Assistant/Associate Professor – Food Animal Veterinarian

Job Description Summary

• Organization's Summary Statement:
• The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), in coordination with UMES Extension and the UMES Agricultural Experiment Station (AES), seeks applications for a Food Animal Veterinarian at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. This position is a twelve-month, tenure-track appointment with an effort distribution of approximately 50% Research and 50% Extension/Service/Teaching. The position will have multiple reporting responsibilities to the Dean SVM, Director UMES AES, and Administrator UMES Extension.

This position emphasizes Extension, outreach, and applied research that deliver science-based solutions to production animal health challenges for the livestock and poultry producers of the Delmarva Peninsula, the state of Maryland, and beyond. The successful candidate will build an extramurally funded, producer-engaged research program while serving as a trusted resource for producers, private-practice veterinarians, allied industry, and rural communities, consistent with the School’s One Health mission.

The developing School of Veterinary Medicine — the first within Maryland — is committed to advancing the health of animals, humans, and the environment while supporting a thriving regional agricultural economy and expanding diversity in the veterinary profession. The successful candidate will help shape the School’s Extension and research enterprise and contribute to the education of veterinary and graduate students.

• University Information:
• The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is the 1890 Land-Grant University in Maryland and a historically Black university, located in a rural setting on the Delmarva Peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. The major metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, and Philadelphia, PA, are within easy travel distance. The region is one of the nation’s most important animal-agriculture areas, anchored by a major commercial poultry industry and a diverse base of small ruminant, cattle, swine, and small-farm producers. UMES Extension and the university’s 365-acre Research, Extension and Teaching Farm provide an exceptional platform for applied, producer-engaged scholarship.

• Salary Range: Salary range: $135,000 – $160,000 annually, commensurate with academic rank and
• experience.

Benefits: The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, as a University System of Maryland institution and a Maryland State agency, provides a comprehensive benefits package to all regular faculty and staff. The Office of Employee Benefits provides consultative services and assistance with benefits planning, enrollment, and changes. Eligible employees may participate in a variety of benefit plans including:

• •Health insurance, including multiple medical plan options for employees
• and dependents offered through the State of Maryland Employee Benefits
• Division.
• •Prescription drug, dental, and flexible spending accounts, and vision
• coverage.
• •Retirement plans: mandatory enrollment in a state pension system or an
• Optional Retirement Plan with Fidelity or TIAA, Supplemental Retirement
• Accounts (TIAA, Fidelity, or MSRP-Nationwide) with $600 annual state
• match, Life Insurance (state sponsored MetLife, USM sponsored MetLife
• Plan, life insurance and long-term disability insurance).
• •Tuition remission benefits for eligible employees and, subject to USM
• policies, spouses and dependents at University System of Maryland
• institutions.
• •Exempt positions start at 22 days annual per year, sick leave 15 days per
• year, personal leave 3 days per year), and paid holidays.
• •Employee wellness and support resources and access to the State of
• Maryland wellness programs.

• Essential Responsibilities:
• The successful candidate will be primarily engaged in Extension service/teaching (50%) and research (50%).

• Extension/Service/Teaching (approximately 50%):
• •Design, deliver, and evaluate science-based Extension programs,
• workshops, field days, and on-farm demonstrations addressing production
• animal health, disease prevention, biosecurity, and welfare for the region’s
• livestock and poultry producers.
• •Serve as subject-matter expert and resource for producers, private-practice
• veterinarians, county Extension educators, youth programs (4-H and FFA),
• and allied industry across Maryland and the Delmarva region.
• •Advance herd- and flock-health topics such as biosecurity, antimicrobial
• stewardship, infectious and zoonotic disease, reproductive and preventive
• health, and food safety and quality.
• •Develop high-quality educational resources (fact sheets, decision tools,
• online modules) and build collaborative relationships with UMES Extension,
• the Delmarva Chicken Association, state and federal animal-health
• agencies, and producer organizations; contribute to emergency
• preparedness and response for animal-health events.
• •Contribute to the DVM curricula through didactic, laboratory, or clinical
• instruction in production/food-animal medicine as assigned.
• •Participate in student learning labs, advising, and mentoring; support the
• School’s development and accreditation efforts.
• •Provide service to the School, University, profession, and community, and
• perform other related duties as assigned.
• Research (approximately 50%):
• •Develop and sustain an independent and collaborative, extramurally funded
• applied research program in production animal health that serves the
• livestock and poultry industries of the region and beyond.
• •Pursue intramural and extramural funding (e.g., USDA-NIFA, industry, and
• foundation sources) and demonstrate strong grantsmanship.
• •Publish in peer-reviewed and Extension outlets and disseminate findings at
• scientific and industry meetings.
• •Mentor and train graduate and professional (DVM) students and research
• staff, and collaborate across disciplines with School of Veterinary
• Medicine, Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, and
• Extension colleagues on One Health oriented projects.

• Required Qualifications
• •Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) or equivalent degree from an
• accredited institution.
• •Eligible for licensure to practice veterinary medicine in Maryland.
• •Clinical, research, or Extension experience with one or more production
• animal species relevant to the Delmarva region (poultry, small ruminants,
• beef or dairy cattle, and/or swine).
• •Strong evidence of scholarly activity and research productivity, or clear
• potential for a funded applied research program, and experience in or
• aptitude for grantsmanship.
• •Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to translate
• science for diverse
• producer, veterinary, and community audiences.
• •Knowledge of animal research and animal-care regulations (e.g., USDA,
• AAALAC, NIH guidelines).

• Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• •Strong organizational skills and the ability to work both collaboratively and
• independently.
• •Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to translate
• science for diverse
• producer, veterinary, agency, and community audiences.
• •A commitment to animal welfare, biosafety, and ethical research.
• •Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional weekends and holidays
• as needed for research, service, or emergency animal-health response.
• •Strong computer skills

• Physical Demands:
• •May require extended periods of standing, bending, stooping, and sitting at
• a desk.
• •May require lifting. May involve work in laboratory, farm, and field settings,
• including contact with animals and biological samples.
• •Requires communication with a variety of constituents, externally and
• internally, and operation of a variety of office and laboratory equipment

• Preferences:
• •An advanced graduate degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) and/or board certification
• relevant to the position (e.g., ACVPM, ACPV, ABVP, ACT, or ACVIM).
• •A record of extramural grant funding and/or peer-reviewed publication in
• production animal