Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Prosthodontics

Indiana University, United States

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Indiana, PENNSYLVANIA
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Posting Details
Position Details


Title Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Prosthodontics
Appointment Status Non-Tenure Track
Department IUPUI Department of Prosthodontics – School of Dentistry
Location Indianapolis
Position Summary
The Prosthodontics department in the Indiana University School of Dentistry is seeking qualified applicants for our open rank faculty position (clinical or tenure track, at assistant, associate or full professor level). This will be a 12-month appointment at 1.0 FTE, with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2024, or sooner.
YOUR TEACHING AND LEADERSHIP MATTERS
With each student, each patient, and when working with colleagues, we rewrite the script determining the future of those we serve. We are seeking a new faculty member with expertise and experience in all aspects of prosthodontics and ready to build upon the school’s and campus’s tradition of excellence, advancing scholarship, education, clinical service, and community engagement. Our new faculty member will possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a desire to create an environment that promotes collegiality, collaboration, and cultural diversity among members of various education, research, and service communities. The candidate will have expertise in digital methodologies and workflows in prosthodontics, including how those are implemented in didactic, preclinical, and clinical instruction as well as scholarly activity.
The primary responsibilities of this faculty member will be to provide preclinical, clinical, and didactic instruction to predoctoral dental students, to participate in competency assessments, and to help implement a comprehensive and robust predoctoral curriculum using state-of-the-art and emerging technologies. Teaching responsibilities may also include course directorship(s) as well as opportunities to participate in the postdoctoral prosthodontic curriculum in the Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics.
For eligible candidates, faculty practice and other revenue-generating opportunities will be considered. Our department of Prosthodontics is committed to professional growth for each of its team members through professional development.
WE’RE AN INSTITUTION THAT IMPROVES THE WORLD
IUSD offers a dynamic learning environment for faculty, in which teaching, research, clinical care, and community service are core to our mission, through clinical programs in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Evansville, Indiana. Our main facility includes a state-of-the-art 45,000–square-foot James J. Fritts DDS Clinical Care Center on the IUPUI campus, adjacent to local hospitals and part of an urban academic health center. We deliver a wide range of services and outreach to more than 20,000 patients per year. IUSD enrolls approximately 800 students annually in degree and/or certificate programs in dentistry, allied dental programs, PhD, and advanced dental specialty programs tailored to the current and future needs of the professions and the communities we serve. The IU School of Dentistry is the only dental school in the state and educates 80% of the dentists practicing in Indiana. Over 12,000 alumni of IUSD are pursuing careers throughout the US and around the world.
OUR COMMITMENT
As the state’s premier urban research institution, IUPUI is committed to being a welcoming campus community that reflects and enacts the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion that inform academic excellence. We seek candidates who will not only enhance our representational diversity but whose research, teaching, and community engagement efforts contribute to diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environments for our students, staff, and faculty. IUPUI condemns racism in all its forms and has taken an anti-racist stance that moves beyond mere statements to interrogating its policies, procedures, and practices. We hope to identify individuals who will assist in our mission to dismantle racism so that everyone has the opportunity to succeed at IUPUI.
Basic Qualifications
ARE YOU READY TO JOIN?
Full consideration will be given to candidates who meet each of the following qualifications:
  • Completion of a DDS/DMD or equivalent dental degree.
  • The candidate must have obtained an unrestricted Indiana dental license or an Indiana dental faculty license by the time of appointment. Information on state dental licensure is available at www.in.gov/pla/professions/indiana-state-board-of-dentistry .
Department Contact for Questions
Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to:
Wei-Shao Lin, DDS, FACP, PhD, MBA
Chair & Professor
Department of Prosthodontics
[email protected]
Additional Qualifications
It will be a bonus if you have
  • A certificate of advanced education in Prosthodontics from a Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredited program.
  • Board certification from the American Board of Prosthodontics.
  • A certificate in Maxillofacial Prosthetics from a program accredited by the Commission of Dental Accreditation.
  • Previous teaching experience in teaching.in the discipline of Prosthodontics
  • Master’s degree (or other advanced academic degrees) in the fields of Education, Prosthodontics, Dental Material, or Implantology.
Salary and Rank Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Base salary will be in the range of $103,500 - $133,500/year.
Special Instructions
Review of applicants will begin immediately.
For Best Consideration Date 06/22/2023
Expected Start Date 01/01/2024
Posting/OAA # IU-100473-2023

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