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Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor Small Animal Clinical Educator Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Location College Station, TX

Open Date 10/17/2025

Position ID 171447

Description

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), Texas A&M University (TAMU) invites applications for a full-time, 11-month/year, clinical Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure) track faculty position at the rank of assistant or associate professor to serve as a small animal clinical educator. This is a primary pre-clinical teaching position. Opportunities for hospital-based patient care are not required, but available. The anticipated start date is spring 2026.

The successful candidate will have a primary instructional role developing and delivering small animal content and will participate in instruction of the integrated and highly experiential DVM curriculum. The individual will participate in multiple courses, including the Professional & Clinical Skills course, which is contiguous through the first six semesters of the curriculum. In this course students gain clinical skills in the simulation laboratory, professional skills, including communication, ethical decision-making, personal and professional finance, and critical thinking skills through problem-based instruction. Excellence and creativity in education is expected as well as course coordinator responsibilities to support the curriculum. Broad experience in small animal species is required. The ideal candidate will have a combination of skills derived from both academic and private practice settings.

For candidates desiring patient care activities, the majority of their overall effort (60-70%) will be dedicated to instruction in the pre-clinical curriculum with the remainder of time (30-40%) divided between clinical service in the Small Animal Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, academic service, and/or scholarly activities. Candidates desiring solely a pre-clinical teaching role will spend 70% of their overall effort in instruction in the preclinical curriculum with the remainder of the time (30%) divided between academic service and/or scholarly activities. Applicants must be committed to a team-centered atmosphere and possess excellent communication skills with animal caregivers, faculty colleagues, veterinary students, house officers, technicians, and staff. In addition, faculty members are expected to commit to holding themselves and colleagues accountable to the VMBS code of professional conduct. (https://vetmed.tamu.edu/dean/vmbs-code-of-professional-conduct)

Clinical operations are based primarily in the Small Animal Teaching Hospital, which will move into the new, expansive CVTRC in the summer of 2027. Hospital services supported by board-certified departmental faculty include anesthesiology, cardiology, dentistry, diagnostic imaging, dermatology, emergency medicine & critical care, internal medicine, clinical nutrition, neurology, integrated oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery and soft tissue surgery. A team of veterinarians additionally provides health care services through the primary care service. Clinical services are supported by a robust team of hospital technicians and staff. The Diagnostic Imaging and Cancer Treatment Center (DICTC) houses advanced imaging equipment including a 3T Siemens Verio MRI, a 40-slice Siemens computed tomography unit, and radiation therapy capabilities, providing access to advanced imaging and treatment options to our companion animal patients. The department is home to a very active clinical trials program that supports clinical research under the direction of a clinical trials coordinator. Advanced patient diagnostics and treatment are further enhanced by an onsite blood bank, biobank, and dialysis capabilities. The department supports over 45 interns and residents with approved residency training programs in anesthesia, internal medicine, cardiology, dermatology, dentistry, emergency & critical care, neurology, ophthalmology, and surgery.

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences ( https://vscs.tamu.edu ) is one of five departments in the nationally and internationally highly ranked College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. The department houses approximately 65 faculty members (including 14 chairs and 1 endowed professorship) who are located at both the College Station campus and the Veterinary Education Research and Outreach (VERO) program on the campus of West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) in Canyon, Texas. Departmental faculty are very active in the delivery of all four years of our highly experiential and integrated Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) curriculum. They are also involved in supporting our VERO-based DVM 2+2 program. Pre-clinical training in College Station occurs within our Veterinary & Biomedical Education Complex (VBEC), a 330,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art educational facility. VBEC is home to a variety of educational venues for lectures, laboratories, small group learning, and an array of hands-on skills training. This complex also houses the Center for Educational Technologies, which provides pedagogical support to faculty for teaching and learning. Our 34,000 square-foot VERO facility was completed in 2020 on the campus of WTAMU in Canyon, Texas, and supports key research and outreach initiatives focused on the livestock industry and service to rural communities in the Texas Panhandle as well as our DVM 2+2 program.

The community of Bryan and College Station have a combined approximate population of 300,000 and are an expanding and dynamic metropolitan area with a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a relatively low cost of living.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a DVM (or equivalent) degree. Possession of, or eligibility for, a DEA certificate is required for applicants desiring patient care responsibilities. Patient care also requires applicants to be licensed or eligible for regular or special license to practice veterinary medicine in Texas. Board certification or eligibility to take a board examination in a specialty recognized by the AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS), including ABVP, is preferred.

Application Instructions

If you meet the position qualifications and would like to join our team of passionate educators, clinicians, and researchers at Texas A&M University, please submit the following documents: a) cover letter, b) personal statement to include philosophy and plans for teaching and clinical service, c) your current curriculum vitae, including status of board certification, and d) contact information for 5 references to the Texas A&M University faculty job board hosted by Interfolio https://apply.interfolio.com/175744. Inquiries may be directed to the search advisory committee chair, Dr. Johanna Heseltine at (979) 845-2351 or [email protected]. Texas A&M University is a smoke-free workplace.