Instructor: Clinical Skills
About The Position
The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences within Oregon State University’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, fixed-term Instructor: Clinical Skills position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Department Head. The role contributes to the teaching mission of the Department, College, and University by training future veterinarians. The instructor plans, conducts, assesses, and refines lectures and practical laboratories that teach clinical skills to veterinary students through experiential learning. The Department offers six distinct Clinical Skills courses each year across three academic terms, as well as advanced courses. Instruction uses live animals, animal tissues, inanimate models, supplies, and medical instruments to meet curricular goals. The position also involves maintaining teaching laboratory facilities, supplies, and equipment, and ensuring compliance with applicable safety and animal-care protocols. Labs take place in standard teaching laboratories, barns, animal-handling facilities, outdoors, and conventional seminar or lecture rooms. The work involves exposure to live animals of various species, tissue specimens, medical equipment, chemical and biological agents, and use of required safety and protective equipment. Some after-hours work is required.
Requirements
- DVM or equivalent degree.
- Three years of clinical experience in small-animal (dog, cat) or large-animal (ruminant, horse) veterinary care, particularly primary care.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing inclusive excellence.
- Successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined position qualified under applicable OSU standards.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with a broader range of species.
- Teaching experience.
- Experience in laboratory management, equipment and supply procurement, record keeping, and spreadsheet analysis.
Responsibilities
- Plan and conduct clinical skills laboratories and lectures for veterinary students.
- Assess and refine clinical skills instruction and practical laboratories.
- Teach in the Department’s Clinical Skills and advanced courses using experiential learning.
- Maintain teaching laboratory facilities, supplies, and equipment.
- Ensure compliance with appropriate safety and animal-care protocols.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
