Resident in dairy production medicine
Location: Minneapolis-Saint Paul Minnesota
Description: University of Minnesota is hiring Resident in dairy production medicine right now, this career will be placed in Minnesota. For complete informations about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. Candidates must have a DVM/VMD degree from an AVMA-accredited college of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign university by start date! . Applicants are required to have a strong interest in diverse aspects of dairy production, applied research, and a commitment to a career in dairy production medicine. Applicants must have good communication skills with their peers, faculty, veterinarians, dairymen, and professional students. Academic qualification for admission to the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medicine Graduate Program is required.
Applications are encouraged from veterinarians with at least 1 year of experience in a private or academic clinical practice setting.
**Successful completion of a background check is required for this position
Duties/Responsibilities
Duties during this three-year residency program will include two days per week of reproductive and clinical work on the college's large dairy teaching site and the St Paul campus dairy. Residents will be involved with professional DVM student training [i.e. Obstetrics laboratory, Obstetrics, Theriogenolo! gy laboratories, and clinical rotations (Dairy Theriogenology ! and Dairy on Farm Clinics)]. Furthermore, residents will develop and conduct training programs for herdsmen of the client herds. The successful applicant will work principally with faculty of the dairy unit of the Veterinary Population Medicine Department and will also have access and contact to large animal hospital faculty and faculty in the Department of Animal Science. The successful applicant will be required to apply for and complete a Masters in Science program within the Veterinary Medicine Graduate Program, to be concluded within the three year residency program (i.e. a combined Residency/MS program). More information on the graduate program is available at: http://www.cvm.umn.edu/gradprog/programs/vmgp/home.html.
Program/Unit Description
The University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine is recruiting applicants for a position as Resident in Dairy Production Medicine. The three year program will involve specific training in dairy relate! d topics (i.e. Dairy Production Medicine, Dairy Theriogenology, Dairy on Farm Clinics), large animal surgery, food animal disease and diagnostics, epidemiology, biostatistics, and other areas of interest of the resident. Furthermore, the resident will be required to conduct a research project in an area related to dairy production medicine and publish the results before the conclusion of the residency program. This experience will significantly add to the person's expertise in dairy production medicine, large dairy herd management, and food production systems.
Application Instructions
For questions and further clarifications please contact Dr. Ricardo C. Chebel, service chief, at chebe002@umn.edu or 612-625-3130.
Term of appointment: September 1, 2013 to July 31, 2016
Application Instructions
Applicants must apply online and include:
1) CV
2) letter of interest in the position detailing what the applica! nt can bring to the job and how the experience will further the applica! nt's own career goals
3) Veterinary college transcripts
4) Three (3) letters of reference from individuals who can speak to the applicant's dairy interest and background, education, communication skills, work ethic, and character.
Transcripts and letters of references may be sent to
Anna Jones by mail or e-mail.
Mail: Veterinary Population Medicine Department
225 Vet Med Center, 1365 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Email: bystr005@umn.edu
Does this position require a background check?
Yes
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This career starts available on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:31:22 GMT