Residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (1.0 FTE)

The successful candidate will join our discipline of anaesthesia, which comprises divisions within the Department of Companion Animals and the Department of Equine Sciences. The discipline currently consists of 3 ECVAA diplomates, 1 board eligible anaesthetist, 1 senior clinical anaesthetist and several dedicated anaesthesia technicians and interns. Together, we annually provide clinical anaesthesia and analgesia for approximately 3,100 companion animals and 630 horses for a wide range of medical and surgical conditions.

The major tasks of the appointee will consist of clinical duties and associated teaching (bachelor and master level students, interns). The successful applicant is expected to participate in an out-of-hours rota. The faculty offers an ECVAA approved residency training programme with a duration of three years, with the intention to enable the candidate to sit the ECVAA examination in the following year.

The offered programme is designed to provide both the necessary practical training and theoretical learning environment to enable the candidate to qualify for participation in the ECVAA board examinations upon completion of the residency programme.  

To gain experience in ruminant and exotic animal anaesthesia at other ECVAA or ACVAA approved training centres, the candidate will be enabled to follow two weeks of externships abroad in both the second and third year of the residency.

You are a veterinarian with an EU-recognized diploma and have undergone 1 - 1,5 years of relevant pre-residency training, preferably rotating through various clinical disciplines, although an anaesthesia-only internship will also be acceptable (with preference for experience across species). Non-clinical internships or the same amount of time spent in clinical practice will be allowable only after scrutiny by the ECVAA and only if evidence of an adequate clinical component can be provided.

We are looking for a highly motivated, conscientious candidate with excellent communication skills, who enjoys working in a team and shares our objectives of providing the highest quality of patient care. The ideal candidate is not only keen to enhance his/her own knowledge of veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia but is also dedicated to contribute to the continuous scientific progress within this field and within our faculty.

We offer a temporary full-time position for one year, starting date September 1^st 2017, with continuation of the programme for a successive two years’ period upon satisfactory performance. Depending on the outcome of re-evaluation of performance at the end of the programme, the contract can be extended with another 16 months to allow for participation in the ECVAA examination.     

Utrecht University is an equal opportunities employer and provides an attractive remuneration package. The gross salary will start at €2,552 to maximum €4,028 (scale 10 Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) gross per month for a full-time employment, depending on previous experience and qualifications. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8 % and a year-end bonus of 8.3 % per year. We offer a pension scheme, collective insurance schemes and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). More information: working at Utrecht University.

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions, Life Sciences and Sustainability.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has a unique position in the Netherlands. Not only is this the only institution where veterinarians are trained, researchers are also working together on innovative scientific research. In addition, the faculty provides specialist clinical care in the largest academic veterinary hospital in Europe. Thanks to this position, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is a point of contact for all veterinary matters, both nationally and increasingly internationally.The faculty employs approximately 900 veterinarians, scientists and support staff and counts 1,500 students.

For further (informal) enquiries, please contact Ms. Marieke de Vries DVM DipECVAA (a.devries2@uu.nl) or Thijs van Loon DVM PhD DipECVAA (j.p.a.m.vanloon@uu.nl).

Please send your application, accompanied by a letter of motivation and curriculum vitae, before 21-04-2017. 

Interviews will be held in the 3rd of 4th week of May 2017.