Assistant Professor of Veterinary Skills

Job ID: 4945

Position Title: Assistant Professor of Veterinary Skills

Company/Employer: Long Island University

Worksite Location: 720 Northern Blvd. Brookville, NY 11548

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Participate in, lead, and contribute to laboratory sessions in veterinary skills curriculum based on experience in small animal emergency medicine and critical care.
2. Coordinate preclinical didactic courses (Small Animal Medicine II, Anesthesia) by collaborating with board-certified specialists, managing examinations and grades, and holding office hours.
3. Coordinate clinical clerkships (Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care, Anesthesia) by collaborating with clinicians-in-charge at affiliated sites, conducting students rounds, managing grades, and holding office hours.
4. Provides veterinary assistance for the Canine Wellness Outreach project and participate in CVM committees and minor research responsibilities.
5. Design, implement and deliver specialized course material for the small animal portion of the veterinary skills course that is taught in all 6 preclinical semesters (first, second and third years).
6. Develop an elective course in Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) involving both lectures and ECC skills and scenarios.
7. Participate in obtaining grants for small animal research.
8. Publish small animal research in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.
9. Educate and serve the small animal owning community.

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or a directly related field of study and the following experience:

1. 4 years of post-secondary teaching experience in veterinary medicine.
2. 4 years of post-secondary teaching experience teaching in veterinary emergency and critical care.
3. 3 years of experience in teaching emergency and clinical procedures, including such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), thoracocentesis, nasal insufflation, abdominocentesis, cystocentesis, and intubation using canine cadavers and high-fidelity dog models.
4. 3 years of experience in creating and implementing emergency room veterinary skills laboratories.
5. 2 years of experience in designing and developing laboratory sessions utilizing Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) models and canine cadavers.
6. 2 years of experience teaching and reading Electrocardiography (ECG) tests in veterinary education or clinical settings.
7. 2 years of experience in veterinary curricular design and implementation.
8. 1 year of experience in participating in initiatives to promote a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion within an academic or veterinary community.
9. 1 year of experience in collaborating with university administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

Experience may be gained concurrently.

SALARY:$130,622.00/year to $165,000.00/year