Lecturer in Farm to Fork Integration

Open-ended contract - Permanent; Full Time - 35 hours per week.

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is looking for an enthusiastic veterinarian to join our Farm Animal, Public Health and Food Security team as a Lecturer in Farm to Fork Integration. The successful candidate will play an active role in contributing to the Farm Animal and Veterinary Public Health (VPH) learning and teaching activities across Years 1 & 4 and 5 of the BVM&S programme, specifically focusing on pig medicine, state veterinary medicine, and food safety. In addition, there will be a substantial contribution to final year curriculum and assessment development, teaching administration and student support through the role of “BVM&S Final Year Co-Director”. The successful candidate will be expected to have an understanding of livestock production (farm-to-fork) and will be able to contextualise farm animal medicine (in particular pig medicine), state veterinary medicine, and food safety content in a One Health context. The appointee will also be expected to deliver face-to-face lectures, tutorials and practical classes at the Easter Bush Veterinary Campus, and to accompany veterinary students to structured abattoir visits.

The opportunity:

This is a great opportunity for a veterinarian who would like to gain experience in teaching Pig Medicine, State Veterinary Medicine and VPH at undergraduate and postgraduate level in a context of a teaching excellence framework. The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies has an outstanding international reputation in teaching, clinical services, and research and is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the European Association of Establishments of Veterinary Education (EAEVE) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). It is ranked 3^rd in the latest QS World University Rankings by subject in the world.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Being an enthusiastic teacher.
• Have experience in Pig Medicine, and VPH in a One Health context and the food chain.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Creativity when dealing with challenging situations and environments.
• Being able to take autonomous decisions, when necessary.

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

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