Clinical Veterinarian, Animal Resources Center

Job Posting Title:

Clinical Veterinarian, Animal Resources Center

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Hiring Department:

Animal Resources Center

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Animal Resources Center at The University of Texas at Austin is looking for a clinical veterinarian to help maintain approx. 150,000 sq.ft. of research animal space. The Animal Resources Center is responsible for managing three centralized animal facilities as well as some of the smaller satellite locations, and the veterinarians have a duty to provide expertise and guidance to all segments of the campus-wide animal care and use program in an AAALAC-accredited university setting.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage

• Retirement contributions

• Paid vacation and sick time

• Paid holidays

Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website to learn more about the total benefits offered.

Purpose

Provide clinical veterinary medical care for laboratory animal species. Provide guidance and clinical oversight to veterinary technical staff. Assist faculty with animal model development and animal research protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical veterinary medical care to a wide variety of research animals in compliance with federal regulations, industry guidelines, and UT policies, practices and procedures with a specific focus on colony health, quarantine and spontaneous disease.

• Participate in the IACUC and perform related duties.

• Provide guidance and oversight of clinical and husbandry activities within the Animal Resources Center.

• Maintain appropriate programs of disease prevention and control commensurate with accepted protocols and regulations.

• Supervise veterinary technologists.

• Participate in and provide leadership for the AAALAC accreditation process and other programs that assure regulatory compliance.

• Teach and train internal ARC staff, students, faculty and departmental staff involved with animal research.

• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Veterinary medical degree (DVM or VDM) from an accredited or approved veterinary medical college or passage of the Foreign Veterinarian Equivalency Examination.

• Must have a current veterinary license in at least one state and be eligible for a license in Texas.

• Two years of post-graduate clinical experience in a biomedical research setting.

• Strong clinical and surgical skills as they apply to common laboratory animal species.

• Demonstrated skill and interest in teaching and training. Familiarity with biomedical research methods.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Proven ability to effectively interact with colleagues, scientists, and staff members.

Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal postdoctoral training in laboratory animal medicine.

• ACLAM specialty certifications.

Salary Range

$140,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work in all weather conditions

• May work around chemical fumes

• May work around standard office conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

• Use of manual dexterity

• Climbing of stairs

• Lifting and moving

Required Materials

Please mark "yes" on the application for required materials.Failure to attach all additional materials listed may affect candidates being considered for the position.

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.