Assistant Professor - Endodontics
Position Overview
Organization: Endodontics
Title: Assistant Professor - Endodontics
Position Details
Position Description
The Department of Endodontics is seeking a full-time, tenure-track, faculty member for an Assistant Professor, appointment. This is a 12-month active service period full-time position that is open until filled with an anticipated start date of July 1 2022. The Department of Endodontics is recognized both nationally and internationally as one of the premier Endodontics departments in the country, 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 Association of Endodontics, the American Board of Endodontics, and the American Dental Education Association.
Responsibilities include clinical and didactic teaching in both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral levels, research, service, continuing education, and clinical practice. The University of Washington faculty engages in teaching, research, and service. The Department of Endodontics is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive learning environment. This position will be expected to innovate and create teaching/research/service models that incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion. The initial appointment of an Assistant Professor is typically for a period of three years. Renewal for a second three-year term will be considered by the department and School during spring quarter of the second year. A mandatory review for tenure and promotion must be conducted in the sixth year of appointment.
Salary will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the selected applicant.
The University of Washington (UW) School of Dentistry was ranked No. 4 in the United States, and No. 15 in the world in Britain’s 2021 Quacquarelli-Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. 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.
Qualifications
The successful candidate must have a D.D.S. /D.M.D. or foreign equivalent, and completion of a CODA-accredited advanced education program in Endodontics, Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, or eligibility for certification as a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. Must be able to practice dentistry in the State of Washington.
Instructions
Applications, including a letter of interest, CV, diversity statement, and names and addresses of three references should be addressed to the attention of Dr. James D. Johnson, Chair and Advanced Program Director, Department of Endodontics, University of Washington School of Dentistry.
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).
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Disability Services
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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/.