Assistant/Associate Professor & Research Director

• General
  • Be a role model and actively promote ethics, humanism, professionalism, the mission of the school, and personal growth for oneself and others
  • Demonstrate professionalism and responsibility.
  • Participate in the life of the school, seek information, and work to common purposes.
  • Develop and share in the collective knowledge of the school.
  • Engage students and colleagues in disciplined reflection and critical thinking.

• Teaching
  • Promote maximal learning among all students and colleagues.
  • Remain current in the discipline.
  • Provide feedback and evaluation in ways that preserve dignity, promote learning, develop consistency, and allow others to make valid decisions.
  • Use all methods and modalities of teaching and assessment appropriate to teaching assignments.
  • Be accessible to students and colleagues.

• Scholarship
  • Continuously reflect in a disciplined fashion on the field, on education, and on practice.
  • Share scholarship through publications, presentations, and other means with peers.
  • Develop an area of scholarship marked by cumulative advances in knowledge and practice.
  • Participate in organizations and groups that encourage and sustain inquiry and provide peer review.
  • Seek funding, opportunities for investigation, and other resources to sustain scholarship.
  • Demonstrate a willingness to examine any part of professional activities in light of appropriate literature, data, critical thinking, and peer review.

• Service
  • Perform activities for the common good of the School of Dentistry, the university, professional groups, and the community.
  • Bring distinction to the School of Dentistry
  • Exercise and model leadership through helping others work cooperatively for shared goals.

• Patient Care and Management of Patient Care
  • Promote patient oral health and satisfaction with care in our clinics.
  • Make referrals as appropriate and in the best interest of the patient.
  • Promote respect for students and the school.
  • Participate in quality assurance and other programs designed to improve the overall effectiveness of the school’s clinics.
  • Strive for mastery as a practicing professional.

• Predoctoral program
  • Didactic, pre-clinical and clinical education in the areas of Endodontics
  • Act as Course Director.
  • Participate in Personalized Instructional Programs and student research projects.
  • Provide academic advising and guidance.

• Advanced Specialty Education programs
  • Didactic, in the areas of Endodontics.
  • Supervise and participate in resident research projects.

• Collaborate on inter-professional programs with other Pacific health programs and extramural health education partners.

• Research lab protocols.
• External funding sources for research.
• Competency based education and assessment methodology.
• Modern pedagogical concepts and application in health professions education.
• Integrated, inter-professional care delivery systems.
• Trends in oral health and oral health education.

• Provide predoctoral, advanced education, and PhD didactic, preclinical and clinical content
• Provide academic advisement and guidance to dental students
• Obtain external funding for research initiatives

• Minimum of 4 years of private practice or teaching or research activities
• Successful research background and publication

• DMD/DDS from an ADA-accredited school of dentistry or international equivalent
• Successful completion of an advanced education program in Endodontics from ADA-accredited school of dentistry or international equivalent

• Active dental license
• Current CPR certification

• Position is 4 days per week
• Position requires coordination of a variety of responsible duties in stressful non-clinical and clinical situations
• Must be available to work additional hours as needed

• Support scholarly activities in the discipline
• Oversee endodontic research activities of predoctoral, advanced education, and PhD programs
• Supervise and participate in resident research projects and thesis development
• Develop of independent, relevant and sustainable research activities in the discipline
• Promote the dental school mission, vision, and core values
• Lead and function in an active change environment
• Communicate effectively with faculty, staff, residents, students
• Maintain professional composure and demeanor at all times
• Listen, follow, collaborate, negotiate, compromise, direct, delegate, refer, and think critically
• Inspire excellence and promote innovation
• Exhibit behavior consistent with core values of the Dugoni School

• Board certified or eligible
• Master of Science degree or its equivalent
• PhD Degree in the field of dental sciences

• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

• Position requires standing, walking, bending, and reaching throughout the working hours
• Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds
• Exposure to chemical and hazardous waste typical in research/biological lab; personal protective equipment will be provided to reduce or eliminate exposure

University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.