Professor in Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

Department of Clinical Sciences

The Department of Clinical Sciences is responsible for undergraduate education, research and postgraduate education in the scientific areas of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing. 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.

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Subject description

Clinical pathology involves haematology, biochemistry, endocrinology and cytology focusing on the pathogenesis of common diseases relevant for equines, companion animals and farm animals in the Nordic countries.

Duties

The professor in clinical pathology is responsible for research and education in the whole area of clinical pathology in cooperation with the faculty and the university’s teachers and researchers. 

The applicant will be expected to:

• develop and lead internationally successful research;
• develop, lead and participate in teaching at first, second and third cycle level;
• primarily teach clinical pathology, in addition to other components at first, second and third cycle level covering the subject;
• 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;
• 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. 

The department uses Swedish and English in parallel. The professor should be able to perform the majority of their tasks in English. However, as a public authority, the university has Swedish as its main language according to the requirements of the Language Act and the professor must be able to use Swedish as their working language within two years of beginning the position. The department will provide support with language learning.

Eligibility

The applicant must

• 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 as well as hold the qualifications required for appointment as a docent (within a subject relevant to the position);
• 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;
• have good knowledge of English.

*Act (2009:302) on Activities within Animal Healthcare, Chapter 3. Eligibility regulations, Swedish Board of Agriculture’s regulations and general advice on eligibility requirements for veterinary care staff (SJVFS 2016:9), Chapter 2. Eligibility to practise as a veterinary surgeon and the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications.

Grounds of assessment

The assessment criteria for appointment must be the degree of expertise required as qualification for employment.

The assessment of research expertise will be based on:

• completed and ongoing research and its relevance and development potential for the faculty and department;
• the ability to independently initiate and run successful and internationally-recognised research;
• the ability to compete for external research funding as main applicant;
• experience of the role of principal supervisor for third-cycle courses and study programmes. As a principal supervisor, the applicant should have supervised doctoral students throughout their studies and until they are awarded their doctoral degree.
• supervision experience as part of international specialist training (residency). 

The following will be taken into consideration when assessing teaching expertise:

• planning, implementation, examination and assessment of teaching and education
• experience of both theoretical and clinical teaching at first and second cycle level
• the ability to integrate research and scientific approaches into teaching work
• supervision and examination of first, second, and third cycle courses
• training in teaching and learning in higher education or the equivalent knowledge
• pedagogic vision and reflection.

The following abilities will also be assessed:

• developing analysis methods in clinical pathology for diagnosing animal diseases
• 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.

It is considered to be of merit if the applicant has a international specialist competence (Diplomate) in a subject relevant to the position. 

The appointment will be offered to the applicant who, following a qualitative comprehensive assessment, is deemed to have the best skills set to conduct and develop the duties in question, and contribute to the positive development of the organisation.

This position offers the vibrant research climate at SLU. The benefits of the position include Swedish family health care provisions, parenting support including generous paid leave of absence policies that allow both parents to care for newborns and toddlers. Additionally Sweden has a well-established pre-school structure as well as an educational system that provides no-cost education through university studies. Find out more facts and stories about Sweden at www.sweden.se

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