Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure) Clinical AssistantClinical Associate Professor Comparative Ophthalmology

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time non-tenure-accruing clinical-track assistant or associate professor in comparative ophthalmology to join our team on an 11-month appointment. This position has an anticipated start date of Spring 2027.

The successful candidate will devote up to 60% of their time to instruction consultation and patient care in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH). The remaining time will be devoted to integrative classroom and laboratory teaching contribution to scholarship and research and academic service. Clinical duties will be shared among a total of three board-certified ophthalmologists. The Ophthalmology Service evaluates approximately 1100 small animal- and approximately 150 large animal-cases per year with the Ophthalmology clinicians additionally consulting on approximately 300-400 hospital cases per year. Clinical responsibilities will include primary medical and surgical management of cases instruction of veterinary students and mentorship of interns and residents. Teleconsultation is available for after-hours cases. Active supervision of house officers and in-depth participation in resident training (including rounds journal club and back-up support) is must be committed to a team-centered atmosphere and possess excellent communication skills with animal caregivers faculty colleagues veterinary students house officers graduate students technicians and addition faculty members are expected to commit to holding themselves and colleagues accountable to theVMBS code of professional conduct.

A beautiful new cutting-edge small animal hospital is scheduled to open in the next year and includes well-designed ophthalmology clinical space and ophthalmology operating room suite. The VMTH has capable personnel and modern technology including but not limited to infrared and full spectrum digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras Kowa RC-2 digitally converted fundus camera 3D printed ODocs universal smartphone fundoscopy adapter LKC RETeval ERG 35mHz high resolution ocular ultrasound HRT III corneal confocal microscopy cloud-based ocular imaging archive shared among residents and faculty small animal and large animal ophthalmology-dedicated operating rooms 2 operating microscopes with operating microscope image capture systems Alexos (An-vision) and Whitestar Signature Pro cataract surgery units Endo Optiks E2 endolaser Iridex diode laser with transpupillary headset and microscope compatibility indocyanine green photodynamic therapy-FOX laser system 3-D printing advanced imaging (3T MRI 40-slice CT) an active multidisciplinary interventional radiology service and three in-house pharmacists with compounding capability. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with over 60 faculty members in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and an active group of house officers that includes more than 50 rotating interns and residents in the other medical and surgical disciplines

The community of Bryan and College Station have a combined approximate population of 300000 and are an expanding and vibrant metropolitan area with a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities excellent schools and a relatively low cost of living.

• Applicants must have a DVM degree (or equivalent)
• Applicants must be a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (DACVO) or eligible to sit for the exam to become board-certified.
• Applicants must be licensed or eligible for regular or special licenses to practice veterinary medicine in Texas.