Assistant Or Associate Professor Of Food Animal Medicine

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Université de Montréal is the only French-language institution of its kind in North America. It stands out for the excellence of its research and training on its two campuses one in Saint-Hyacinthe, at the heart of Quebec’s agri-food region, and the other in Rimouski, within a rich coastal environment. A driver of change, it prepares tomorrow’s leaders through a “One Health” approach that brings together innovation, biodiversity, and sustainability.

The Department of Clinical Sciences fosters the advancement of clinical knowledge through innovative research, with the goal of ensuring a quality education for future veterinarians and veterinary specialists.

The successful candidate may also be required to teach courses in the DVM program relocated to Rimouski.

Through your undergraduate and graduate-level teaching, and your research activities, you will contribute to the faculty’s pursuit of excellence. Furthermore, you will promote your discipline and actively participate in the daily activities of a renowned institution. As such, you will:

• Teach food animal medicine, including camelids, small ruminants, and pet pigs, to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as the continuing education of veterinarians;
  
• Participate in clinical teaching of the food animal medicine service to DMV students and graduate students (including interns and residents);
  Supervise graduate students;
  
• Develop innovative and autonomous research axes, and collaborate on various projects in the field of food animal medicine, by contributing to the advancement of knowledge and practices related to camelids, small ruminants, and pet pigs;
  
• Contribute to outreach activities within the field of food animal medicine (publications, conferences, and others), including participation in various community services in the field;
  
• Contribute to the functioning of the Faculty and the University through participation in committees and working groups.

Additionally:

• Participate in emergency duties established by the Centre hospitalier universitaire vétérinaire (CHUV) and will play an active role in the development and promotion of a clinical service dedicated to camelids, small ruminants, and pet pigs, in close collaboration with breeder associations and the industry.

• Hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent;
  
• Hold an M.Sc. or equivalent (relevant research achievements);
  Have successfully completed a residency in Food Animal Medicine and be a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM);
  applications from board-eligible individuals, as well as residents in the process of graduation, will also be considered;
  
• Demonstrate theability to provide high-quality academic teaching, research, and clinical activities;
  
• Have the ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary context, in complementarity with faculty members;
  
• Hold or be eligible to obtain a license to practice veterinary medicine in the province of Quebec (Canada) issued by the Ordre des Médecins vétérinaires du Québec;
  
• Have adequate proficiency of the French language or be committed to learning it once hired, through the Université de Montréal’s French language support program, in accordance with the Université de Montréal language policy.

• Competitive salary and a comprehensive range of benefits
• Expected start date: April 1st, 2027
• Located at the Saint-Hyacinthe Campus

Mouhamadou Diaw, Interim Chair
Department of Clinical Sciences
View email address on ca.hrm.tc

As per UdeM’s appointment procedures, members of the Assembly of Professors may consult all submitted application files. If you wish your application to remain confidential until the shortlist is established, please mention it in your application.