Assistant or Associate Professor - Equine Internal Medicine

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) offers a unique program of training on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean. A cutting-edge curriculum, with innovative use of technologies and simulations, provides the best possible training for tomorrow’s veterinarians. Students benefit from seven semesters of integrated preclinical and clinical studies at our St Kitts campus, and one year of clinical training at our affiliate veterinary teaching hospitals in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.

Our ongoing research focuses on key issues strategically relevant to One Health in tropical and developing countries and includes zoonotic diseases, food safety and security, environmental health, and conservation medicine. We prioritize recruitment of talented faculty and are now seeking a key new member of our team to join us as we develop new programs to best prepare our graduates to face the global opportunities and challenges of veterinary medicine in the 21st century.

Job Overview:

A career with Ross Vet is more than just a job; it is an extraordinary opportunity to join an innovative, collaborative community of passionate professionals making a difference every day by advancing human and animal health through the power of education.

We make a difference by providing our students with an unparalleled learning experience as they prepare for lifelong career success as today’s veterinarians and tomorrow’s leaders. Ross Vet colleagues thrive in a culture that encourages personal growth and professional development, bringing meaning and purpose to everything we do.

Position Overview:

The position responsibilities include participation in teaching principles of large animal medicine, emphasis equine medicine, to veterinary students in several team-taught courses, including Large Animal Medicine 1, Introduction to Clinics, Essential Veterinary skills. The successful candidate will contribute to the team’s responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of large animal medicine related courses comply with requirements for national and international accreditation, and facilitate optimal student learning. Additionally we seek candidates with the ability to obtain external funding and contracts, participating in national and/or international committees in their area of expertise as well as producing quality publications.  Completes other duties as assigned.

The School seeks to attract first-class candidates for an Assistant Professor in Large Animal Internal Medicine position. Candidates with a proven track record of innovation in approaches to learning and teaching, and the ability to constantly update an undergraduate veterinary curriculum are preferred.

• DVM or equivalent is required. Board certification in Large Animal Internal Medicine (American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine or European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine) or similar or eligibility to sit for exams is also required. 
• Preference will be given to candidates with a DVM and PhD

Benefits:
Salary is very competitive with US based universities and there is no income tax in St. Kitts which could result in a large increase to your net salary. As an expatriate, you may still be responsible to report income in your home country. Additional benefits include a significant relocation and repatriation package, health insurance, generous annual continuous education budget and annual travel benefit, geographical living allowance to offset cost of living differences, retirement match (up to 4% of your salary) and 7 weeks paid leave between semesters.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.