Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Small Animal Oncology

Full-Time: 35 hours per week

Open-Ended: permanent

Your next step starts here. Be part of something bigger.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students’ performance and wellbeing.

The opportunity:

We are looking for a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Oncology (according to experience).

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), five 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.

The salary for this post starts at £50,253 (UE08) or £63,606 (UE09) per annum according to experience plus Market Force Supplement (reviewed annually, currently 8%), and CPD allowance.

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)
• Appropriate English language certificate

Informal enquiries should be directed to laura.blackwood@ed.ac.uk.

This role is conditional on a successful Level 2 Disclosure Scotland check.

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