Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging, CMVM/Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh, Scotland
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging
UE08 (Lecturer), £42,149 – £50,296
UE09 (Senior Lecturer), £53,348 – £60,022
CMVM/Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Open ended (permanent) contract
Full time, 35h/week
Start date 1.2.2023
We are looking for a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging (Equivalent to Assistant / Associate Professor).
The Opportunity:
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies offers an exciting opportunity for an ECVDI or ACVR board certified or eligible veterinary radiologist to join our diagnostic imaging team on the modern Easter Bush campus on the outskirts of the Scottish capital.
The diagnostic imaging team currently consists of 3 senior radiologists, 6 imaging interns and residents and 3 radiographers, coupled with a radiotherapy service with a dedicated radiation oncologist and technician.
Our imaging modalities include state-of-the-art digital radiography and fluoroscopy, several top-of-the-line ultrasound units, 64-slice CT with equine access, a dedicated equine flat-panel-CT unit, a modern scintigraphy unit, a dedicated small animal MRI (1.5T) and an equine standing MRI unit. In addition, there is access to a 3T MRI and a 64-slice CT for anaesthetised small and large animals on campus in the Large Animal Research Imaging Facility (LARIF). We have a large array of software packages for special techniques such as sonographic contrast medium, elastography, osteodensitometry and perfusion imaging. Our imaging modalities are supported by PACS which will be replaced by a state-of-the-art Vendor Neutral Archiving System in 2022/23.
Our imaging caseload is large and diverse including canine, feline, exotic, equine and farm animals. Interest in particular species and imaging modalities can be tailored to. The imaging service works within a multidisciplinary clinical environment with many other veterinary specialists and generalists. Research is integrated in the Edinburgh Imaging Community (http://www.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-imaging), the LARIF and the Roslin Institute, which encourage medical & veterinary radiologists, scientists and engineers to collaborate. There are many opportunities for veterinary undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
The position is limited to normal working hours without any out-of-hours commitments. There is approximately 50% commitment to clinical services, and 50% to research, teaching and vacation. We offer an attractive continuing education, vacation and pension package as well as payment of fees for RCVS specialist registration and ECVDI/ACVR annual membership dues.
In the QS world rankings we rank in the top 10 veterinary schools and top 20 Universities worldwide. It is one of the most stunning and enthralling cities in the world, cosmopolitan and affordable to live in. It surrounded by the sea, beautiful countryside, hills and mountains.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Essential
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- A veterinary graduate with postgraduate experience in Diagnostic Imaging.
- ECVDI or ACVR board certification or eligibility to sit board exam
- Member of (or eligible to become a member of) RCVS
- An ability to work alone but also to supervise and instruct students and residents
- Interest in and enthusiasm for imaging technology
- Engaging and communicative personality
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- Desirable
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- Experience in teaching, learning and assessment in a veterinary school.
- Experience in communication with veterinary practitioners.
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