Veterinary Diagnostic Pharmacologist Faculty

Description Veterinary Diagnostic Pharmacologist Faculty Position Announcement Assistant /Associate Professor Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee invites applications from all qualified individuals for a full-time faculty appointment as Veterinary Pharmacology Director in the Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

The position offers the successful candidate a unique opportunity to blend diagnostic service, discovery, and teaching in the area of veterinary pharmacology.

The Diagnostic Pharmacology Service (DPS) ( https://vetmed.tennessee.edu/vmc/dls/pharmacology/) is involved in numerous pharmacokinetic studies in various species. Applicants must have a strong interest in clinical and collaborative research with a special interest in analytical analysis and drug pharmacokinetics. The service is recognized nationally and internationally for both its quality and expertise in analytical methodology for clinical research. The laboratory develops and validates assays intended to support both intramural and extramural research, thus encouraging interaction between theUT College of Veterinary Medicine, the pharmaceutical industry,other universities, zoos and aquariums.

The position advises residents, clinical and research faculty in the development ofpharmacokinetic projects in a variety of species, interprets high performance liquid chromatography results and providespharmacokinetic interpretations and consultations.

The successful candidate will direct a lab that has one lab supervisor, one laboratory technician, and typically, 3undergraduate students.

The faculty member will:

• have oversight of all laboratory operations ensuring day-to-day requirements are met in an accurate and timely fashion
• ensure that the facility and equipment are maintained
• have an understanding of laboratory quality control, and laboratory safety
• develop new techniques to meet evolving needs
• communicate policies, prices, and laboratory changes to our clients
• budget oversight for all laboratory services including revenues and fee structure, expenses, and approval of new expenditures
• supervision, management, and annual evaluation of laboratory staff; and must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work with others in a collegial team atmosphere

The remaining effort allocation will include teaching activities and scientific advancement in proportions that are negotiable basedon candidate interest. Contributions to the teaching mission of the College may be through the DVM curriculum, graduate program, and/or continuing education symposia. Engagement in scientific advancement will be commensurate with the research effort allocation, with a higher research effort expected for a tenure track position.

The position will be offered at the rank of assistant or associate professor, in either a tenure or clinical (non-tenure) academic track, dependent on the individual’s qualifications and goals, andwill be available as early as August 1, 2026. Tenure track

Assistant Professors should demonstrate promise as teachers, and inthe development of a program in disciplinary research/scholarship commensurate with appointment, have a developing record of institutional and/or professional service, and display evidence that they work well with colleagues and students. Tenure-track

Associate Professors will have achieved and maintained a recognized record in disciplinary research/scholarship, have achieved and maintained a record of institutional and professional service, anddemonstrate evidence that they work well with colleagues and students. In most cases they will have served as…