Faculty Veterinarian - Large Animal Medicine and Surgery Focus

General Description Johns Hopkins University's Research Animal Resources (RAR) has a position available for a veterinarian with a faculty appointment as Assistant or Associate Professor (commensurate with experience) in the Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The RAR large animal medicine and surgery program provides medical, anesthetic, and surgical support and expertise to a variety of animal studies.

• Provide clinical and surgical oversight for large animals including nonhuman primates (macaques, baboons, and marmosets), swine, dogs, cats, and sheep
• Manage busy operating rooms (OR) with diagnostic capabilities
• Conduct medical and experimental surgeries (e.g., vasectomy, Caesarean section, splenectomy, liver biopsy, and implantation of vascular access ports)
• Provide surgical support for experimental studies
• Provide post-op care and management for large animals
• Supervise the surgery tech team
• Perform anesthesia and anesthesia monitoring
• Mentor LAM post-doctoral fellows in large animal medicine and surgery
• Participate in regulatory activities, including as a member of the JHU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• Train researchers and veterinary/husbandry personnel
• Conduct clinical and collaborative research
• Consult with investigators regarding research protocols
• Work with husbandry personnel regarding proper care of large animals
• Develop and manage related SOPs and guidelines

• Education:
  
  Doctoral degree (D.V.M./V.M.D.) in Veterinary Medicine
• Experience:
  
  At least two years related experience
• Licensure:
  Current license to practice veterinary medicine in at least one state in the United States; current driver's license
• Certification:
  Either in Veterinary Surgery or Laboratory Animal Medicine
• Others:
  Excellent oral and written English capabilities; a thorough knowledge of current US regulatory standards; strong teaching skills; ability to work with a diverse group of individuals, including scientists; a demonstrated ability to conduct clinical or collaborative research; a record of great customer service; ability to seek out, build, and maintain positive collaborative relationships with investigators

Application Instructions Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, three professional references, and a letter of application. The position will remain open until a qualified candidate is selected. For further information regarding the position, contact:
Jason Villano, DVM, MSc, MS, DACLAM Attending Veterinarian Director, Research Animal Resources Associate Professor, Molecular & Comparative Pathobiology Johns Hopkins University 720 Rutland Ave, Ross 459 Baltimore, MD 21205 Email: [email protected]

Generous benefits include paid holidays and time off, paid continuing education and professional memberships, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement plan with Hopkins contribution, college tuition support for dependent children, and more. See the benefits page for details.

To apply for this position, visit the application portal. Salary Range:
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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