Job Title
Clinical or Tenure Track, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Cardiology

Posting Number
P1216F

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

The Department of Clinical Sciences at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking applicants to fill a full-time, 12-month appointment. Depending upon experience, qualifications, and interest, the successful candidate may be appointed to either a tenure-track (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) or non-tenure track (Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) position in Cardiology. The starting salary will be commensurate with experience and credentials.

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be expected to participate in teaching and clinical service. Teaching responsibilities include the clinical and didactic instructional activities of the professional veterinary medicine and postgraduate training programs related to cardiology. Clinical service and research responsibilities are negotiable and will depend on the successful candidate's interests and the type of appointment, i.e. clinical vs. tenure track appointment. There is ample opportunity to participate in an already established cardiovascular research program with a cardiac procedure suite and 1.5T cardiac MRI on site, as well as 3 & 7T cMRI on campus, and a supported molecular laboratory in the clinical department. There are additional collaborative research opportunities within the college of veterinary medicine and with the medical school on campus.

The cardiology service is equipped with GE Vivid E9 echocardiography with transthoracic and trans-esophageal capabilities, EchoPAC digital database and review station, Philips Pagewriter TC 50 ECG , digital telemetry, Medtronic Lifepak 20 biphasic defibrillator, digital Holter units, and Medtronic and St. Jude pacemaker programmers. The service has a dedicated stand-alone interventional catheterization laboratory that is extensively equipped with Biopac hemodynamic monitoring system, GE Nuboom surgical imaging system, GE OEC 9900 digital fluoroscopy C-arm for minimally invasive procedures. Other services available in the hospital include digital radiography, ultrasonography, nuclear medicine, 64 slice CT, 3.0 Tesla MRI , video endoscopy, linear accelerator, and radiotherapy facilities. There is a full time dedicated technician for the cardiology clinical service.

About the area: The College of Veterinary Medicine is located on the edge of the Auburn University campus, in the east central Alabama community of Auburn-Opelika. Collaborations with individuals in other Veterinary College departments, and with researches on the Auburn University main campus, and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Emory University Medical Schools (Atlanta, GA) are frequent, and contribute to the success of Auburn's cardiology research and clinical programs.

Auburn University is one of the nation's premier land, sea, and space grant institutions. In the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report, it was ranked 37th among public universities. Auburn is an institution that is both highly research-active and committed to maintaining teaching excellence, offering Bachelor's, Master's, Educational Specialist, and Doctoral degrees. Its enrollment of 25,134 students includes 20,175 undergraduates and 4,959 graduate students, including 1,042 professional-doctorate students in Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine. There are 1,192 instructional faculty members distributed across nine Colleges and three Schools with degrees offered in more than 200 academic programs. Auburn University is nationally recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, positive work environment, exciting student life, and the beauty of its campus.
It is geographically located in a moderate climate with easy access to both beach and mountain recreational facilities and is situated along the rapidly developing I-85 corridor between Atlanta, GA & Montgomery, AL. For more information about the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University, please reference our website at www.vetmed.auburn.edu .
The Auburn community has an excellent public school system and strong medical health facilities. Numerous cultural and recreational venues and idyllic escapes are within one hour of Auburn. Outdoor recreational opportunities including trails for walking or cycling, Lake Martin with 720 miles of shoreline, National Forest and State Parks are available. The major metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Georgia, Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama are no more than a two hour drive and contain diverse personal interest points and travel venues.

Auburn University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Minimum Qualifications

Qualified applicants must hold a DVM or equivalent degree, have completed a cardiology residency training recognized by the ACVIM specialty of Cardiology and be a Diplomate of ACVIM or ECVIM (cardiology), or qualified to sit for the ACVIM certifying examination. The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment. Excellent communication skills are required in a small group as well as large lecture hall settings. Eligibility for faculty veterinary licensure in the State of Alabama is also required.

Desired Qualifications

For a tenure-track position, research experience is desired.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Review of applications will commence on July 31, 2018 and will continue until a qualified applicant is hired.

Please apply online at http://aufacultypositions.peopleadmin.com/postings/2952 . Applications should include a letter of intent stating professional goals, curriculum vitae, and the names, mailing addresses, and email addresses of three professional references. Transcripts may be requested at a later date. Application issues can be addressed to Ms. Paula Dawson: pjd0002@auburn.edu , Phone: 334-844-8513, FAX : 334-844-5084. Specific inquiries may be directed to Dr. Robert Kennis, Search Committee Chair (kennira@auburn.edu ).



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