A Message from the President of ACLAM - American College of ...

Vol 41 - No. 3 September 2010
guidelines to provide support for the animal research programs in MWRI as well
as enhance the research and teaching missions of the institute. This individual
will work closely with the Facility Manager and Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IAACUC) to provide veterinary expertise and training to investigators,
animal care staff, and technical staff in the form of formal instruction and ongoing
guidance.
University Veterinarian and Director of the University
Laboratory Animal Resources (ULAR)
Temple University. Philadelphia, PA
Temple University is the 26th-largest university in the United States, and it is the
6th-largest provider of professional education (law, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy,
and podiatric medicine) in the country.
In this role, you will manage University-wide laboratory animal research facilities
and day-to-day operations that involve animals used in research and teaching
programs. Responsibilities include the oversight of all animal care and use
activities, including veterinary services, training investigators and teaching staff in
the proper use and handling of animals, and working closely with our Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) to ensure compliance with all federal,
state, and university policies regarding the use of animals in biomedical research
and teaching. Additional duties include:
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Ensuring compliance with applicable laws and policies.
Providing oversight and veterinary management of all lab animals.
Planning and implementing training programs for basic animal care and
use.
Participating as a member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee (IACUC), Institutional Biosafety (IBC), and Occupational Health
and Safety Committees. Participating in all regulatory site.
Director, Animal Resource Center
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
The University of South Dakota (USD) invites applications for Director of its
Animal Resource Center. USD is the flagship liberal arts university in South
Dakota (www.usd.edu), and is home to the Sanford School of Medicine. The
director serves as the attending veterinarian and provides strong leadership and
vision in planning, policy, and oversight of the USD research and instructional
animal care and use program, including administration of programs at all sites
covered under the USD PHS assurance, veterinary medical care, researcher
and staff training, facility oversight, financial management, grantsmanship, and
maintenance of AAALAC accreditation. Required qualifications are a DVM/VMD
from an AVMA accredited college or equivalent, experience in laboratory animal
medicine, and licensed as a veterinarian in the U.S. ACLAM Board Certification
or eligibility preferred.
Clinical Veterinarian, Requisition Number: 0805546
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
The Department of Animal Care Services (ACS) at the University of Florida,
Gainesville, has an immediate faculty opening for the position of Clinical
Veterinarian. The successful candidate will join seven other laboratory animal