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Residency Training Opportunity - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) invites applications for our American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)-recognized training program in laboratory animal medicine. This three-year program combines clinical training with didactic instruction and research experience to fulfill the requirements for ACLAM board certification. The successful applicant will join a team of faculty and resident veterinarians as a Research Associate and will provide veterinary care and colony health management to a wide variety of laboratory species at UNC. In addition, the incumbent will be expected to provide surgical and/or anesthetic support, manage post-operative animal care, conduct/participate in research in laboratory animal medicine and or comparative medicine, assist in assuring proper compliance with mandatory government and institutional regulations, participate on the IACUC, and provide instruction in the care and use of laboratory animals to researchers and division staff. The incumbent will be required to participate in didactic training in laboratory animal medicine as well as a rotating clinical on-call schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays. The successful candidate will complete at least 24 months of clinical service and didactic training throughout the program and will be provided with protected research time to complete a hypothesis-driven project with the goal of producing a first-author peer-reviewed journal article.
The animal care and use program at UNC is centrally managed by the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) and reports directly to the Vice Chancellor for Research. More than 150,000 animals are housed in 17 animal facilities and used by faculty in the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health and Pharmacy, and College of Arts and Sciences. Representative species include mice, rats, other rodents, dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, nonhuman primates, aquatics, reptiles, and amphibians. UNC-Chapel Hill is ranked eighth among leading private and public research universities for the level of federal funding devoted to research and development ($585.5 million), and notable animal research support services housed at UNC include a Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Center (MMRRC), transgenic or gene-targeted Animal Models Core, the National Gnotobiotic Rodent Resource Center, the Systems Genetics Core providing Collaborative Cross mice, Behavioral Phenotyping Core, rodent and large animal surgical cores, a Zebrafish Aquaculture Core Facility, and Institute of Marine Science to name a few. DLAM employs more than 170 individuals including 8 ACLAM- or ACVP-boarded faculty veterinarians, 3 residents in laboratory animal medicine, and 10 veterinary technicians. Faculty research interests include vascular biology, host-microbial interactions, and viral pathogenesis and host immune response.
Qualified candidates will have graduated from an AVMA-accredited veterinary school and passed the NAVLE or have graduated from a non-AVMA-accredited institution and completed the requirements for the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG); candidates must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in at least one US state and will be expected to obtain licensure in North Carolina within six months of hire. Prior veterinary clinical practice is desirable but not required. For consideration, candidates must have outstanding written and oral communications skills, strong writing abilities, and mature problem-solving skills. This position will report to the Associate Director of Veterinary Services of DLAM. Interested candidates must complete an online application at http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/112271 and submit a letter of application, three references and recent curriculum vitae. Persons with questions about this position may contact Dr. Steven Shipley (sshipley@med.unc.edu). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and welcomes all to apply regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We also encourage protected veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) invites applications for our American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)-recognized training program in laboratory animal medicine. This three-year program combines clinical training with didactic instruction and research experience to fulfill the requirements for ACLAM board certification. The successful applicant will join a team of faculty and resident veterinarians as a Research Associate and will provide veterinary care and colony health management to a wide variety of laboratory species at UNC. In addition, the incumbent will be expected to provide surgical and/or anesthetic support, manage post-operative animal care, conduct/participate in research in laboratory animal medicine and or comparative medicine, assist in assuring proper compliance with mandatory government and institutional regulations, participate on the IACUC, and provide instruction in the care and use of laboratory animals to researchers and division staff. The incumbent will be required to participate in didactic training in laboratory animal medicine as well as a rotating clinical on-call schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays. The successful candidate will complete at least 24 months of clinical service and didactic training throughout the program and will be provided with protected research time to complete a hypothesis-driven project with the goal of producing a first-author peer-reviewed journal article.
The animal care and use program at UNC is centrally managed by the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) and reports directly to the Vice Chancellor for Research. More than 150,000 animals are housed in 17 animal facilities and used by faculty in the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health and Pharmacy, and College of Arts and Sciences. Representative species include mice, rats, other rodents, dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, nonhuman primates, aquatics, reptiles, and amphibians. UNC-Chapel Hill is ranked eighth among leading private and public research universities for the level of federal funding devoted to research and development ($585.5 million), and notable animal research support services housed at UNC include a Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Center (MMRRC), transgenic or gene-targeted Animal Models Core, the National Gnotobiotic Rodent Resource Center, the Systems Genetics Core providing Collaborative Cross mice, Behavioral Phenotyping Core, rodent and large animal surgical cores, a Zebrafish Aquaculture Core Facility, and Institute of Marine Science to name a few. DLAM employs more than 170 individuals including 8 ACLAM- or ACVP-boarded faculty veterinarians, 3 residents in laboratory animal medicine, and 10 veterinary technicians. Faculty research interests include vascular biology, host-microbial interactions, and viral pathogenesis and host immune response.
Qualified candidates will have graduated from an AVMA-accredited veterinary school and passed the NAVLE or have graduated from a non-AVMA-accredited institution and completed the requirements for the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG); candidates must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in at least one US state and will be expected to obtain licensure in North Carolina within six months of hire. Prior veterinary clinical practice is desirable but not required. For consideration, candidates must have outstanding written and oral communications skills, strong writing abilities, and mature problem-solving skills. This position will report to the Associate Director of Veterinary Services of DLAM. Interested candidates must complete an online application at http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/112271 and submit a letter of application, three references and recent curriculum vitae. Persons with questions about this position may contact Dr. Steven Shipley (sshipley@med.unc.edu). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and welcomes all to apply regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We also encourage protected veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply.
