Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Decision-Making (0.5 FTE)

Description of Post

The successful candidate will contribute to teaching and curriculum development focused on clinical decision-making, digital veterinary practice, and applied parasitology, reflecting the realities of contemporary veterinary medicine including telemedicine-supported care, distributed decision-making and increasing diagnostic complexity.

The role will support the integration of human factors, clinical reasoning, antimicrobial and antiparasitic stewardship, and safe decision-making under uncertainty into the veterinary curriculum.

The position will also support the development of research in areas including clinical reasoning, decision support systems and veterinary telemedicine.

This role will operate at the interface between clinical practice, digital veterinary technologies and veterinary education, contributing to the development of innovative approaches to teaching veterinary decision-making.

Modern veterinary practice increasingly involves complex clinical decisions made under time pressure and uncertainty, often supported by digital systems and distributed clinical teams.

This role will support the development of veterinary graduates who are able to:

• reason effectively under uncertainty
• use digital decision support responsibly
• apply evidence-based prescribing and parasite control strategies
• recognise and manage risk in clinical decision-making.

The position will contribute to ATU’s ambition to develop future-ready veterinarians equipped to practise safely and effectively in modern veterinary environments.

Essential Qualifications

• An honours degree in Veterinary Medicine from a recognised degree awarding body.
  • Registration, or eligibility for registration, with the Veterinary Council of Ireland as a Veterinary Practitioner.
  • A Master’s Degree in a relevant Level 9 programme (NFQ) or equivalent.
  • A minimum of three years relevant post-qualification clinical or professional experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in veterinary clinical practice and decision-making.

Applicants must have completed a suitable teaching and learning programme in line with the requirements of the Veterinary Council of Ireland. An applicant who has not completed such training will be deemed to have met the minimum requirements upon receipt of a commitment to commence appropriate training within one year of appointment.

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