Full Professor of Periodontology

Are you a successful clinical oral health scientist? Are you interested in bringing & maintaining periodontal education, care and research consistently at top level and thus making an important contribution to oral health care? Then please apply to this unique opportunity!

Location: AMSTERDAM
FTE: 1,0

Job description

ACTA strives for societal impact by advancing oral health through education, service, research and discovery. The department of Periodontology offers ideal circumstances to make the difference in oral care by educating top-level periodontists and execute high impact research to improve the understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of oral diseases as part of general health enabling early prevention and improved treatment of oral diseases.

As a full professor you will work as a clinician, lecturer and scientist, and you will help to bring and perpetuate periodontal education, care and research at top level and thus make an important contribution to oral health care. You will play an educational and clinical role in the postdoctoral Periodontology program and must also be an experienced periodontist for the treatment of patients.

Requirements

As a successful clinician scientist with a periodontal specialty focus you meet the majority of the following criteria:

• You have followed formal training as a dentistperiodontist (preferably at an EFP accredited institute)
• You are BIG registered (Royal Dutch Dental Association BIG Act) or you can be registered within two years
• You have substantial clinical expertise in the field of periodontology
• You have relevant leadership & management skills, including experience supervising residents and junior faculty
• You have good teaching and communication skills
• You have a doctoral degree (e.g. PhD) in a relevant field (e.g. dentistry), with extensive research experience as evidenced by scientific publications, fellowships, and/or other forms of academic recognition
• You have an affinity for and experience with providing and coordinating teaching and supervising Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students
• You have experience supervising scientific research and establishing clinical trials and can motivate and inspire junior staff and postdoctoral students in this role
• You have an extensive international network that will strengthen the position of the Department of Periodontology in Europe
• You are in a position to obtain national and international grants and enter into partnerships
• You work well in teams
• Vaccination against Hepatitis B is mandatory for working at ACTA clinics. We request you to include a statement describing your relevant vaccination status with your application using the “Other attachments” button.

What are we offering?

A challenging position as a Full Professor in a socially involved organization. On a full-time basis the remuneration amounts to a minimum gross monthly salary of € 5,864 and a maximum of € 8,539, depending on your experience. The monthly salary is also augmented with an 8% holiday allowance and 8.3 % end-of-year bonus, which amounts to a gross annual salary of a minimum of € 81,838 and a maximum of € 119,170. A fulltime working week amounts to 38 hours per week. If you prefer, we allow you to combine this position with one day per week working in an outside practice as a periodontist. In that case our employment contract is for 32 hours per week with a minimum annual gross salary of € 68,916 and a maximum of € 100,354. If you meet the criteria of Full Professor level 1 on a fulltime basis the maximum annual salary is € 143,872.

If you currently live abroad you may be eligible for the 30 % “expat” tax rule that will increase your net salary significantly. You’ll find more information at:

https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/en/individuals/content/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility

  We will assist you with the relevant application procedure.

Additionally, ACTA offers excellent fringe benefits and various schemes and regulations to promote a good work/life balance, such as:

• a maximum of 29 days of annual leave based on fulltime employment
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% endof-year bonus
• solid life time pension scheme (ABP)
• contribution to commuting expenses

ACTA

ACTA is the collaboration of the Faculties of Dentistry at the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. We focus on all aspects of dentistry: from specialized training to outstanding research and the highest-quality patient care.

Working at ACTA is working on leading international research and training. Currently, ACTA ranked second in the QS World University Rankings. In addition to being an educational and research institution, ACTA also provides healthcare services. You will be working with peers from a variety of disciplines. ACTA has nearly 500 staff members and around 900 students who are taking the Dentistry programme. Around 300 patients visit ACTA every day on average.

Diversity
Diversity is one of our university’s core values. We are an inclusive community, and we believe that diversity and international activities enhance the quality of education and research. We are always looking for people who can enhance diversity on our campus thanks to their background and experience.

About Academic Centre Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA)
The Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, ACTA, is the combined Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. It is the largest school of dentistry in the Netherlands and the third-ranked dental research institute in the QS World University Ranking.
ACTA strives to provide an inclusive and diverse work environment.

Application

Are you interested in this position? Please apply via the application button in English until

29th May 2022

. The following supporting documents are required (please submit as single pdf):

• a cover letter stating your motivation;
• a curriculum vitae, incl. a list of publications, presentations, clinical, education and research activities, management tasks and other relevant information.

As part of being considered for this position, an in-person interview and presentation will be required. An external suitability assessment may be part of the selection procedure.

The first interviews via Zoom will be held on the 20th of June 2022 between 2pm and 5 pm. Please leave room in your schedule for this meeting.

Target start date: to be agreed upon     

Applications received by e-mail will not be processed; please use the submission button to start the application process.

Applications received by e-mail will not be processed.

Vacancy questions

For more information about this position and the approved strategic department plan, please contact:

Name: Prof. dr. Albert Feilzer
Position: Head of the Advisory Committee
Email: [email protected]  

For additional information please take a look at https://acta.nl/en/about-acta/more-about/periodontology

For information on the Royal Dutch Dental Association BIG Act please take a look here: https://english.bigregister.nl/

Relocation support
If you have any questions regarding moving to Amsterdam, and working at VU Amsterdam, you may contact:
Name: Sara Veldhorst
Position: Relocation Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Telephone number: + 31 20 5985037

For more information please go to www.acta.nl

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