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About the University of Georgia
Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and is the state’s flagship university (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 240 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly established School of Medicine.
Position Summary
The Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (AVDL) at University of Georgia (UGA)’s College of Veterinary Medicine invites applications for a full-time Veterinary Clinical Pathologist with a keen interest in and enthusiasm for diagnostic pathology and training. The AVDL is located on UGA’s main campus in Athens, GA, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta.The successful applicant will join a team in the Department of Pathology that includes 22 pathologists (including 4 clinical pathologists), anatomic and clinical pathology residents, research scientists, and graduate students.This is a twelve-month faculty position and can be either clinical (non-tenure) or tenure track with appointment at the level of assistant, associate, or full professor.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide diagnostic clinical pathology services to veterinarians submitting diagnostic specimens to the Athens Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
- Adherence to laboratory quality control/quality assurance program is expected. Contribute to laboratory, college, and university governance through participation on various committees.
- Contribute to the profession through participation in professional organizations and the peer-review journal process.
- Participate in the teaching of pathology to consulting clinicians, DVM veterinary students, pathology residents, pathology graduate students, and any other interested individuals.
- Participate in collaborative or independent research with UGA faculty and/or faculty at other educational institutions (tenure track).
Required materials:
- Curriculum vitae
- Cover letter
- Three professional references
Deadline: January 31, 2026, for full consideration
Contact:Drs. Sarah Schneider (Sarah.Schneider@uga.edu), Search Committee Chair, or Binu Velayudhan (Binu.Velayudhan@uga.edu), Director of theAVDL
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Requirements
Candidates must have pathology board certification or be eligible to take the specialty board exam in veterinary clinical pathology, and be eligible to obtain a special faculty veterinary license to practice in Georgia.
For information about the requirements for appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, please see the University of Georgia’s Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure at Promotion & Tenure – UGA Provost’s Office.
