Professor of large animal surgery

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Department of Clinical Sciences

The Department of Clinical Sciences conducts undergraduate education, research and postgraduate education in the scientific areas of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing. We contribute to the continuous development of knowledge about animal health and diseases at both individual and population levels.

The department's activities mainly concern our common Swedish domesticated animal species with a focus on anesthesiology, diagnostic imaging, veterinary nursing, epidemiology, laboratory animal science, surgery, clinical pathology, medicine and animal reproduction. The University Animal Hospital is an integrated part of the Department of Clinical Sciences.

The subject is large animal surgery with a focus on horses but also includes ruminants and pigs.

• Develop and lead internationally successful research.
• Develop, lead and participate in teaching at first, second and third cycle level.
• Develop and maintain national and international networks with academia, the relevant public authorities, industry, organisations and society at large.
• Collaborate with other SLU research teams to strengthen interdisciplinary activities at the university.
• Apply for external research funding from both national and international sources.
• Supervise doctoral students and residents undergoing specialist training.
• Actively participate in clinical work and teaching.
• Contribute to the strategic development of the department, faculty and SLU.
• Communicate research findings and other relevant information to society at large.
• Perform administrative duties within the department, faculty and university.

• Have a Degree of Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine.
• Be licensed to practise veterinary medicine in Sweden, alternatively be entitled to obtain such a licence in accordance with the relevant legislation, regulations and directives.
• Have successfully completed a doctoral degree or have the equivalent academic qualifications, as well as hold the qualifications required for appointment as a docent.
• Demonstrate research expertise in the subject.
• Demonstrate teaching expertise and have the ability to integrate research and a scientific approach into their teaching.
• Have proven clinical experience in a subject field relevant to the position.

• Research expertise: completed research activities and ongoing research; ability to independently initiate and run successful international research; ability to compete for external research funding as main applicant; experience as principal supervisor for third-cycle courses and study programmes; international specialist competence; supervision experience as part of international specialist training.
• Teaching expertise: planning, implementation, examination and assessment of teaching; experience of both theoretical and clinical teaching at first and second cycle level; ability to integrate research and scientific approaches; supervision and examination of first and second cycle courses; training in teaching and learning in higher education or equivalent knowledge.
• Other abilities: developing and leading activities and staff within academia; communicating and collaborating internally; collaborating with external stakeholders and society at large; communicating work with research and development.

This position offers the vibrant research climate  benefits of the position include Swedish family health care provisions, parenting support, generous paid leave of absence policies that allow both parents to care for newborns and toddlers, and a well-established pre-school structure as well as an educational system that provides no-cost education through university studies.

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