Open Rank - Assistant/Associate Professor - Comparative Medicine

Duncan Family Institute•Bastrop, LA

40d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research is located in Bastrop, Texas on 300+ beautiful acres with ~2500 nonhuman primates including neotropical species, macaques, baboons, and chimpanzees. As a veterinarian in the Department of Comparative Medicine, the open faculty position provides oversight for the clinical care responsibilities for breeding colonies and experimental animals, implements animal care and welfare standards, and collaborates with investigators by providing research services. This position will provide clinical care to new world and/or old world nonhuman primate species and may support the centralized services of surgery, x-ray, and ultrasonography of this colony. This position may fulfill the role and responsibilities of a clinical veterinarian in nonclinical laboratory studies as defined by FDA 21 CFR Part 58 and may participate in administrative or compliance programs as directed. He/she/they may perform basic research, independent and/or collaborative, that contributes to the knowledge base of the Cancer Center, strengthens translational research activities, and satisfies the goals of the Department.

Requirements

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (or equivalent) from an American Veterinary Medical Association-accredited university
Legally qualified to practice veterinary medicine in some state, province, territory, or possession of the Unites States
Post graduate nonhuman primate clinical experience in Veterinary Medicine and/or Laboratory Animal Medicine
Meet institutional requirements for an academic appointment as an Assistant/Associate Professor

Nice To Haves

Experience in conducting Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) investigations
Board certified in laboratory animal medicine (DACLAM)

Responsibilities

Oversight for the clinical care responsibilities for breeding colonies and experimental animals
Implements animal care and welfare standards
Collaborates with investigators by providing research services
Provide clinical care to new world and/or old world nonhuman primate species and may support the centralized services of surgery, x-ray, and ultrasonography of this colony
Fulfill the role and responsibilities of a clinical veterinarian in nonclinical laboratory studies as defined by FDA 21 CFR Part 58
Participate in administrative or compliance programs as directed
Perform basic research, independent and/or collaborative, that contributes to the knowledge base of the Cancer Center, strengthens translational research activities, and satisfies the goals of the Department