• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: 75,000-75,000

Position Summary

The Clinical Veterinarian Coordinator program in Comparative Medicine focuses on phenomena basic to disease in all species, including humans, and provides a challenging intellectual opportunity to work with medical, biomedical, and veterinary specialists. The program is recognized by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) and prepares the candidate for ACLAM board certification. Program completion satisfied eligibility requirements for specialty board certification and a career in biomedical research.

Responsibilities

• Support Biomedical Research -  the Clinical Veterinarian Coordinator will coordinate research support for animal research conducted through Columbia University on rotational basis covering all areas of focus.  This includes surgical research support, large & small animal oversight, training and regulatory compliance.

• Clinical Care: Observe animals as prescribed by the veterinary clinical staff; record observations; provide basic treatments as instructed by the veterinary clinical staff; and assist with the maintenance of animal records.

• Review and advise on research techniques. Provide veterinary consults for IACUC protocols. 
• Write and review SOPs, protocols, and vendor reviews as assigned
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience plus two years of related experience. 

• The completion of a DVM and eligibility for a New York State Veterinary License can be substitute d for education and experience.

• Preferred candidate will be highly motivated, have experience in laboratory animal medicine, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Veterinary medical experience in laboratory animal medicine is preferred.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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