Position Function:
An instructional technologist must be a credentialed veterinary technologist/ technician who is licensed or eligible to be licensed in the state of Mississippi. The individual must be comfortable with large animals (horses/ cattle). Teaching experience is preferred but not required.
Salary Grade: 13
Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be a member of a teaching team and will assume teaching responsibilities in the junior and senior years of the VMTP. Teaching responsibilities will include classroom and laboratory experiences
The successful candidate will assist the Coordinator of Recruitment and Advising in recruitment events and advising of potential students.
The successful candidate will serve with the VMT team on the admissions committee
and Program Advisory Committee.
The successful candidate will serve as the Point of Contact for the VMT Class officers and Honors Students.
Minimum Qualifications:
Veterinary technologists/technicians must:
- Have a bachelor’s degree,
- It is not required that the bachelor’s degree be in veterinary medical technology.
- Be licensed as a veterinary technician, and
- Have a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience
Applicants may be credentialed veterinary technologists/ technicians.
Applicants must be licensed or eligible for licensure in Mississippi.
Applicants must be comfortable working with large animals, specifically equine.
Applicants must have a desire to educate veterinary medical technology students, and
teaching experience/educational training is preferred.
Applicants must be proficient in communication and teamwork skills.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Excellent telephone and email communication skills, especially related to client service.
Must be capable of working in a team environment comprised of doctors, staff, and students to provide veterinary care of patients and aid in the instruction of veterinary students and veterinary technology students.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Job frequently requires walking, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, handling objects with hands. Job requires standing, stooping/kneeling/crouching/crawling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Instructions for Applying:
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Applicants must apply online at www.msujobs.msstate.edu. Please include a letter of application, official transcripts (with SSN redacted), current curriculum vitae, and names and addresses of three references.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.
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