Teaching Assistant Professor, Large Animal Surgery

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Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Academic Staff Employment Type: Regular Job Profile: Teaching Assistant Professor Job Summary: The Department of Surgical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine is soliciting applications for 1 full-time Teaching Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor in Large Animal Surgery. The successful candidate will join the Large Animal Surgery Section, which is comprised of 3 full-time ACVS Diplomates (including 1 ACVSMR double boarded surgeon), 3 residents/interns, and a dynamic group of certified veterinary technicians. Appointment may be made in the Teaching, Clinical, or Tenure track as appropriate to the candidate's background, experience, qualifications and career goals. UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is a wonderful workplace with enthusiastic students, technologists, interns, residents, and other faculty specialists who work together to provide excellent veterinary medical care. The SVM team provides outstanding programs in veterinary medical education, research, clinical practice, and service that enhances the health and welfare of both animals and people and contribute to the economic well-being of the state of Wisconsin. The SVM recently completed construction of a new facility that doubled the size of the school's small animal hospital and significantly enhanced the large animal hospital, expanded labs for studying naturally occurring animal and human diseases and increased and modernize infectious disease research space. The large animal hospital includes state-of-the-art equipment such as laparoscopy, arthroscopy, flexible endoscopy including dynamic airway endoscopy, gait analysis equipment, ultrasound, digital radiography, standing CT, and 3D printing. A new indoor arena as well as shock wave therapy, electrocardiography (resting and exercise) and regenerative medicine therapy (stem cells, PRP, Prostride) equipment supports our equine sports medicine section. https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/a-home-fit-for-the-school-of-veterinary-medicine/ UW-Madison campus provides an excellent environment which has a vibrant biomedical research community and offers unparalleled opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. The School of Medicine and Public Health, which is home to the Carbone Cancer Center, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and the Wisconsin Institute of Medical Research are within a short walk of the SVM. The beautiful city of Madison consistently ranks as a top community in which to live, work and play. Please see the following link for more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_2zJuSYbpg Key Job Responsibilities: May supervise student employees involved in development or delivery of instruction (15%) Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including assessment of student performance (15%) Advises students on academic and career direction within a specific field of study (20%) Clinical service within the Section of Large Animal Surgery at UW Veterinary Care including daytime and emergency duty, and back-up on call support to large animal surgery residents, interns, and technicians. Participation in clinical and didactic teaching of veterinary students and interns and residents in large animal surgery. Up to 26 weeks of clinical duty per year. Will cover an equitable portion of lecture and laboratory teaching shared with the section (most recently averaging 10-15 lectures and 10-15 laboratories per year). Required to be capable of lifting up to 40 pounds, standing or walking for prolonged periods, able to reach and/or climb a ladder, kneel or sit on the floor, bending, squatting, and/or twisting. Distribution of time is expected to be approximately Clinical practice 60%, Other services 40% (Teaching, Research and Service) Contributes to the strategic development of curriculum and academic content through various mediums to ensure the integrity of the educational mission of the work unit (10%) Contributes to the development of teaching and learning scholarly work including publications and presentations (10%) Develops and designs curriculum and instructional material relevant to a course of instruction (20%) Collaborates with department faculty and staff to develop teaching strategies relevant to the discipline (10%) Department: University of Wisconsin, Madison - School of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Surgical Sciences

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