Veterinary Surgeon

Job Description

To provide veterinary services at the Department of Comparative Medicine which meet or exceed requirements of, AVS Regulations, NACLAR Guidelines and AAALAC-International expectations for stakeholders such as faculty, researchers, technicians, students, external customers (where applicable) when live animals are used for scientific purposes at NUS.

•    Preventive, clinical, and emergency medicine:  Provide clinical care for all species housed and used in all Comparative Medicine (CM) animal facilities, NUS satellite facilities, and procedure rooms where animal care and use activities are conducted. 
•    Surgical services: Conduct surgery as part of veterinary care; provide veterinary support (pre-, peri-, and post-operative), and conduct a variety of experimental surgeries for researchers as needed  
•    Experimental Procedures: Provide veterinary expertise to support a large variety of experimental procedures for researchers, such as (but not limited to) substance administration, sample collection, health monitoring, anaesthesia (preparation, monitoring, and post-surgical care); pain management, etc.; including implementation of new techniques and refinement of techniques. 
•    Diagnostic service: provide imaging, clinical pathology, and necropsy (pathology) expertise.
•    Health monitoring: Conduct routine clinical rounds, rodent sentinel and colony health monitoring, routine health monitoring for all other applicable species, and participate in the review and approval of pathogen testing for biological materials to be used in the facility 
•    Animal procurement: Review and approve animal procurement, including import, export, and quarantine. Ensure all animals are acquired lawfully, and meet health, transport, and other requirements by the facility, local authority, and international regulations (when applicable).
•    Teaching and training: Provide training for researchers and CM staff, including didactic classes and hands-on training as required by local regulations (NACLAR Guidelines).  
•    SOP/ Guidelines/ Policy: Serve as subject matter experts in the development/ review of SOP/ Guidelines/ Policy for CM.

Qualifications

•    Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent;
•    AVS (The Animal and Veterinary Service, NParks, Singapore) licensed to practice as veterinary surgeon; 
•    At least 2 years of working experience.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Comparative Medicine

Department : Veterinary

Employee Referral Eligible:

Job requisition ID : 26009