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Department Head, Clinical Sciences

Fort Collins, CO, US💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-01

Core

Provide strategic, visionary leadership for the Department of Clinical Sciences at a top-tier veterinary medicine college, overseeing a tripartite mission of teaching, research, and service for over 400 faculty, residents, interns, and staff.

Role type

Department Head (Senior Academic Administrator)

Builds

Academic departments, research programs, and clinical service units for veterinary medicine education and patient care.

Domain

Veterinary Medicine / Higher Education Administration

Required skills

Strategic planning, faculty recruitment and retention, budget management, stakeholder management, organizational development, fundraising, academic leadership

Preferred skills

Tenure track full professor appointment, experience in veterinary clinical sciences, experience in large academic department leadership

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Define and attain departmental goals, advance educational programs, develop inclusive leadership structures, manage fiscal planning and administration, represent the department externally, partner with clinical service leaders

Seniority

Senior, Department Head (Tenure Track Full Professor)

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