Faculty Positions

Abstract

Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Dentistry is seeking full-time faculty members in the Department of General Practice. Ideal candidates will have experience in the areas of dental materials, dental practice management, or preclinical and clinical skills development. Responsibilities will include course director, teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate dental students in preparation for private practice, service, and scholarship. Methods will include clinical and didactic teaching, course directorship, curriculum development, scholarly activity, mentoring and patient care. Participation in faculty practice and demonstrated ability to build a practice is required. Experience in research or desire to engage in research is preferred. Teaching in an integrated curriculum system that includes baccalaureate, graduate, and professional education and across traditional departmental lines and in multidisciplinary teams is required. Faculty members are expected to foster transformative learning that is informed by interdisciplinary and translational research, teaching, scholarship, and creative expression. Candidates must demonstrate ability to teach (dentistry and/or dental hygiene), or to acquire and develop such ability that incorporates adult learning theory, evidence-based oral health care, innovation in student learning, and critical thinking. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to contribute to and participate in a humanistic environment of learning and discover and demonstrate the ability to adapt to change and embrace modern technologies. Applicants must have a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree and eligible for licensure in Virginia. Required are strong leadership skills, expansive clinic experience, and expertise in practice management. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.Send curriculum vitae and a list of at least three references to Dr. Peter Antinopoulos, Chair of Search Committee, Department of General Practice, School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980566, Richmond, VA 23298.Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action university, providing access to education and employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, political affiliation or disability.A full-time, tenure-track, Assistant/Associate Professor position in the Department of Adult Restorative Dentistry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will be available July 1, 2014. The position's responsibilities include teaching and directing undergraduate preclinical and clinic courses in restorative dentistry and related courses. Candidates must have a DDS/DMD from an ADA accredited dental school or a foreign equivalent degree and successful completion of Part I and Part II of the National Dental Board Examination. Master's degree or certificate in Operative Dentistry from an ADA accredited dental school preferred. Experience in dental education is preferable and eligibility for Nebraska dental licensure is required. Participation in the College of Dentistry's University Dental Associates practice is available. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applications will be reviewed as received. Individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.Application for this position must be made through: http://jobs.unmc.edu, position #2013-222.