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This position is essential to ensure support for veterinary diagnostics and pathology within the University Laboratory Animal Resources (ULAR) veterinary group and for training of veterinary students, interns, and residents in the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) in the Department of Pathobiology.

This commitment entails working with a team of board-certified veterinarians (7-ACLAM; 1-ACVP) and veterinary technicians (n=15) to provide veterinary care for a daily population of more than 120,000 animals belonging to 6 schools across 16 ULAR-managed spaces. In addition to a daily census of more than 44,000 mouse cages and 1,000 rat cages, other species on the Philadelphia campus include nonhuman primates, sheep, swine, dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, shrews, fish, frogs, and birds.

Responsibilities include performing postmortem examinations (gross and microscopic) on the wide variety of animal models at the University of Pennsylvania. The candidate will be expected to interpret findings of postmortem examinations and ancillary diagnostic tests and write and communicate final reports in a timely fashion. In this role they will be essential in problem-solving when unexpected results or experimental problems arise with research animals by collaborating with Principal Investigators and members of scientific laboratories to understand what role illness or other genotypes/phenotypes may have played in unanticipated results.

Support for the educational mission of PennVet is essential and the candidate must have a demonstrated interest and record in teaching and training. Teaching responsibilities include, but are not limited to, training laboratory animal medicine residents proper postmortem examination protocols and techniques, providing didactic lectures on the diseases of laboratory animals, teaching gross and microscopic descriptive techniques to laboratory animal medicine residents, and mentoring veterinary students. This faculty pathologist will also take an active role in delivering content on laboratory animal pathology, a requirement of our ACLAM-recognized residency program, to the DLAM Veterinary Residents (n=6). In this role they will serve as major lecturers during the academic year for the LAM Seminar course “Essentials of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ELAM)” which includes a weekly 1-hour lecture and covers major diseases and zoonoses of all major research animal species. They will also provide a weekly 1-hour interactive lecture/lab to the DLAM Residents concerning the histological interpretation of common laboratory animal diseases as part of “Slide Rounds.” Additional teaching duties will include teaching veterinary students in the core, elective and/or clinical curriculum, and presenting challenging and interesting cases to veterinary groups and residents within Pathobiology, Penn Vet and beyond Penn. Support for and participation in National ACVP conferences, Davis-Thompson Foundation sponsored conferences, including POLA and Northeast Veterinary Pathology Conference, and others will be expected.

There are no specific research or publication requirements within the Academic Clinician track; however, opportunities for collaborative research and scholarship are abundant at the University of Pennsylvania.

Additional information about the Pathobiology Department may be found at https://www.vet.upenn.edu/research/academic-departments/pathobiology

VMD/DVM from an AVMA-accredited or equivalent institution and board certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP). The successful candidate should have documented experience with the pathology of animal models of human and animal disease in biomedical research, particularly with rodent models, complex translational large animal models, and exotic/zoo species. The candidate should also possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary collaborative environment and across specialties within veterinary pathology (clinical, anatomic, and microbiologic).

The search committee will begin considering applications immediately. The anticipated start date is as soon as possible.

The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty and staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class. Questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action (http://www.upenn.edu/affirm-action/) and Equal Opportunity Programs, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6205; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice) or (215) 898-7803 (TDD).