| Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University invites applications for a full-time appointment as an assistant, associate, or full clinical professor in radiation oncology in the Harrington Oncology Service. This position focuses on clinical activity and clinical teaching within the Foster Hospital for Small Animals. We seek an enthusiastic, team-oriented clinician who will provide outstanding patient care, client care, and service to our referring veterinarians. A commitment to student learning and house officer training is expected. Clinical faculty are expected to engage in sufficient scholarly activity to remain current in the discipline and to assist with on-going clinical trials. This position will include 35-39 weeks of assigned clinical time, with an additional 8 – 12 weeks available for off-clinic teaching and scholarly activity. The Harrington Oncology Program at the Cummings School has a robust clinical caseload, excellent student teaching and house officer training programs. The successful candidate will join an existing team of three medical oncologists who are Diplomates of the ACVIM (Medical Oncology), and one board certified radiation oncologist (Diplomate of the ACVR) in the Foster Small Animal Hospital. Available state-of-the-art equipment includes a Varian iX linear accelerator with RapidArc technology, a 120 leaf Millennium multileaf collimator, and on-board imaging, including cone beam CT, Mosaiq Record & Verify system, and Varian Eclipse treatment planning system. An established Clinical Trials Office broadly coordinates ongoing active investigations and evaluations of new therapies, medical devices, and diagnostic tests. Additional features of the Foster Small Animal Hospital include VECCS Level 1 emergency service, 1.5T MRI, helical multi-slice CT, fully equipped nuclear medicine suite, C-arm fluoroscopy, portable radiography, laparoscopy/arthroscopy, interventional radiology suite, and Varian linear accelerator with cone beam CT, a multi-leaf collimator and stereotactic radiotherapy. The successful applicant will be responsible for directing, instructing, and supervising veterinary students, house officers and technicians; providing health care and service to patients; and advising and consulting with referring veterinarians and clients; and recruiting patients for enrollment in ongoing Oncology clinical trials. |
