Tenure-track Assistant - Associate - Full Professor – Epidemiology

Position Title:
Tenure-track Assistant - Associate - Full Professor – Epidemiology

Appointment Type:
Faculty

Job Description:
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

The Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM) at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames Iowa invites nominations and applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (ISU-VDL) at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor.  The ISU-VDL is a full-service, fully-accredited diagnostic laboratory serving veterinarians and animal owners across the state of Iowa and North America.  The laboratory provides a wide variety of diagnostic services to meet the needs of a large and diverse caseload (>120,000 cases in 2023).

This position will allocate approximately 50% effort to independent research in population sciences, 40% in support of ISU-VDL diagnostic services, and 10% to teaching. Research will focus on the development and application of analytical tools and methods for the detection/diagnosis, prevention, and control of infectious diseases in livestock and poultry populations. Research efforts are encouraged to be collaborative and cooperative among professional colleagues (ISU and peer institutions) and ISU-VDL clientele (veterinarians, pork producers, bio-pharma industry).  A 40% commitment to ISU-VDL services will focus on enhancing the value and use of veterinary diagnostic information to ISU-VDL clientele and stakeholders.  This includes technical support for the development of internal and client-facing diagnostic data management capabilities, the development and use of cutting-edge animal health information management applications, and facilitation of methods for the improvement of livestock and poultry population health using on-going diagnostic data.  The successful candidate will also be expected to teach in both the professional and graduate curricula and mentor graduate students in the department's cross-disciplinary graduate programs in Veterinary Preventive Medicine (MS) and Population Sciences in Animal Health (PhD).

The successful candidate is expected to contribute to a positive and collaborative University environment through their public service, committee involvement, and participation in professional organizations. Iowa State University especially seeks candidates who are interested in contributing to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and outreach.  The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to the enhancement of the health and well-being of animals and human beings through excellence in education, research, professional practice, and committed service to the State of Iowa, the nation and the world.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• DVM or equivalent degree.

• An advanced academic degree (MS or PhD) in veterinary population sciences or a closely related area of specialization.

• Working knowledge of food animal production and diseases, with a minimum of five years field experience working with veterinary clinics, livestock production systems, or biopharma.

In addition to the required minimum qualifications, qualifications for specific ranks are listed as follows:

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Demonstrated scholarship e.g., peer-reviewed publications and oral presentations, in food animal population sciences or a closely related field.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: An established record of experience, scholarship, and demonstrated impact in veterinary food animal population medicine or a closely related field.

PROFESSOR: A record of scholarship in veterinary food animal population medicine with national recognition of expertise.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board certification in epidemiology or equivalent (e.g., American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine).

• Teaching experience in graduate-level (MS, PhD) courses in population medicine, including experimental design and statistical methods associated with research in veterinary livestock and poultry populations.

• Documented success in competing for extramural sources of research funding.

• In-depth working knowledge of swine production medicine.

• Documented knowledge of intra- and inter-laboratory veterinary diagnostic laboratory database software (LIMS) and knowledge of the standard terminology libraries used in electronic data transfer, e.g., SNOMED CT and LOINC.

Department/Program & College Description:

VDPAM was created in 1997 to strategically grow the resources and emphasis in production of animal medicine at the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine. VDPAM consists of ~55 faculty and 175 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. A national leader in animal and human health, the full-service laboratories at the VDL process over 120,000 cases each year and conduct 1.5 million tests annually. Fully accredited by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, the VDL provides complete diagnostic services for all animal species, including necropsy, bacteriology, serology, histopathology, virology, parasitology, molecular diagnostics, epidemiology, toxicology, and other analytical services.

https://vetmed.iastate.edu/about/employment

Department Unit/Website:

https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdpam

https://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdl

Proposed Start Date:
June 1, 2024

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 Vitae

2.) Letter of Application/Cover Letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications of the job posting

3.) Contact Information for Three External(to Iowa State University)References
If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected] or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact:

Dr. Jeffrey Zimmerman at [email protected] or (515) 294-1073

or

Dr. Darin Madson at [email protected]  or (515) 294-9808
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:
April 4, 2024

Posting Close Date:
May 8, 2024

Job Requisition Number:
R14378