Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor (Prosthodontics)
Position Information
Title: Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor (Prosthodontics)
Campus: Department of Preventive & Restorative Dentistry
Posting Number: F00930
Full or Part Time: Full Time
Open Date: 11/13/2024
Close Date: Open Until Filled
Days Per Week: 4
Weeks Per Year: 52
Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:Reporting to the Chair of the Preventative and Restorative Dentistry Department. Faculty at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, engage in teaching in various formats, including didactic, simulation and clinical, clinical activities, scholarship, research, and service. The successful candidate will oversee didactic, simulated, and clinical student learning experiences in the discipline and engage in all the activities listed above.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Teaching: Deliver lectures, seminars, preclinical simulation laboratory teaching, clinical teaching, and computer-based individualized instruction to support the Preventive and Restorative Department's pre-clinical and clinical courses.Curriculum design and course directorship: Become a course director, design, lead, and manage courses; contribute to curriculum design including integration with the various Helix strands, in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, Digital Dentistry; utilize outcomes assessment, including student and peer evaluation, to improve curricular content and presentation; assist in setting standards of care for our Dugoni School of Dentistry student clinic.Patient Care: Work in the Dugoni School of Dentistry clinics (main clinics and specialist clinics) supervising student care of patients, in all aspects of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics; assist in the calibration and development of faculty both in the pre-clinical and clinical areas.Research/Scholarship: Build research endeavors in which you are genuinely interested; demonstrate effort in scholarly publications and presentations; demonstrate effort in obtaining extramural funding; take part in laboratory and/or clinical research projects, sample collection and other scholarly activities.Collaboration and Service: Engage broadly in other school, university, professional, and community service opportunities; engage in National and International collaborations and activities.Minimum Qualifications:
- Knowledge of: Dental school educational processes; modern Prosthodontic and Restorative didactic and techniques; dental materials and emerging digital applications to clinical restorative treatment.
- Ability to: Produce professional written reports and correspondence.
- Experience: Experience in all Restorative and Prosthodontic clinical procedures; minimum three years of clinical/educational experience; substantial experience in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, implant dentistry and digital technology.
- Education: DDS/DMD or international equivalent; board certified/board eligible in Prosthodontics in California (preferred) or equivalent; valid CPR certification.
- Licenses: Hold or be eligible for a California Dental License.
- Working Conditions: Position is full-time, 4 days per week; requires attendance to weekend/evening events and meetings.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population of patients, students, staff, faculty, and administration.
- Experience as a specialist in Prosthodontics in Private practice or special interest/experience in Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics; experience teaching in a dental school desired; previous scholarly activities, including publications, conference presentations, invited lectures, extramural funding for research.
- Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Hiring Range: $160,000 - $170,000 per year.
AA/EEO Policy Statement: University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity.
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