Assistant Director, Animal Resources

Oklahoma State University

The Animal Resources Unit of Oklahoma State University (OSU) invites applications for an Assistant Director.  OSU is a land grant institution with a wide breadth of activities involving live, vertebrate animals including agricultural, biomedical, and wildlife studies. 

Responsibilities:  To provide veterinary care for a variety of laboratory animal and agricultural animals through disease prevention, clinical care, health monitoring, and quality assurance measures. This position reports to the Director of Animal Resources/Attending Veterinarian.

Specific Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assisting with the daily management of the centralized laboratory animal program, personnel, facilities, budget, and long-term planning.
• Direct supervision of veterinary technicians/assistants and student personnel.
• Providing clinical veterinary care to a myriad of animal species.
• Providing emergency care afterhours, weekends, and holidays on a rotating basis.
• Conducting health assessment rounds for animals housed in the University’s decentralized animal facilities.
• Planning and implementation of preventative medicine programs.
• Assisting with the coordination of care provided to University owned animals by other veterinarians.
• Participating in IACUC activities as a voting member including meeting attendance, protocol review, facility inspections, and program reviews, as needed.
• Serving on the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), as needed.
• Assisting with management of the University’s animal care program (Animal Resources).
• Assisting in the preparation and review of standard operating procedures and disaster plans for the University’s decentralized animal care program.
• Training researchers and animal care staff in animal handling, sample collection techniques, compound administration, anesthesia, surgery, regulatory compliance, etc.
• Assisting with teaching comparative medicine to veterinary students in a didactic elective course.
• Conducting veterinary consultations pertaining to animal care and use protocols (ACUPs), (e.g., assisting investigators with animal model selection, study design, protocol development, etc.).
• Assisting the University in maintaining compliance with all applicable animal welfare regulations.
• Assisting colleges with maintaining and/or obtaining AAALAC accreditation.
• Managing the rodent quarantine and health surveillance programs in consultation with the University’s Attending Veterinarian.
• In consultation with the Director of Animal Resources, provide input for planning, approval, and supervision of all construction projects that include the housing or use of laboratory animals.
• Conducting collaborative research.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications: Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD) from an AVMA accredited veterinary college, Oklahoma veterinary licensure or the ability to obtain an Oklahoma veterinary license within 3 months of employment.  Minimum of two years of post-graduate clinical experience with laboratory animal species in a biomedical research setting and ACLAM board certification are required, while formal postdoctoral training in laboratory animal medicine is preferred.

Review of resumes will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Applicants must complete an application at https://jobs.okstate.edu.  When applying, refer to Req16165.  Applicants should submit a letter of application documenting qualifications for the position, a current curriculum vitae and contact information for at least three professional references. 

Oklahoma State University (OSU) strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, OSU conducts pre-employment background checks on final candidates. Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal (felony and misdemeanor) history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the university, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

Oklahoma State University, as an equal opportunity employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Oklahoma State University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all individuals and does not discriminate based on race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, or veteran status with regard to employment, educational programs and activities, and/or admissions. For more information, visit eeo.okstate.edu.

Jason R. Pogue            Director, Fiscal Operation and Human Resources            Division of the Vice President for Research            203 Whitehurst ; Stillwater, OK  74078            Office:  (405) 744-9992 ; Mobile:  (405) 880-2011 xxxxxx@okstate.edu