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Large Animal Track Residency Position in Diagnostic Imaging, University Animal Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden

Large Animal Track Residency Position in Diagnostic Imaging, University Animal Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden

Large Animal Track Residency Position in Diagnostic Imaging, University Animal Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Clinic, Uppsala, Sweden

The University animal hospital (UDS) at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is one of Sweden’s largest animal hospitals. UDS is a resource for research and the clinical training of veterinary students and veterinary nurses at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, SLU.

UDS has approximately 200 employees that provide high quality animal care to cats, dogs, exotic pets, horses and has an ambulatory service for farm animals.

The Diagnostic Imaging Clinic at UDS is the largest  Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Clinic in Sweden and one of the largest in Europe, and offers standard small and large animal track European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI) residency programs. In 2014 UDS moved into a new facility that is one of Europe’s most modern animal hospitals. The Diagnostic Imaging Clinic conducts small and large animal diagnostic imaging for UDS patients, has a Diagnostic imaging service for external small and large animal patients and operates a teleradiology service for images from external clinics in Sweden. The clinic is equipped with small and large animal radiography, small animal fluoroscopy, small and large animal ultrasound, small and large animal 64-slice computed tomography (CT), 1.5 T small animal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 0.27 T equine standing MRI, small and large animal nuclear medicine including a hotlab. The clinic has many international contacts and we often have foreign vets visiting or working with us.

The clinic currently has 11 radiologists (four DipECVDI, five Swedish specialists in diagnostic imaging of dogs and cats, two candidates for the British certificate of veterinary diagnostic imaging and 8 technical staff. Our nurses/technicians are specialized and work only with diagnostic imaging.

The position:

The resident will work in the UDS Imaging Clinic and progress through a ECVDI residency training program in large animal radiography, ultrasound, CT, MRI and scintigraphy. The program also includes training requirements in small animal radiology and ultrasound.  The resident will be expected to actively participate in the supervision and teaching of undergraduate veterinary students and general activities in the clinic including internal training of University Animal Hospital staff, and information and education activities for referring veterinarians and animal owners.

Qualifications and skills:

  • Registration/license to practice veterinary medicine and surgery in Sweden and permission to work in Sweden is a requirement.
  • A minimum of one year in a recognized general clinical training program (internship) or two years of satisfactory veterinary practice equivalent is a requirement.
  • Knowledge and clinical experience of at least one year in veterinary diagnostic imaging focused on radiology and ultrasound at a diagnostic imaging department or unit is a requirement.
  • Satisfactory moral and ethical standing in the profession and in the community is a requirement.
  • The applicant must have a strong ambition to become a specialist in veterinary diagnostic imaging and is expected to complete the requirements and take the examinations for the European Diploma in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
  • Fluent in spoken and written Swedish and English is a requirement.
  • Educational programs in veterinary diagnostic imaging such as the British Certificate in veterinary diagnostic imaging are considered an advantage.
  • Previous experience with teaching or conducting research in veterinary diagnostic imaging are considered an advantage.
  • Basic experience with advanced diagnostic imaging techniques such as CT, MRI and scintigraphy are considered an advantage.
  • The selection will be based upon the written application and an interview where qualifications, collaboration and communication skills together with other personal qualities are important.

Form of employment:  Time limited specialization position, maximum 4 years.

Date of start:  By agreement

Extent:  100 %

Working hours:  Weekdays between 8-16.20

Please include in your application:  A letter of intent, a CV and contact details for 2 referees. 

Applications must be sent by email no later than the 10th of June 2021 to:  anna.straube@uds.slu.se

If you want to know more contact:

Anna Straube (Head of the Diagnostic Imaging Clinic)
anna.straube@uds.slu.se
+ 46 18-67 20 23

or

Charles Ley (ECVDI residency program director)
charles.ley@slu.se
+ 46 18-67 20 13