POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Are you ready to make a difference? Be a part of something extraordinary at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) where your career can flourish, and you can create a lasting professional and personal impact. Ranked as Canada’s top veterinary college and 6th globally, the OVC is home to world-class veterinary specialists and scholars.
The Department of Clinical Studies at the University of Guelph invites applications for a 12 month Contractually Limited position in Canine and Feline Nutrition at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The anticipated start date for this appointment is November 1, 2025.
Applicants must possess the minimum qualifications of a DVM or equivalent veterinary degree eligible for licensure in the province of Ontario and be a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Nutrition) (ACVIM-Nutrition) or the European College of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ECVCN) or have completed an ACVIM or ECVCN approved residency training program. A graduate degree in a field related to companion animal nutrition is desirable. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in clinical canine and feline nutrition and outstanding teaching, interpersonal and communication skills. The ability to work with others in a collegial team atmosphere is essential.
The successful candidate will join a world-class interdisciplinary team that advances of pet nutrition science, trains undergraduate, DVM and graduate students, provides a pipeline for careers in the pet nutrition and veterinary medicine, provides nutrition education to pet owners, veterinary teams, and pet food industry, and offers clinical service and patient care through the OVC Health Sciences Centre Clinical Nutrition Service.
The successful candidate will have most of their effort dedicated to clinical teaching and service for canine and feline patients in the OVC Health Sciences Centre. Provision of didactic instruction to veterinary students, clinical teaching to fourth year DVM students, interns, and residents of other disciplines, along with training and mentoring of ECVCN residents is expected. The remaining effort is to be spent on scholarly activity including research and graduate student supervision. Independent research or research of a collaborative nature is expected.
The OVC Health Sciences Centre has a full spectrum of specialists available for consultation or support. The veterinary hospital and research laboratories offer state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, including indirect calorimetry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The faculty and staff of the Department of Clinical Studies and the OVC-HSC are committed to delivering the very best of patient care.
The faculty and staff of the Department of Clinical Studies and the OVC-HSC are committed to delivering the very best patient care and world-class veterinary education to Improve Life. The Department highly values Indigeneity, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and applications from equity-deserving groups are strongly encouraged.
The University of Guelph resides on the traditional lands and territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and Huron Wendat. These lands are now home to a rich diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. We offer our respect and gratitude to our Indigenous neighbours and affirm our responsibility to realize our commitments to reconciliation through ongoing action. We are guided in this work by Bi-Naagward | It Comes into View, the Indigenous Initiatives Strategy.
The University of Guelph is the third largest employer in Guelph, a city of over 144,000 people, located about an hour drive west of Toronto, Ontario. University of Guelph is a top-ranked comprehensive university in Canada with an enrolment of more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across more than 40 academic units. The University is known for its commitment to student learning, innovative research, and collaboration with world-class partners. It is a unique place, with transformative research and teaching and a distinctive campus culture. People who learn and work here are shaped and inspired by a shared purpose: To Improve Life. Reflecting that shared purpose in every experience connected to our university positions us to create positive change, here and around the world. Our university community shares a profound sense of social responsibility, a drive for international development, and an obligation to address global issues.

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