Department Chair, Restorative Sciences
Dental College of Georgia
Augusta University
Augusta University is Georgia’s innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state.
The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University provides dental education to the next generation of professionals by offering hands-on education through innovative research, patient care, and service. Join other dental providers to improve the oral health of Georgia and beyond. The DCG was founded to provide the people of Georgia with quality dental care by educating students in dentistry. As a patient, you have the option to receive treatment in one of our three different practice models consisting of student clinics, resident care, or in the faculty practice. We also serve patients in more than 20 clinics across Georgia.
Description
Responsibilities include oversight for and participation in departmental teaching programs at the pre-doctoral and post-doctoral levels, department research and scholarship, and administrative leadership for the largest department in the Dental College of Georgia (DCG). Preference will be given to candidates with post-graduate training in prosthodontics and/or operative dentistry/general dentistry, and/or relevant experiences in dental education and significant clinical experience. Extensive leadership and administrative experience is required. Involvement in research/scholarly activities is expected, and participation in the DCG intramural faculty practice is available. The Chair of Restorative Sciences reports directly to the DCG Dean, works collaboratively with all of the other DCG chairs and deans, and demonstrates professional behaviors that promote a positive, productive, and caring environment for all DCG faculty, staff, residents, students, and patients. This is a full-time, tenure or non-tenure track faculty position. The selected candidate must be eligible for faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor level.
Required Qualifications
DDS/DMD or foreign degree equivalent to a DDS/DMD. Applicants must be a graduate of an ADA-accredited dental school or an ADA-accredited advanced dental education training program (of at least 2 years in length) and have an active unrestricted license in another state or be eligible for licensure by the Georgia Board of Dentistry.
Assistant Professor – Early level career as a faculty member with background, education, and training consistent with the following position requirements.
Associate Professor – Mid level career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Assistant Professor with background, education, and training consistent with the following position requirements.
Professor – Senior level career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Associate Professor with background, education, and training consistent with the following position requirements.
Salary/Benefits/To Apply
This position is fiscal year based and works year-round. The intended work commitment or full-time equivalent (FTE) for this position is 1.0 and considered full-time. Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more! Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.
For a complete job description and to apply, please visit our careers webpage at www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/ and search for Job ID: 259859. Application documents such as cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, and professional references, should be attached.
Posted 9 Oct 2023 Expire1Mar 2024
Graduate Program Director
Operative Dentistry
Cariology and Operative Dentistry
Indiana University School of Dentistry
The Division of Operative Dentistry in the Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) on the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus is currently recruiting for a program director in graduate cariology and operative dentistry. The appointment will be a full-time (0.8 or 1.0 FTE) faculty position at the rank of associate or full professor for IUSD. The qualified candidate should have a strong clinical background and extensive experience teaching and conducting research in cariology and operative dentistry.
The graduate program director (GPD) is responsible for managing all aspects of the graduate program, advising students on academic matters, and monitoring student performance and progress. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to management of the program curriculum ensuring content remains relevant and up to date; coordination of faculty for clinic sessions, didactic courses, and student research; overseeing student admissions; monitoring student progress to ensure timely completion of degrees; mentoring student research projects; resolving problems; and fostering a social climate conducive to camaraderie and learning. The GPD is the primary educator for didactic courses and the chief mentor for graduate clinic activities. The GPD ensures adherence to all university and dental school policies and procedures within the program by faculty, students, and staff.
Office space, a competitive salary, and a start-up package will be provided. Review of applicants will begin immediately with an anticipated appointment start date of July 1, 2024, or sooner.
Required Qualifications: (1) DDS/DMD or equivalent. (2) eligible for dental licensure in the state of Indiana. (3) after dental school graduation, at least 5 years of clinical experience performing operative/restorative dentistry procedures. (4) significant operative dentistry or cariology teaching experience including clinical mentoring and didactic instruction. (5) completion of graduate program earning master’s degree in operative/restorative dentistry or cariology.
Preferred Qualifications: (1) Board certified or eligible for certification in operative dentistry. (2) significant experience teaching graduate-level operative/cariology dentistry. (3) significant experience conducting and mentoring student research in cariology and operative dentistry.
Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit supporting documents at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/22139. Those supporting documents are:
- Signed letter of intent.
- Statement of past and present experience in academia
- Complete curriculum vitae.
- Names of three professional references with contact information.
IUSD offers a dynamic learning environment for faculty, in which teaching, research, clinical care, and community service are core to our mission, through clinical programs in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Evansville, Indiana. We are committed to being a welcoming school that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We seek candidates who will not only enhance our representational diversity but whose research, teaching, and community engagement efforts contribute to diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environments for our students, staff, and faculty. IUPUI condemns racism in all its forms and has taken an anti-racist stance that moves beyond mere statements to interrogating its policies, procedures, and practices. We hope to identify individuals who will assist in our mission to dismantle racism so that everyone has opportunity to succeed at IUSD.
Posted 1 Feb 2024 Expire 1May24