Job Description

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Small Animal Oncology Lecturer or Senior Lecturer

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CMVM / R(D)SVS / HfSA

Open Ended 35 hours per week

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to fill a position of a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Oncology at the Hospital for Small Animals.

This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.

The Opportunity:

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy, world renowned oncology service, providing medical oncology expertise in the School\'s Hospital for Small Animals, as well as the delivery and assessment of our BVM&S undergraduate degree programme and postgraduate training and education programmes. You will be working alongside other Diplomates in Small Animal Oncology and Radiation Oncology, five medical oncology (and one radiation oncology) residents, one oncology clinician teacher (intern), four specialised oncology nurses, and two therapeutic radiographers. Moreover, you will be working alongside specialists across numerous other disciplines such as Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency and Critical Care, Neurology, Cardiology, Diagnostic Imaging, Anaesthesia, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, and others, to provide the best possible care for each and every patient.

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is an ideal environment to develop or further nurture your clinical interests and research ambitions from a campus with strong collaborative links. The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is situated on the Easter Bush Campus 6 miles south of Edinburgh on the edge of the Pentland Hills and houses outstanding teaching and clinical facilities (including on site radiation therapy facilities lead by a specialist in Radiation Oncology) as well as the Roslin Institute, one of the world\'s leading veterinary research centres.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Post-graduate experience and further qualification in Small Animal Oncology, at ECVIM or ACVIM Diploma-holder level (board certified, or board eligible)
• A degree registrable with the RCVS
• Experience in teaching, learning and assessment in a veterinary school
• An ability to work alone but also to supervise and instruct colleagues and students
• Demonstrable research output (clinical and/or basic science/translational)

Informal enquiries should be directed to .

Lecturer in Small Animal Oncology job description can be found .

Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Oncology job description can be found .

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

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The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office\'s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 2nd October.

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About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow\'s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team:

The is a one-of-a-kind centre of excellence in clinical activity, teaching and research. Our purpose-built campus, set against the backdrop of the beautiful Pentland Hills Regional Park, is home to more than eight hundred staff and almost eighteen hundred students, all of whom contribute to our exceptional community ethos.

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We represent the largest concentration of animal science-related expertise in Europe, impacting local, regional, national and international communities in terms of economic growth, the provision of clinical services and the advancement of scientific knowledge.

Education

The School is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and participates in the Veterinary Medical Colleges Admissions Service (VMCAS). We are consistently ranked the best vet school in the UK by both the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide and the Guardian League Tables. We are consistently ranked among the best in the world by global rankings.

The School is a global education provider with over 1,800 undergraduate, postgraduate and research students from around the world. We provide world-class education to improve the health of animals and human beings alike and are leaders in veterinary education, research, and clinical practice, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The Roslin Institute collaborates closely in delivering research-led teaching to undergraduate veterinary students, and promoting clinical veterinary research and translation. The unique association with leading medical and veterinary schools (through the University\'s College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine) with a genuine commitment to the concept of One Medicine, also enables the translation of expertise and knowledge into human health and vice-versa.

Research Impact

In a joint submission to the latest UK Research Excellence Framework exercise, research at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (R(D)SVS) and Scotland\'s Rural College (SRUC) has been ranked number one in the UK for agriculture, food and veterinary sciences by combining Times Higher Education\'s ratings for each institution. The judgement, based on the quality and breadth of research, maintains the R(D)SVS and SRUC\'s position as the strongest provider in these subject areas. The institutions\' research environment was classified to be 100 per cent world leading or internationally excellent for agriculture, food and veterinary sciences research. The Vet School and SRUC submission was also assessed as being 100 per cent world leading or internationally excellent in terms of the impact its research work has on wider society.

Community The School holds a Silver Athena SWAN award and the Roslin Institute holds a Gold Award in recognition of their commitment to advance the representation of women in veterinary medicine and animal science. It is home to a thriving and diverse community of staff and students, with access to facilities including campus allotments and apiary, cycle storage and showers, walking and running trails, two restaurants and a modern gym.

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