ECC Veterinary Opportunities at Massey 2024

Updated: 2 months ago
Deadline: 18 Feb 2024


Position Overview

Are you looking for a change or to progress to the next level in your career? 

Tāwharau Ora, the School of Veterinary Sciences at Massey University , Palmerston North, invites expressions of interest in joining our Veterinary Teaching Hospital! 

This is your opportunity to register your interest in working with over 20 faculty members in the Small Animal Hospital, a class of rotating small animal interns, and residents from the anaesthesia, and ECC services.

In 2024, Massey has multiple opportunities to join our specialist team:

  • Are you a Boarded specialist (Dipl. ACVECC, Dipl. ECVECC) or Board eligible? 
  • Are you a Specialist in emergency medicine?
  • Do you want a part-time or full-time position?

We have the following roles available:


  • Lecturer / Senior Lecturer as a Clinical Instructor/Assistant Professor/Assistant Clinical Professor/criticalist/ECC Specialist/Emergency Specialist. 
  • Practicing & Senior Practicing Vet as an Emergency Veterinarian/Staff Veterinarian/Practitioner/Staff Clinician. 
  • Associate Professor as an Associate Clinical Professor/Criticalist/ECC Specialist.
  • Community Practice Vet - join a staffed clinical service that interacts daily with the surgery, medicine, ECC, radiology, and anaesthesia services.

You will get to interact with;

  • Surgery, medicine, radiology, and anaesthesia services.  
  • We utilize the greater Massey VTH resources including digital radiography, in-house computed tomography, flexible and rigid endoscopy, full ultrasound suite, fully equipped and staffed ICU, Idexx in-house laboratory, and on-site clinical and anatomical pathology laboratories, oncology suite, full surgical suites, and out-sourced magnetic resonance imaging at a local medical facility.  
  • Journal Club, interdisciplinary rounds, staff seminars, in-house CPD, and study towards HEA fellowship are all strongly encouraged.  

As a Massey University staff member, you will have access to many staff benefits: 

  • Five university holidays per year in addition to your annual leave
  • Subsidised Southern Cross Healthcare plan for you and your family 
  • Special staff rates available for campus gym membership
  • Staff purchasing privileges and discounts at many commercial and retail businesses across NZ
  • Access to a wonderful on-campus crèche /daycare facilities for dependents of staff 
  • Up to 6.75% employer contribution to the UniSaver Superannuation Scheme 
  • Comprehensive professional development and training programmes.

In your application, please outline your specialty and experience, and which roles you're interested in.

If you have questions, do not hesitate to email me, Rachel Malaquin - Staff Recruitment Advisor at[email protected]


You will be part of the future of educating the next generation of Veterinarians, so register your interest and apply now!

To view/download the job description, please click on the file below

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