Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Clinical Assistant Professor or Clinical Associate Professor (Surgical Educator) College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Location College Station, TX
Open Date 11/4/2025
Position ID 173023
Description
The College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) at Texas A&M University (TAMU) invites applications for a full-time, 11-month/year, academic professional track (non-tenure) track faculty position at the rank of clinical assistant professor or clinical associate professor to serve as a surgical educator. The anticipated start date is spring 2026. The successful candidate will have appointment in either the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences or the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, depending on the candidate's area of surgical expertise.
The successful candidate will have a primary instructional role developing and delivering surgical skills content through course coordination in the 2VM Principles of Surgery and 3VM Surgery courses 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. The ideal candidate will have a background in surgical skills education.
For candidates desiring patient care activities, the majority of their overall effort (60-70%) will be dedicated to surgical instruction in the pre-clinical curriculum with the remainder of time (30-40%) divided between clinical service in either the Large Animal or 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)
The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (https://vlcs.tamu.edu) includes 50 faculty members and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (https://vscs.tamu.edu) houses approximately 65 faculty members with a wide-range of backgrounds and scholarly interests. These faculty members are located at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station and at the Veterinary Education Research and Outreach (VERO) program at the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon. Large Animal clinical units at College Station include Equine Internal Medicine, Equine Surgery, Equine Theriogenology, Equine Field Services and Community Practice, Equine Sports Medicine, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, Food Animal Field Services, and Diagnostic Imaging. Additionally, the department provides ambulatory service to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice animal units through a team of faculty members dedicated to this service. Small Animal 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 small animal 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.
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 Bryan-College Station community has a combined population of approximately 300,000 and is a growing metropolitan area offering a rich mix of cultural and recreational activities, excellent schools, and a relatively low cost of living.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Applicants must have a DVM (or equivalent) degree.
Possession of, or eligibility for, a DEA certificate.
Applicants are required to be licensed or eligible for regular or special license to practice veterinary medicine in Texas.
Preferred Qualifications:
Board certification or eligibility to take the board examination with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons 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: apply.interfolio.com/177152
Inquiries may be directed to the search advisory committee co-chairs, Dr. Shannon Reed, DVM, MS, DACVS(LA) at reedsk@cvm.tamu.edu and/or Dr. Kelley Thieman, DVM, MS, DACVS(SA) at kthieman@cvm.tamu.edu
Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and will be considered until the position is filled.
