Faculty Position in Anatomic Pathology

The in Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University is accepting applications an assistant or associate clinical professor of anatomic pathology. This position is eligible for appointment with continuous term (tenure equivalent). The successful applicant will have diagnostic anatomic pathology responsibilities, teach in the DVM program, and supervise residents.

Diagnostic pathologists work in Cummings School Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (CVDL), which receives approximately 2,300 biopsies and 550 necropsies per year. Cases primarily consist of dogs, cats, horses, small ruminants, and alpacas, with a lesser number of exotic, wildlife, and zoological species. Cases originate primarily from our academic hospitals and clinics on the Grafton campus, which have a total caseload of approximately 45,000 cases per year. We see a rich diversity of cases, both common and unique, providing ample teaching resources and supporting research and scholarly activity. The service currently has four board-certified anatomic pathologists and will have 3 anatomic pathology residents when fully staffed. The clinical pathology service in CVDL is supported by four board-certified clinical pathologists.

Teaching opportunities occur across the four years of the DVM program and include small group settings, classroom lectures, clinical skills, and fourth-year diagnostic rotations. Clinical professors are expected to engage in sufficient research and scholarly activity to remain at the forefront of their discipline. Opportunities for engagement in independent and collaborative research are available, including collaboration in clinical research and clinical trials operated by our clinic trials office. The Department of Comparative Pathobiology also houses our Comparative Pathology and Genomics Shared Resources (CPGSR) and Flow Cytometry Shared Resources to support investigator research. The CPGSR provides research services to internal and external stakeholders; additionally, the comparative pathology arm provides immunohistochemistry services to the CVDL.

Diagnostic pathology and clinical rotation teaching would be expected to take 30-33 weeks per year, with a pre-clinical teaching commitment of 5-6 weeks, a research and scholarly activity commitment of 5-7 weeks, and a university and professional service commitment of 4-8 weeks. Total annual work commitment is 47 weeks, with the remaining time for vacation and other time off. The university also recognizes 14-15 other holiday or bonus days.