Assistant Vet Scientist (ENBRC) - Atlanta, GA

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Join one of the nation’s premier non‑human primate (NHP) veterinary programs and build your career in primate medicine and research at the Emory National Biomedical Research Center (ENBRC). ENBRC is seeking applicants for a faculty‑equivalent position as an Assistant Vet Scientist (Clinical Veterinarian) to join our team in the Division of Animal Resources. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a nationally recognized program in laboratory animal medicine and research, working with nonhuman primates and rodents.

The successful candidate will become part of a collaborative team of twelve veterinarians dedicated to advancing animal welfare, supporting innovative biomedical research, and providing exceptional clinical care for a large and diverse nonhuman primate colony.

ENBRC is an internationally recognized biomedical research center with facilities located on Emory University's Atlanta campus and at its 117‑acre Field Station in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The position is based at the Main Station on the Atlanta campus and offers opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across both locations.

The Division of Animal Resources supports a broad portfolio of research programs in immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, behavioral sciences, transplant medicine, imaging, and other areas of translational biomedical research. The Assistant Vet Scientist will play a central role in ensuring the highest standards of animal health, welfare, and research support while working closely with investigators, veterinary colleagues, and animal care staff.

Collaborate. Innovate. Serve. These three simple words capture what we do at the Emory National Biomedical Research Center, Emory University to help advance science and improve the health and well‑being of humans and non‑human primates.

As one of the nation’s seven National Primate Research Centers, ENBRC provides a unique environment for veterinarians seeking to practice advanced laboratory animal medicine while contributing to discoveries that improve human and animal health. Faculty work alongside internationally recognized scientists and clinicians in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment that values innovation, excellence, and continuous learning.

Dedicated to discovering causes, preventions, treatments, and cures of disease, ENBRC is improving human and animal health and lives worldwide. One of seven NPRCs funded by the NIH, ENBRC conducts studies that make breakthrough discoveries possible. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Under minimal supervision, provides a wide and comprehensive range of clinical, preventative, and emergency veterinary care for nonhuman primates and laboratory rodents, with a primary emphasis on nonhuman primate medicine. Such care will include clinical services to a variety of species.
• Areas of possible oversight include managed breeding and clinical, surgical, and anesthesia services.
• Supports research programs through clinical consultation, veterinary oversight, and collaboration with investigators.
• Participates in protocol review and regulatory compliance for university committees and activities impacting animal resources (e.g., the IACUC, chemical, radiation, and biosafety committees).
• Teaching responsibilities include the instruction of veterinary residents, veterinary technicians, animal care technicians, research staff, and other animal care personnel.
• Contributes to colony health management, behavioral management, and animal welfare initiatives.
• Participates in the planning, design, renovation, and commissioning of research animal facilities.
• Contributes to the education and mentorship of trainees in Emory's ACLAM‑approved Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program.
• The incumbent will assist in the maintenance of proper records and the generation of reports, applications,…