of Veterinary Medicine Food Animal Health and Management Program (FAHMP) seeks applicants for a bovine production medicine veterinarian position. This will be a clinical or tenure track position at the assistant or associate professor level. FAHMP is a unit of the Department of Population Health that focuses on improving the health and profitability of production livestock through continuous improvement in disease prevention and animal performance. The position entails a mix of service to regional cattle production units (cow-calf, stocker, and dairy) and teaching veterinary students in classrooms, laboratories, and clinical rotations, as well as graduate veterinarians in the Master of Food Animal Medicine (MFAM) program. Rank, salary, and terms of appointment will be dependent upon qualifications and experience of the applicant.

  • Teach veterinary students and postgraduate veterinarians.
  • Collaborate with faculty in production and clinical medicine.
  • Provide didactic and on-farm clinical experiences for veterinary students.
  • Develop and contribute to continuing education for referring veterinarians.
  • Create outreach programs for producers in the livestock industry.
  • Participate in collaborative or independent applied research focused on food animal health and production issues.
  • Provide after-hours food animal ambulatory emergency coverage in rotation with three other faculty members.
  • DVM or equivalent from an accredited college/school of veterinary medicine.
  • Eligibility to obtain a veterinary license in the state of Georgia.
  • Board certification or eligibility for board certification in a field related to food animal veterinary medicine.
  • Board certification in any of the following AVMA recognized specialties: ABVP (Food Animal, Beef, or Dairy); Internal Medicine (Large Animal); Nutrition; Preventive Medicine; Theriogenology; or Toxicology.
  • Knowledge and proven success working with North American beef and/or dairy production systems.
  • Interpersonal skills required to communicate effectively with producers, veterinarians, and students.
  • Ability to conduct independent or collaborative applied research.
  • Demonstrated ability in forage management, food safety, ruminant nutrition, production economics, theriogenology, large animal medicine and surgery, epidemiology, and preventive health management.
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