Position Announcement: Swine Health Outreach Specialist

June 8, 2011 — Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine

The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (LCS) at Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU CVM) is seeking applicants to fill a Swine Health Extension Specialist position. This is a 12-month, Fixed Term Appointment (3 years with opportunity for renewal).

Responsibilities include service to the Michigan swine industry through extension and research activities aimed at improving swine health and productivity. The specialist will organize, conduct and evaluate extension education programming for swine producers, establish strong professional relationships with allied agencies/firms and actively participate in regional and national professional organizations. The individual will be expected to effectively communicate pertinent scientific information to producers, regulatory officials, and other related clientele. Specific areas of focus may include, but are not be limited to, PRRS, circovirus, respiratory disease, emerging diseases, disease monitoring and eradication programs, biosecurity, emergency disease response program planning and implementation, and pre-harvest food safety. There is an expectation to develop extramural support for delivering extension programs and to develop or integrate into research projects that are extramurally funded.

Review of applications will begin August 1, 2011 and will continue until a suitable candidate is identified. MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications of women, persons of color, veterans and persons with disabilities. Additional information about the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine is available at http://cvm.msu.edu.

For more information about this position, please contact

Dr. Dan Grooms
Search Committee Chair
College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, A100 VTH
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48824
Tel: 517-432-1494
Fax: 517-432-1042
groomsd@cvm.msu.edu.

To apply for this position, submit a cover letter, CV, statement of interest and contact information for three references at https://jobs.msu.edu/ and search for job #4670.

Michigan State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodation.