The Flint Animal Cancer Center (FACC) at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital is a world leader in veterinary oncology. Its mission is to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in pet animals, translating research and knowledge to benefit people with cancer. Members of the FACC faculty are housed in a variety of departments across the college and university, including the Clinical Sciences, Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, and Microbiology Immunology and Pathology Departments.
The FACC has a robust clinical, teaching, research, and outreach program. The FACC houses more than a dozen internationally recognized research programs that investigate animal and human cancers. The FACC clinic has cared for companion animals with cancer for nearly four decades with cutting-edge diagnostic capabilities and treatment modalities as part of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, clinical service of medical, radiation, and surgical oncology and an integrated clinical trials service. The FACC clinical trials service is one of the largest in the country, averaging more than twenty trials a year. The FACC also trains future veterinary oncologists and oncology researchers in a variety of accredited programs.
The Director of the Flint Animal Cancer Center is a unique position that will lead the research, administrative, and service sectors of the Center. The Director’s responsibilities will broadly include leadership and vision for the center, oversight of teaching and clinical service programs, administrative commitments, and faculty support. The position may participate as a faculty member in an appropriate department with the option of participating in clinical service work, research, mentorship, education, or teaching.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience leading a large team with varying interests and disciplinary expertise. The Director must be able to connect with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, provide vision for the future, and facilitate the FACC’s future growth. The Director will foster existing and new relationships with internal, external, and international partners, and widely promote the capabilities of the FACC. The Director will be passionate about training the future generation of researchers and clinicians and able to sustain and grow opportunities for the Center.
Effort Allocation:
- Administrative/Outreach/Development – 75%
- Research/Teaching – 15% (negotiable)
- Clinical Service – 10% (negotiable)
The Director of the FACC is offered as a 12-month administrative professional leadership position. The Director may select to have a faculty affiliate appointment in an appropriate college and department. Desire to maintain an active research program is feasible not required.
The Director of the FACC will report to the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) or the Dean’s designee.
Moving expenses and sign-on bonuses are negotiable to eligible individual.
This position will remain open until filled.
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