Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor in Small Animal Neurology/Neurosurgery Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Location College Station, TX

Open Date 1/31/2025

Position ID 156456

Description

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time, 11-month academic professional (non-tenure) track faculty position at the rank of clinical assistant or clinical associate professor in Neurology/Neurosurgery with an expected start date in Summer or Fall 2025. The Neurology Service currently has four faculty and serves a critical role in student education, patient care, and scholarship. The service is also staffed with three technicians, a service liaison, and three Neurology residents.

The successful candidate will devote approximately 65% time (negotiable) to clinical instruction and patient care in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital on Neurology Service. The remaining time will be devoted to integrative classroom and laboratory teaching (15%), research and other scholarly activities (10%), and academic citizenship (10%). Clinical responsibilities will include primary management of cases, instruction of veterinary students, mentorship of interns and residents, and participation in after-hours neuromedical and neurosurgical emergency coverage. Classroom and laboratory teaching responsibilities will include education of professional students in our integrated curriculum and opportunities to interface with graduate students across multiple disciplines. Teamwork and collaboration are highly valued at Texas A&M University, and candidates are expected to demonstrate institutional citizenship that may include service to committees, working groups, and professional organizations.

The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital includes sophisticated diagnostic and patient care equipment including a Siemens 3T MRI, Siemens 40 slice helical CT scanner, Brainsight Neuronavigation system, Zeiss neurosurgical operating microscope, and Cadwell Sierra Wave electrodiagnostic unit. The 7 surgical suites are well-equipped and supported by a team of dedicated surgical technicians, allowing a surgical technician to be present for the duration of each surgical procedure. The CT, 3T MRI, and CT Tomotherapy unit are housed in an onsite imaging center. The teaching hospital has capable personnel including, but not limited to talented ICU technicians, an active multidisciplinary interventional radiology service, three in-house pharmacists with compounding capability, and a clinical trials coordinator. Construction has begun on the new state of the art 135,000 square foot hospital, with plans for opening in August 2027.

The Neurology service sees a large and diverse caseload, made up of approximately 1300 cases per year, with approximately 260 of those being surgical cases. It serves as both a secondary and tertiary referral hospital, seeing a wide variety of complex medical and surgical cases.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with over 60 faculty members in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and an active group of house officers that includes more than 50 rotating interns and residents in the other medical and surgical disciplines. The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences values employee quality of life and wellbeing as well as sustainability of our missions.

Texas A&M University is the oldest public institution of higher education in Texas and one of the nation’s largest and most dynamic universities. More than 70,000 students are enrolled in the University’s 17 schools and colleges with over 10,000 pursuing graduate or professional degrees. Texas A&M University is a major research university with a growing international focus, and outstanding public and private support.

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environments for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff.

The community of Bryan-College Station (BCS), population 250,000, is a growing and diverse college town with a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a relatively low cost of living. BCS is centered in the Texas Triangle, a megaregion consisting of the state’s five largest cities.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a DVM or equivalent veterinary degree and must be a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM-Neurology) or the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN) or must have completed an approved residency and have met the requirements to take the corresponding board exam. Applicants must be licensed or eligible for a regular or special license to practice veterinary medicine in Texas.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates must submit 1) a cover letter; 2) a personal statement (to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching, and service, as applicable); 2) curriculum vitae; and 4) names of three individuals who have been requested by the applicant to act as references to the search committee chair. Applications must be submitted online at apply.interfolio.com/162304 . Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and will be considered until the position has been filled. Inquiries are welcomed to Dr. Joe Mankin (Chair, Search Committee) at (979) 845-2351 or vscsadmin@cvm.tamu.edu.