Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine

Assistant, Associate, Full Professor of Veterinary Microbiology

The Department of Pathology at Midwestern University’s College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for a full-time faculty position in veterinary microbiology. Our diagnostic services team includes microbiology, clinical pathology, and anatomic pathology, with 2 full-time microbiology faculty positions. This appointment can be tenure-track or non-tenure-track, depending on the goals of the applicant. The successful applicant will play an important role in teaching and mentoring veterinary students, developing the clinical diagnostic program at Midwestern, and providing clinical service support for on-campus clinical programs. He/she may also supervise graduate student research projects and will be encouraged to develop wider independent or collaborative research projects.  

The following qualifications are required:

• DVM/VMD degree from an AVMA-accredited degree program (preferred), and/or PhD degree in Microbiology or related discipline.


• Board certification or eligibility by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) or equivalent


• A minimum of 3 years of clinical microbiology experience (residency training counts towards this minimum)


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to engage professionally with faculty, staff, students and others across Midwestern University and community  


• Teaching and clinical diagnostic microbiology experience. Acceptable examples include molecular diagnostics, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, automation, and MALDI-TOF-MS


• A strong commitment to meeting the needs of students, and an understanding of student-centered learning


• Collaborative mindset to foster a team-approach to teaching and service

Midwestern University is a private, not-for-profit organization that provides graduate and professional education in the health sciences. The University has two campuses -- one in Downers Grove, Illinois and the other in Glendale, Arizona. More than 6,000 full-time students are enrolled in graduate programs in osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nurse anesthesia, cardiovascular perfusion, podiatry, optometry, clinical psychology, speech language pathology, and biomedical sciences. Over 500 full-time faculty members and 400 staff members are dedicated to the education and development of our students in an environment that encourages learning, respect for all members of the health care team, service, interdisciplinary scholarly activity, and personal growth. The addition of veterinary medicine on the Glendale campus provides an excellent opportunity to train students following the principles of One Health. The first class of 100 students matriculated in August 2014 and the MWU-CVM received full accreditation from the AVMA Council on Education in 2018. 

The Animal Health Institute is the clinical arm of the College of Veterinary Medicine.  It is comprised of the Companion Animal Clinic (CAC), Diagnostic Pathology Center (DPC), and the Equine and Bovine Center (EBC).  Microbiology services are housed in the CAC, a modern and innovative veterinary hospital for small animals, which opened in December 2014. The 111,000 sq. ft. building houses a clinical microbiology laboratory, clinical pathology laboratory, pharmacy, a large and well-equipped surgery teaching laboratory, simulated examination rooms for clinical communications training using standardized clients/patients, and ample conference and small-group meeting rooms.  It also has outstanding patient facilities and equipment, including state-of-the-art surgical, dental, and intensive care suites, and a full-service rehabilitation facility for post-surgical patients.  The Diagnostic Pathology Center is a state-of-the-art pathology facility that includes a 5,300 sq-ft necropsy floor, a gross pathology teaching theatre, a fully equipped histopathology laboratory, an 800 sq-ft BSL3-capable necropsy suite, and 1200 sq ft of classroom/teaching space. The Large Animal Clinic is a large animal teaching facility housing small herds of cattle and horses. This facility includes a clinical skills teaching laboratory hosting a variety of large animal simulators and models, arenas, and live-animal indoor and outdoor teaching and treatment areas. 

We are seeking a faculty member who is excited about participating in the growth of a new veterinary college and having a role in shaping its teaching and clinical programs. While independent research is not a requirement for this position, a certain degree of scholarly activity is expected of all faculty members. Evidence of interest and experience in research will be considered an asset. 

If you would like to learn more about this position, please submit your application through Midwestern University’s online job board at        https://www.midwestern.edu/employment-mwu. Your online application should include a letter of intent and a curriculum vitae with the names and contact information (including email addresses) of at least three professional references.  Please note that although faculty positions are usually listed as “Assistant Professor”, initial appointment at a higher rank is possible based on the academic experience of the applicant

For more information about this position, please contact:

Sylvia Ferguson, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine, Midwestern University
sfergu@midwestern.edu

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