Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor Soft Tissue Surgery/Orthopedics Combined Notice of Filing

The Department of Surgical Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for a full-time Clinical Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Assistant Professor in Small Animal Surgery. The successful candidate will join the Small Animal Surgery Section, which is comprised 7 full-time ACVS Diplomates, 6 residents/interns, and a dynamic group of certified veterinary technicians. The UW Veterinary Care teaching hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment including arthroscopy, 3T MRI, CT, ultrasound, 3D printing, and force-platform gait analysis. The Department and School are interested in continuing to develop our innovative academic programs, including translational clinical research studies in small animal genetics, musculoskeletal imaging, arthroscopic surgery, integrated trauma care, 3D printing for limb deformity correction, total joint arthroplasty, virtual mechanical testing using finite element modeling, acquired laryngeal paralysis neuropathy in dogs, and tooth resorption in cats.

Responsibilities will include providing clinical service in the teaching hospital, participation in clinical. and didactic teaching of veterinary students, residents and interns, and pursuit of clinical research. Clinical duties include leading resident-based or student-based rounds that involve approximately 5 hours per week. Student case-based rounds are conducted by faculty in conjunction with residents when the faculty are assigned to clinic duties.

Workplace time commitment will include 30-36 weeks/year of Clinics (60-75% effort), and 30% non-clinical Teaching (10-15 lectures/year and 15-20 laboratories/year), and Service (10% effort). Clinic weeks will be split between clinical practice of Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic and the Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery Clinic, with ~50% clinic time with each service

Department of Surgical Sciences

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)
Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf

DVM or equivalent. American College of Veterinary Surgeons or European College of Veterinary Surgeons Board certified or Board Eligibility with completion of residency in small animal surgery at the time of start date.

Required: DVM or equivalent

• NOTICE OF FILING - Please do not apply to to this position as it has been filled. This posting is mandatory to meet a United States Department of Labor requirement.

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  A competitive recruitment and selection process was conducted for this employment opportunity and a U.S. worker was not selected. An application for Alien Employment Certification is being filed on behalf of an alien to fill the employment opportunity. Anyone with documentary evidence relative to the application, or available workers, wages and/or working conditions, may contact the Regional Certifying Office of the Department of Labor at the following address:

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Kate Kaminski
kate.kaminski@wisc.edu
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