Job Details

SVS - Massey Equine
College of Sciences
Term length:ongoing
Hours of work:full-time

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Position Overview

Twharau Ora, the School of Veterinary Sciences (SoVS) at Massey University, invites applications for the position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Equine Internal Medicine.

The opportunity | Te Whiwhinga mahi

If you are looking for advancement then check out your future at Massey.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

In this role, you will provide clinical internal medicine services to clients of the Equine Veterinary Clinic within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital as well as provide clinical and more formal teaching to veterinary undergraduates and residents. Depending on your background, there is the opportunity to develop or expand on your research focus. Participation in clinical research and related scholarly activity is strongly encouraged. Depending on the appointment level, you may also contribute to course coordination, clinical roster leadership and organisation of clinical teaching, and mentorship of academic staff. You will work alongside a friendly, talented, and experienced team of veterinarians and technical staff.

About you | Ko koe tēnei

If you have experience in equine internal medicine and are passionate about veterinary education, including clinical teaching, then apply now.

• Previous work experience in equine internal medicine in a referral practice is required, and teaching experience is desirable.


• A specialist qualification in Equine/Large Animal Internal Medicine or eligibility to sit an examination in the aforementioned, is required.


• You must be eligible to work and live in NZ.


• Veterinary professional degree, e.g., BVSc, DVM, VMD etc. from an AVMA-accredited school or one recognised by the Veterinary Council of New Zealand to enable full registration in New Zealand as a veterinarian.

The salary range spanning both roles is $81,172 - $143,948 (NZD). Salary will be negotiable by background/experience.

WHY Massey School of Veterinary Science?

Massey's SoVS runs the Bachelor of Veterinary Science programme, a 5-year full-time degree programme with a current annual intake of around 175 students. Our programme is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, The Australasian Veterinary Boards Council, and the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association. We are ranked 21st in the world and 1st in the Southern hemisphere in the QS Rankings in veterinary science.

Our Mori name, Twharau Ora, encapsulates our aim as a School to strive to be a place of well-being, healing, and recovery for people and animals. Our mission is to advance animal and human well-being and environmental sustainability, through veterinary education and research for Aotearoa New Zealand, and the world. Our vision is to be world-renowned as the veterinary school that everyone wants to be part of.

We offer work/life flexibility

Palmerston North is a family-friendly, eminently bikeable, compact city of approximately 91,000 people and is centrally located on the North Island of New Zealand.Check out your new city here.We are a welcoming, friendly, multi-cultural city, with excellent parks and schools and easy access to outdoor activities such as hiking, road and mountain biking, outstanding golf courses and surfing. The city has a lively café culture, abundant restaurants, a diverse range of community groups, and hosts large local and national level cultural events.

In less than a two-hour drive away from Palmerston North you can be immersed in the vibrant culture of our capital city Wellington, touring our world-renowned wine-growing country in the sunny Hawkes Bay, snow skiing on Mt Ruapehu, or water skiing at Lake Taupo.

If you are ready for a change and are looking for a position that can provide you with professional and intellectual opportunities as well as an appealing lifestyle, apply now.

For enquiries please contact: Dr Luca Panizzi - Equine Group Leader at[email protected]or Jane Langton Burnell -Veterinary Teaching Hospital Director[email protected]

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and appointments may be made prior to the closing date.

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