Assistant/Associate Professor, Operative Dentistry

Indiana University, United States

Updated: 1 day ago
Location: Indiana, PENNSYLVANIA
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Posting Details
Position Details


Title Assistant/Associate Professor, Operative Dentistry
Appointment Status Non-Tenure Track
Department IUPUI Department of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Dentistry Public Health – School of Dentistry
Location Indianapolis
Position Summary
Faculty Position
Operative Dentistry
Cariology, Operative Dentistry, and Dental Public Health
Indiana University School of Dentistry

The Division of Operative Dentistry in the Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) on the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus is currently recruiting for a faculty position in operative dentistry. The appointment will be a full-time (0.8 or 1.0 FTE) faculty position at the rank of assistant or associate professor for IUSD. The qualified candidate should have experience and an interest in teaching in the pre-doctoral and graduate operative curriculum and will be expected to support pre-clinical, clinical, and didactic courses at the pre-doctoral and graduate levels. Additionally, they will have the unique advantage of working in an environment with experienced colleagues in cariology and operative dentistry.
The primary expectations of this position include but are not limited to, providing preclinical, clinical, didactic and laboratory instruction aligned with the candidate’s interests, performance of services necessary to implement the educational and academic objectives of operative dentistry, and engagement in university service at the department, school, and university levels.
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. We are committed to being a welcoming school 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 opportunity to succeed at IUSD.
Basic Qualifications
Required Qualifications
  • DDS/DMD or equivalent;
  • Prior work experience in academia focused on various aspects of teaching operative dentistry and cariology in the pre-doctoral and/or graduate curriculum;
  • Graduate studies in a discipline related to operative dentistry (operative, restorative, cariology); and
  • Eligibility for licensure in the state of Indiana.
Department Contact for Questions
Mr. Damon L. Spight
Faculty Recruitment Manager
Office of Faculty Affairs
[email protected]
Additional Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Board certified or eligible for certification in operative dentistry.
Salary and Rank A competitive salary, and a start-up package will be provided
Special Instructions
Review of applicants will begin immediately with an anticipated appointment start date of July 1, 2024, or sooner.
For Best Consideration Date 02/19/2024
Expected Start Date 07/01/2024
Posting/OAA # IU-100754-2024

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