SVM - Demonstrator in Wildlife Biology and Immunohistochemistry

St. George’s University invites applicants for a full-time Demonstrator, in the Department of Pathobiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine, beginning 2/3/2025.

Objective

Contribute to SVM research and service, and enhance the knowledge, growth, and overall development of veterinary and graduate students by fostering engagement and education, with a primary focus on aquatic animal health.

Essential Functions

Research and Scholarly Activities:

• Actively engage in scholarly activities that support collaborative research at the SVM. This includes performing fieldwork, sample collection, sample processing immunohistochemistry, hematology, image analysis, and data evaluation. Areas of research emphasis include host-pathogen interactions, pathology, and ecology, of wildlife species.
• Provide graduate and veterinary students training

Service

• Manage the daily operations of Wildlife Research lab under the direction of the faculty supervisor. This includes applying research techniques, teaching, operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment, supply inventory and ordering, and archive of tissue samples.
• Participate in the following University activities as and when required:
  • Faculty Senate
  • Departmental meetings
  • Departmental faculty evaluations
  • SVM faculty meetings
  • Special committee assignments (as assigned by the Dean)
  • Outreach efforts in the local community (i.e., One Health One Medicine Program, CaribVet)

Instructional Activities:

• Deliver content in veterinary and graduate courses including lectures and laboratories in wildlife biology
• Participate in the graduate and professional curriculum

Qualifications and Essential Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• BSc with documented experience in aquatic species, MSc preferred
• With a basic knowledge and first experience and/or eagerness to learn:
• General experience in laboratory immunohistochemistry techniques, managing sample storage, inventory, and oversight of laboratory equipment
• Excellence in interactive small group training
• Excellent written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Office environment
• Fieldwork
• Research laboratories
• Large lecture halls
• Student laboratories

Hours and Travel

• A typical work week is 40 hours Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm.
• Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but the employee must be available during the core work hours between 8 am – 5 pm on campus for in-person classroom/laboratory, diagnostics, and research, otherwise available by email or remote means for meetings.
• Travel for medical/personal and professional meetings is granted by request and approval of the administration

Special Instructions to Applicants:

• This is a full time position in the Caribbean island of Grenada.
• To ensure full consideration, complete application materials including CV, Cover Letter and names and email address of three references must be submitted.
• Salary is competitive and paid in US dollars.
• Review of applicants will be ongoing until the position is filled.
• Please email facultyrecruitment@sgu.edu with any questions about the role or hiring process

St. George's University (SGU) is a leading center of international medical education, drawing students and faculty from 140 countries to the island of Grenada, in the West Indies. SGU has helped change lives through its more than 21,000 alumni, which include physicians, veterinarians, scientists, and public health and business professionals across the world.