Associate Teaching Professor - Periodontics
Position Overview
Organization: Periodontics
Title: Associate Teaching Professor - Periodontics
Position Details
Position Description
The Department of Periodontics is seeking a non-tenure track position as a full-time Associate Teaching Professor. This appointment is a 12-month (July 1 - June 30) service period with an anticipated start date of January 18, 2022. The Department of Periodontics is a collegial community of clinicians and researchers who are committed to advancing the science of periodontology and known for the exceptional quality of its predoctoral and advanced education programs. The Department has dedicated and experienced faculty, both full and part-time, all of whom are committed to excellence in education, patient care, scholarly activity, and research. Faculty in the Department are active in dental school and university-wide affairs as well as in the American Academy of Periodontology, the American Dental Association, the American Dental Education Association, and the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research.
The University of Washington faculty engages in teaching, research, and service. This position will participate in all aspects of the predoctoral periodontics program including the development, delivery and evaluation of the curriculum associated with the program. Responsibilities include clinical and didactic teaching in the predoctoral program; supervision of the predoctoral periodontics clinical care team, including part-time faculty and affiliate faculty; supervision of predoctoral and graduate student research projects; service; and provide continuing dental education instruction. Our goal is to recruit a strong candidate who will build a long and successful career that advances the teaching mission of the Department.
The appointment of an Associate Teaching Professor shall be for a period not to exceed seven years. The normal appointment period shall be for a minimum of three years, subject to reappointment review by voting-eligible faculty in the Department as well as the availability of funding and departmental needs. Salary will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.
The Department of Periodontics is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive learning environment.
Qualifications
DDS/PhD, RDH/PhD or foreign equivalent, and a minimum of seven (7) years teaching experience in a dental school setting. The successful candidate will be expected to possess a record of excellence in instruction, which may be demonstrated by exemplary success in curricular design and implementation; student mentoring; and service and leadership to the department, school, university, and professional organizations.
Instructions
Applicants must submit a letter of interest, diversity statement, curriculum vitae, and a list of three references to the attention of Frank A. Roberts, Acting Chair, Department of Periodontics, University of Washington School of Dentistry. Priority will be given to applications received by December 20, 2021.
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.
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).
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information
Under Washington State Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 21-14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.