Clinical Veterinarian, Animal Resources Center

University of Texas at Austin•Austin, TX

5d•$140,000

About The Position

The Animal Resources Center at The University of Texas at Austin is looking for a clinical veterinarian to help maintain approx. 150,000 sq.ft. of research animal space. The Animal Resources Center is responsible for managing three centralized animal facilities as well as some of the smaller satellite locations, and the veterinarians have a duty to provide expertise and guidance to all segments of the campus-wide animal care and use program in an AAALAC-accredited university setting. UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes: 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage Retirement contributions Paid vacation and sick time Paid holidays Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website to learn more about the total benefits offered. Purpose Provide clinical veterinary medical care for laboratory animal species. Provide guidance and clinical oversight to veterinary technical staff. Assist faculty with animal model development and animal research protocols.

Requirements

Veterinary medical degree (DVM or VDM) from an accredited or approved veterinary medical college or passage of the Foreign Veterinarian Equivalency Examination.
Must have a current veterinary license in at least one state and be eligible for a license in Texas.
Two years of post-graduate clinical experience in a biomedical research setting.
Strong clinical and surgical skills as they apply to common laboratory animal species.
Demonstrated skill and interest in teaching and training.
Familiarity with biomedical research methods.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Proven ability to effectively interact with colleagues, scientists, and staff members.
Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

Formal postdoctoral training in laboratory animal medicine.
ACLAM specialty certifications.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical veterinary medical care to a wide variety of research animals in compliance with federal regulations, industry guidelines, and UT policies, practices and procedures with a specific focus on colony health, quarantine and spontaneous disease.
Participate in the IACUC and perform related duties.
Provide guidance and oversight of clinical and husbandry activities within the Animal Resources Center.
Maintain appropriate programs of disease prevention and control commensurate with accepted protocols and regulations.
Supervise veterinary technologists.
Participate in and provide leadership for the AAALAC accreditation process and other programs that assure regulatory compliance.
Teach and train internal ARC staff, students, faculty and departmental staff involved with animal research.
Other related functions as assigned.