Senior Veterinarian - Emory Primate Center

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Collaborate. Innovate. Serve. These three simple words capture what we do at the Emory National Primate Research Center (EPC), Emory University to help advance science and improve the health and well‑being of humans and non‑human primates.

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We have an immediate faculty equivalent opening for a Senior Veterinarian, with a background and interest in research animal medicine. The successful candidate will join a team of thirteen veterinarians within the EPC Division of Animal Resources, which is responsible for the care and well‑being of a large population of nonhuman primates. ENPRC is a major biomedical research institution that is rapidly expanding with its main facilities at Emory University and 117‑acre Field Station in Lawrenceville.

The position will primarily be based at the Field Station in Lawrenceville, Georgia. EPC veterinary staff provides preventative and clinical veterinary care for the nonhuman primate and rodent colony as well as research support to the resident and collaborating scientists in a diverse array of disciplines including immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, transplant medicine, imaging, psychobiology and other areas of research.

The successful candidate will contribute to a wider range of IACUC, colony management, behavioral management and training activities and participate in the planning, design and or renovation of existing and new animal research facilities. S/he will contribute to the supervision of veterinary technicians and Emory's ACLAM residency training program.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Animal Resources, the Senior Veterinarian provides clinical service, research support, training and administrative support including regulatory guidance and grant preparation to Emory National Primate Research Center (EPC), Emory University and external collaborators. Works with scientists, technicians and others. Works closely with Animal Care, Veterinary Medicine, Research Services, Environmental Health and Safety, Animal Records and Behavioral Management units as well as other units such as the Business Office and Information Technology.

Performs other duties as assigned.

As noted, this position is based/housed at the Emory Field Station in Lawrenceville, Georgia, although the new hire will be part of the overall veterinary department that is based at both the Main Center (Atlanta, Emory University campus) and Field Station. The Senior Veterinarian at the Field Station works in collaboration with and reports directly to the Assistant Director of Animal Resources, Field Station, as well as the Associate Director of Animal Resources.

• Clinical care of all animal species at the Field Station (monkeys and chimpanzees)
• Surgical intervention and support as necessary
• Emergency veterinary support on weekday evenings and weekends at the Field Station, on a rotating basis
• Emergency veterinary support on holidays at both the Main Station and Field Station, on a rotating basis
• Participation in clinical and pathology rounds
• Communication with other units (Colony Management, Animal Care, Research Labs, and Behavioral Management) regarding the clinical health and welfare of animals

• Participate in bi‑monthly colony management meetings
• Participation in the Monkey Allocation Committee for selection of animals for research assignment
• Support of the SPF breeding program
• Management of quarantine animals
• Processing animals for shipments
• Communication and collaboration with the Main Station veterinarians for animal transfers

• Provide guidance on protocol development to…