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Position Title:Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor – Diagnostic Medicine

Appointment Type:Faculty

Job Description:Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

The College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM) at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa invites nominations and applications for a full-time clinical term faculty position at the rank of Clinical Assistant or Clinical Associate Professor in diagnostic medicine in our Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (ISU VDL) is an AAVLD-accredited, full-service laboratory that serves veterinarians and animal owners of the state of Iowa and across the United States. The caseload is diverse with swine representing the majority of submissions.

The primary responsibility of this position will be to provide leadership to the ISU VDL’s Client Services, Client Education, and the VDL Client and Public Outreach related functions. These responsibilities include serving as a principal liaison between the ISU VDL and its clients (veterinarians, veterinary clinics, food animal production companies, independent producers, biopharma, researchers, and state or federal veterinary medical officers) to assist with the development of best practices and troubleshoot problems with submissions, samples, and results, while answering any questions regarding the laboratory. This position will play a critical role in providing support and technical training of the laboratory’s efforts to continually improve the connectivity, quality, and value of the incoming and outgoing information flowing between the ISU VDL and its clientele. Such efforts will include being responsible for managing a myriad of multidisciplinary system improvement initiatives taking place across that laboratory and in partnership with VDL’s clientele that collectively aim to enhance the overall quality, value, and standard of practice in food animal diagnostic medicine. This individual will also play an active role in hosting and orientating the many visitors (e.g., clients and stakeholders) to ISU VDL’s operations and the role that the VDL plays in protecting animal and human health, the safety and security of our food supply, and in advancing Iowa and US animal agriculture.

This position will also be responsible for coordinating molecular diagnostic case submissions to the laboratory. This responsibility involves extensive effort in fielding client questions and responding to client requests in helping VDL clientele to understand the context of the test results and guide any necessary next steps or further testing. The ability to interact, communicate, and collaborate with progressive practicing veterinarians and other stakeholders in animal agriculture is essential.

This individual will be responsible for teaching fourth-year veterinary students many of the practical aspects of how to best utilize and fully capitalize on the resources and services provided by the VDL as a practicing veterinarian. This position will also have the opportunity to establish collaborative research opportunities and mentor graduate students.

The successful candidate must have a collegial, collaborative attitude and willingness to participate in departmental programs and committees. Iowa State University especially seeks candidates who are interested in contributing to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through

their service, teaching, research, and outreach. The candidate will demonstrate commitment to delivering exceptional diagnostic service, dedication to all levels of education, and contribute to the national prominence of the ISU VDL, VDPAM, and Iowa State University.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• DVM or equivalent degree

• At least two years of experience in veterinary practice or veterinary diagnostic medicine.

In addition to the requirements above, below are minimum qualifications at the following ranks: CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: listed above

CLINCAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: A minimum of 5 years of experience in veterinary diagnostic medicine.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS or PhD or equivalent degree in Population Sciences in Animal Health, or other related veterinary fields.

• Working knowledge and experience with production animal medicine.

• Working experience in a high-throughput, food animal centered, veterinary diagnostic laboratory

• Demonstrated working experience coordinating cases in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory.

• Demonstrated ability to instruct veterinary students.

Department/Program & College Description:

VDPAM was created in 1997 to strategically grow the resources and emphasis in production animal medicine at the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine. VDPAM consists of approximately 55 faculty and 170 staff. Many of our faculty and staff serve food animal agriculture through service units in the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center’s Food Animal and Camelid Hospital, the Veterinary Field Services unit and the ISU VDL. The ISU VDL provides quality diagnostic services including necropsy, bacteriology, serology, histopathology, virology, parasitology, molecular diagnostics, next-generation sequencing, and toxicology as well as other analytical services. The pathology section of the ISU VDL utilizes state of the art instrumentation including routine digital slide scanning for diagnostic cases, fluorescent and chromogenic in situ hybridization, RNAscope, and digital image analysis.

ISU College of Veterinary Medicine Employment Opportunity Profile (https://vetmed.iastate.edu/about/employment)

Department Unit/Website:

https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdpam https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdl

Proposed Start Date:October 1, 2024

Proposed End Date or Length of Term:June 30, 2027

Number of Months Employed Per Year:12 Month Work Period

Time Type:Full time

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications of the job posting 3) Contact Information for Three ReferencesFor questions about this position, please contact Dr. Phillip Gauger at pcgauger@iastate.edu.

Why Choose ISU?Iowa State Faculty enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:• Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans• Generous leave plans• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)• Life insurance and long-term disability• Flexible Spending Accounts• Various voluntary benefits and discounts• Employee Assistance Program• Wellbeing program

Original Posting Date: August 30, 2024

Posting Close Date:September 15, 2024

Job Requisition Number:R15420

By focusing on the future and providing the best student experience possible, Iowa State attracts students and faculty who want to make a difference. With a comprehensive land-grant mission of education, research, extension and outreach, we produce scholars whose ideas change the world. And through Innovate at Iowa State , we provide innovative and entrepreneurial opportunities for students of all backgrounds. Located just 30 minutes north of Des Moines, the city of Ames was recently named one of the Top 10 cities in the U.S. for campus life and career opportunities.

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General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources (https://www.hr.iastate.edu/careers/compensation) website. Please note that this is only a list of ranges and individuals will be paid commensurate with qualifications.