What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygiene Instructor FT Tenure Track - SUNY Orange position at SUNY Orange?
The SUNY Orange Dental Hygiene Department is seeking an instructor to join their academic team. The candidate for this position will be responsible for teaching and mentoring students in the field of dental hygiene, preparing them for successful careers in oral health care. This role involves curriculum development, classroom and clinical instruction, and fostering a supportive learning environment.
This position requires a wide range of professional responsibilities and activities, including participation in curriculum and course development, departmental planning, attendance at department and college meetings, participation on department and Governance committees, student advising and other duties as assigned.
Instructors expected to participate in College and Departmental assessment initiatives.
Teaching assignments may be on the Middletown or Newburgh campus or both.
Job Requirements:
Education Required: Master's degree in Dental Hygiene, Education, or related field.
Experience Required: Current NYS dental hygiene license with a minimum of 5 years of clinical practice experience. Current NYS licensure in local infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia. Current CPR certification. Teaching experience in an accredited dental hygiene program.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics:
- Community college teaching experience
- Experience in online teaching in both asynchronous and synchronous formats with demonstrated evidence of student engagement
- Experience with D2L Brightspace or other comparable learning platform
- Experience with inclusive and/or culturally responsive pedagogy
- A diverse knowledge in several of the following areas: educational technology, learning management systems, and dental practice technology.
- Bilingual skills
Additional Information:
Yearly physical examination and TB test, current vaccinations as required by the department.
Additional Information:
Deadline for Applying: February 6, 2025
Position begins Fall 2025 (August 20, 2025)
Salary: $57,431 per the faculty contract. This is a 10 month Faculty position.
Orange County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or any other category protected by law. The College adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in public institutions of higher education. Inquiries regarding this non-discrimination policy may be directed to: Iris Martinez-Davis, Civil Rights Compliance Officer, 115 South Street, Middletown NY 10940, (845) 341-4662, iris.martinezdavis@sunyorange.edu.
Salary : $57,431
