Small Animal Surgery and Shelter Medicine Faculty

About the role

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) on St. Kitts is seeking a full-time faculty member to lead its small animal teaching program within the preclinical curriculum. Reporting to the Department Head of Clinical Sciences, the position focuses on shelter medicine, community animal health, access to veterinary care, small animal surgery and clinical and surgical skills education, with additional responsibilities across the curriculum.

Key responsibilities

• Provide leadership and subject-matter expertise for educational and service programs in shelter medicine, community animal health and access to care, working with local animal welfare organizations, community partners, governments and NGOs.
• Contribute to community-based veterinary programs that address barriers to care, and to outreach and access-to-care programs involving students and faculty.
• Coordinate and deliver the Shelter Medicine pre-clinical rotation, an experiential program run with a local animal shelter and an access-to-care clinic.
• Deliver didactic instruction and mentor students in small animal surgery laboratories and community outreach.
• Provide clinical consultation and mentorship to faculty in the Ross University Veterinary Clinic, and take part in curriculum development and improvement.
• Pursue research and scholarly activity in areas such as shelter medicine, One Health, zoonotic and infectious disease, or clinical education.
• Serve on university and departmental committees, supervise and mentor Master's and PhD students, and accept other duties assigned by departmental leadership.

Required profile

• DVM or equivalent degree and an advanced degree (MSc or equivalent); ABVP Diplomate status in Shelter Medicine Practice, or an MSc in shelter medicine, is strongly preferred.
• Professional experience in shelter medicine, community animal health and/or access-to-care practice, with leadership or program oversight experience.
• Experience teaching shelter medicine, community animal health, small animal surgery and/or spay-neuter laboratories, and preferably prior teaching at an AVMA-accredited institution.
• Evidence of scholarship or research in the relevant fields.