Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Clinical Assistant/Clinical Associate Professor - Comparative Ophthalmology

/Clinical Associate Professor - Comparative Ophthalmology Small Animal Clinical Sciences Location College Station, TX Open Date 9/18/2026 Position ID 192301 Description The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-accruing, clinical-track, assistant or associate professor in comparative ophthalmology to join our team on an 11-month appointment. This position has an anticipated start date of Spring 2027. The successful candidate will devote up to 60% of their time to instruction, consultation and patient care in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH). The remaining time will be devoted to integrative classroom and laboratory teaching, contribution to scholarship and research, and academic service.

Clinical duties will be shared among a total of three board-certified ophthalmologists. The Ophthalmology Service evaluates approximately 1100 small animal- and approximately 150 large animal-cases per year with the Ophthalmology clinicians additionally consulting on approximately 300-400 hospital cases per year. Clinical responsibilities will include primary medical and surgical management of cases, instruction of veterinary students, and mentorship of interns and residents. Teleconsultation is available for after-hours cases.

Active supervision of house officers and in-depth participation in resident training (including rounds, journal club, and back-up support) is expected. Applicants must be committed to a team-centered atmosphere and possess excellent communication skills with animal caregivers, faculty colleagues, veterinary students, house officers, graduate students, technicians, and staff. In addition, faculty members are expected to commit to holding themselves and colleagues accountable to the VMBS code of professional conduct . A beautiful new, cutting-edge small animal hospital is scheduled to open in the next year and includes well-designed ophthalmology clinical space and ophthalmology operating room suite.

The VMTH has capable personnel and modern technology including but not limited to infrared and full spectrum digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras, Kowa RC-2 digitally converted fundus camera, 3D printed ODocs universal smartphone fundoscopy adapter, LKC RETeval ERG, 35mHz high resolution ocular ultrasound, HRT III corneal confocal microscopy, cloud-based ocular imaging archive shared among residents and faculty, small animal and large animal ophthalmology-dedicated operating rooms, 2 operating microscopes with operating microscope image capture systems, Alexos (An-vision) and Whitestar Signature Pro cataract surgery units, Endo Optiks E2 endolaser, Iridex diode laser with transpupillary headset and microscope compatibility, indocyanine green photodynamic therapy-FOX laser system, 3-D printing, advanced imaging (3T MRI, 40-slice CT), an active multidisciplinary interventional radiology service, and three in-house pharmacists with compounding capability. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with over 60 faculty members in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences and an active group of house officers that includes more than 50 rotating interns and residents in the other medical and surgical disciplines The community of Bryan and College Station have a combined approximate population of 300,000 and are an expanding and vibrant metropolitan area with a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a relatively low cost of living.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a DVM degree (or equivalent) Applicants must be a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (DACVO) or eligible to sit for the exam to become board-certified. Applicants must be licensed or eligible for regular or special licenses to practice veterinary medicine in Texas.

Application Instructions

If you meet the position qualifications and would like to join our team of passionate educators, clinicians, and researchers at Texas A&M University, please submit the following documents at apply.interfolio.com/193930 : a) cover letter, b) personal statement to include philosophy and plans for teaching, research and clinical service, c) your current curriculum vitae, including status of board certification, and d) contact information for 5 references. Inquiries are welcomed to contact Dr. Kelley Thieman (Chair, Search Committee) at (979) 845-2351 or [email protected] . Texas A&M University is a smoke-free workplace.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer. The University is aware that attracting and retaining exceptional faculty often depends on meeting the needs of two careers and therefore has a Dual Career Program .