Colorado State University

Description of Work Unit

Founded in 1870, Colorado State University is among the nation’s leading research universities and enrolls approximately 32,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Located an hour north of the Denver metro area, Fort Collins is a vibrant community of approximately 157,000 residents that offers the convenience of a small town with all the amenities of a large city. Fort Collins is situated on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with views of 14,000 foot peaks, and offers access to numerous cultural, recreational, and outdoor opportunities.

The Department of Clinical Sciences mission is to assure the health and productivity of animals to meet societal needs through high quality educational programs for professional veterinary medical students, graduate veterinarians, and the public through a faculty and veterinary medical center of excellence, and to advance and disseminate comparative biomedical knowledge in an environment of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Position Summary

Research Scientist/Scholar I, II, III or Sr. Research Scientist/Scholar positions are available in the Department of Clinical Sciences, in the area(s) of virtual reality, animal health, infectious disease, soft-tissue, cancer, orthopedics, specialties, and reproduction. These positions include interaction with the Principal Investigator as well as other research assistants. The individual will be part of a team of researchers completing a federally funded research project and will have a broad range of responsibilities.

Required Job Qualifications

PhD, Doctorate or equivalent degree in Veterinary Sciences or closely related field at the time of hire is required for all levels.

• Level I is for individuals generally within three years of receiving their Ph.D., Doctorate or equivalent degree and with significant professional accomplishments.
• Level II is analogous to the Assistant Professor title for regular faculty. It generally includes people with three to seven years of experience beyond the Ph.D., Doctorate or equivalent degree and very significant professional accomplishments.
• Level III is analogous to the Associate Professor title for regular faculty. It generally includes individuals with more than seven years of experience beyond the Ph.D., Doctorate or equivalent degree and with very significant professional accomplishments.
• The Senior level is analogous to the full Professor title for regular faculty. It generally includes individuals well beyond the Ph.D., Doctorate or equivalent degree level that have demonstrated outstanding, sustained, and extraordinary professional accomplishments, as well as professional leadership.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Candidates with knowledge and experience in one or more of the following fields are preferred: animal health, infectious disease, soft-tissue, cancer, orthopedics, specialties, and reproduction.

EEO

Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.