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Assistant Teaching Professor
@ Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, British Columbia
Overview
Thompson Rivers University is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor for its onsite Veterinary Technology program to teach labs and lectures to CVMA standards. The role includes curriculum development, student assessment and mentoring, practicum supervision, and on-call care for animals housed at TRU. The posting states the qualifications but not the pay, schedule or employment type.
Responsibilities:
- Teach lab sessions and lectures in the onsite Veterinary Technology program
- Develop and update course materials to CVMA standards
- Assess student theory and practical skills and mentor students
- Supervise practicums and externships
- On-call care for animals housed at TRU, including the TRU farm
Requirements summary:
- Registered Veterinary Technologist, member in good standing with BCVTA and RVTTC
- Minimum 5 years clinical experience in the last 10 years
- Experience teaching in an AHT or VT program
- Fear Free Certified
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
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- 2026-10-15
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- 2026-10-22
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Laboratory, School |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Registered Veterinary Technologist, Fear Free Certified |
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Thompson Rivers University
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DUTIES
.Teaching laboratory sessions and lectures in a variety of subjects in the Veterinary Technology onsite program to meet the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association curriculum standards and accreditation.
Responsibilities include:
- Preparing and delivering lecture and laboratory material as chosen by the chair and coordinators
- Continually developing course materials to maintain current and relevant curriculum
- Assessing student abilities (theory and practical)
- Mentoring students
- Supervising practicums/externships
- Evaluation of students which includes fostering critical thinking & problem-solving skills
- Open Communication with students, Onsite faculty, Open Learning faculty and program assistant
- Ensure that the most up to date medical information/technology is included
- That assigned courses align with the equivalent open learning courses
- Includes grading and posting of grades
- Ensuring students have completed the essential skills associated with any courses and have signed off the essential skill
Service Duties
- On call care for animals housed at TRU both on-campus (dogs, cats, rodents) and at the TRU farm (horses, llamas, sheep, goats, cattle and chickens)
- Actively participate in department faculty meetings and duties such as student applications and admission, coordinating, sitting on departmental and university committees, and/or other service duties within the university
- Promote the VTEC program and TRU graduates within the veterinary community and to the public
- Participate in continuing education pertinent to the position duties
QUALIFICATIONS
- Registered Veterinary Technologist
- Member in good standing with the BCVTA & RVTTC
- Experience teaching in an AHT/VT program
- Must be Fear Free Certified
- Professional development in the veterinary field and academia
- Minimum of 5 years clinical experience within the last 10 years
- Knowledgeable and able to teach across a broad range of veterinary technology curricula with interests in, but not limited to: surgery, dentistry, anesthesia, animal behavior, animal nursing skills, small, exotic and large animal husbandry and management.
- Animal management and acquisition
- Experience in facility management and equipment maintenance
- Evidence of effective written and verbal communication skills
- Familiarity with various computer programs; including Cornerstone, Word, Excel and Moodle
- Comfortable creating and presenting with power point
- Experience public speaking
- Flexible and collegial attitude regarding workload assignments
- Strong organizational skills
- Evidence of classroom experience with good presentational skills
- Self-motivated, detail oriented, able to multitask and work with deadlines
- Supporting students and faculty
- Collegial and a team member
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