What are the responsibilities and job description for the School of Dentistry - Open Rank - Prosthodontics position at University of Alabama at Birmingham?
Position Information
School/College
School of Dentistry
Title
School of Dentistry - Open Rank - Prosthodontics
Assignment Category
Full-Time
Rank
Open Rank
Tenure Status
Open Tenure
Payroll Status
Faculty 12
Job Description
The Department of Restorative Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), School of Dentistry, invites applicants for a full-time, open tenure faculty position at open rank. Specific responsibilities include graduate teaching duties in a vertically integrated curriculum as well as research. The goal is to recruit an excellent clinician with real enthusiasm to support learning, mentoring, and patient care.
The Department of Restorative Sciences includes approximately 70 faculty members, seeking to promote excellence in a student’s professional development to foster values recognizing their key responsibility for a patient’s overall health. Through innovative programs, the intent is to graduate students who share a unified purpose to continue as life-long learners providing competent clinical care and contributions to both the professional and public welfare. Further, these values must be nurtured by participation in interdisciplinary professional culture with interactions throughout the medical community to appropriately provide care to the population. Finally, DMD graduates must recognize that patient care is centered in principles of evidence-based best practices recognizing all culturally diverse populations to universally provide excellent, optimal oral healthcare for all.
Required Qualifications
Qualified candidates should have a DMD/DDS or equivalent degree. To be considered, applicants must have completed a CODA-accredited Advanced Education in Prosthodontics residency. Eligibility and/or certification by the American Board of Prosthodontics is desired. Specific responsibilities include preclinical/clinical teaching duties in a vertically integrated curriculum. Prior academic teaching and research experience is desired. Qualified candidates will be eligible to participate in an intramural faculty practice.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior academic teaching and research experience is desired.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
F2347P
Open Date
03/04/2024
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Nondiscrimination Statement
UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Pre-employment Background Check
A pre-employment background check investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment.
Drug/Nicotine Screen (if applicable)
