Monthly Archives: March 2017

The Department of Animal Science, Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor with extension, research and teaching responsibilities, with a primary emphasis on extension. The extension responsibilities include developing educational materials to be used in extension education programs that contribute to improving the efficiency of Pennsylvania’s swine industry, including collaboration as an active member of the Extension Livestock Team. The successful candidate is expected to conduct a robust, federally-funded applied research program independently and collaboratively with colleagues in the department, with possible areas of focus including one or more of the following: nutrition, herd health, behavior, nutrient management or reproductive biology. The College houses a world-class nutrient management research program and the department includes a strong group of reproductive biologists who represent the nucleus of the university-wide Center for Reproductive Biology and Health. Research will be conducted independently and collaboratively with colleagues in the Department, other appropriate academic units, other Universities, and/or industry. Teaching responsibilities will include teaching or co-teaching undergraduate courses in swine production and management and other areas of animal science consistent with the successful candidate’s expertise. The successful applicant will be involved in advising undergraduate and graduate students.

The Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) at Iowa State University is accepting applications for post-DVM fellowships. This fellowship position is at the center of swine medicine in the United States and would routinely interact with the Iowa State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, state and federal animal health agencies, most of the top twenty-five pork production companies in the US and a wide range of international veterinarians, scientists and producers. Current fellows have been among the first to investigate field cases of Seneca Valley Virus, leaders in developing an infectious lameness model and published the first study demonstrating NSAID delivery to piglets through the sow’s milk. The successful applicant will be involved in clinical instruction of domestic and international veterinary students, applied research focused on swine medicine, and field investigations of disease outbreaks in client herds.

This is a field-based Swine Technical Services position to support the sales and marketing efforts for Merck Animal Health. Candidate must have a veterinary medicine degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in veterinary medicine focusing on modern swine production. Additionally, this position will assist with pharmacovigilance activities for the Swine Business Unit. There may be as much as 50% travel required for this position for designated internal and external meetings, field investigations and assigned swine business projects.

Smithfield Hog Production has an opening for a Veterinarian 1 in its South Central Region. Based in Rose Hill, North Carolina, the veterinarian will report to the Director of Production. The successful applicant will promote process improvement with a focus on disease prevention in order to improve the health of the system. Additionally, the veterinarian will diagnose and treat diseases of swine by performing the following duties: