Postdoctoral Scholar-Lab Animal Care Unit – Memphis, Tennessee

The training program consists of rotations and clinical responsibility in an AAALAC-accredited program, teaching, technician training, and facility management. Trainees accepted into the program may also enroll in the graduate degree program leading to the Master of Science in Epidemiology.  Residents will share in rotating on-call duties for weekends and holidays

Qualifications 

Applicants must have a DVM and be US citizens, permanent residents or eligible for VISA sponsorship for employment. Graduates of an AVMA accredited school of veterinary medicine (or completion of all ECFVG or PAVE requirements) are preferred.

One year of post-veterinary school graduation experience and a license to practice veterinary medicine in Tennessee is desired. Applicants wishing to pursue the MS degree must apply for admission to the College of Graduate Health Sciences.  Research opportunities are available during the program. Clinical, research, and graduate training can be used toward eligibility for certification by ACLAM.

Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges — Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boats attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.