Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Practice (Director, Maxillofacial Prosthetic Service)
Position Overview
Organization: Restorative Dentistry
Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Practice (Director, Maxillofacial Prosthetic Service)
Position Details
Position Description
The University of Washington is an internationally ranked public university, serving diverse students, faculty, and staff, and is committed to educating and working in a multicultural environment. The institution engages in teaching, research, and service. The University of Washington, as both a state government institution and a public university, meets the federal requirement of a “public service organization” as defined by the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
The University of Washington School of Dentistry (UWSOD) is ranked among the top ten dental schools in the United States. In 2025, the UWSOD was ranked No. 3 in the world by the Shanghai Ranking and No. 19 globally by the QS World University Rankings for Dentistry. For more information on UWSOD, please visit the school’s profile.
The UWSOD is a 12-month service school. The Department of Restorative Dentistry is seeking a full-time faculty member at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Practice, depending on qualifications. The appointment is not tenure-eligible but is eligible for promotion. Appointment terms range from 1 to 5 years for Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice and 1 to 7 years for Associate Professor of Clinical Practice; generally, three years minimum for initial appointments. There is no limit on the number of reappointments.
The Department of Restorative Dentistry is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive learning environment. Candidates are encouraged to demonstrate their ability to innovate and create teaching/research/service models that incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion. We invite a broad range of scholars with diverse perspectives to join us.
The successful candidate will serve as the Director of Maxillofacial Prosthetic Service. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team across UW Medicine in the management of complex maxillofacial oncological and trauma patients, serving Washington state and the broader WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho) region.
The Director of Maxillofacial Prosthetic Service will engage productively in clinical activities and provide clinical care to maxillofacial patients at the UWSOD, oversee the fiscal and clinical operations of the Maxillofacial Prosthetic Service, including staff management, and teach both didactic and clinical courses mandated by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (ADA CODA) for the Graduate Prosthodontic program. The ADA CODA mandated courses include providing oral rehabilitation (attending in the Graduate Prosthodontic clinic), lecturing on Maxillofacial Prosthetic concepts and treatment, conducting literature reviews in fixed, removable, or implant prosthodontics, and participating in treatment planning seminars. The individual may also conduct original research and/or mentor graduate students in research for the Master’s degree program. Service is also expected at the department, school, university, local, national, or international level.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements include a DDS/DMD degree or foreign equivalent and completion of a post- graduate program in Prosthodontics accredited by the ADA CODA, the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) or the General Dental Council in the United Kingdom. Additional fellowship training in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics or at least 5 years’ clinical experience in treating maxillofacial prosthetics patients. Eligibility for Washington State Dental Licensure is also required.
Salary
The base salary range for this position will be $15,833 - $18,333 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.
Instructions
Applications, including a letter of interest, CV, diversity statement (past and planned contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion), and list of three references (name, work title, affiliated institution, phone number and email address), should be addressed to the attention of Dr. Van Ramos, Committee Chair, vanramos@uw.edu.
The position is open until filled, with an anticipated start date of January 5, 2026, or earlier. Applications received by 9/1/25 will be given priority.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Benefits Information
A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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Disability Services
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