What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Assistant /Associate Professor position at University of the Pacific?
Posting Details
Position Information
Title
Clinical Assistant / Associate Professor
Campus
San Francisco
Department
Department of Preventive & Restorative Dentistry
Posting Number
F00929
Full or Part Time
Full Time
Open Date
11 / 13 / 2024
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Days Per Week
Weeks Per Year
Position Description
Primary Purpose and Essential Functions
PRIMARY PURPOSE :
Reporting to the Chair of the Preventative and Restorative Dentistry Department.
Faculty at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, engage in teaching in various formats, including didactic, simulation and clinical, clinical activities, scholarship, research and service. The successful candidate will oversee didactic, simulated, and clinical student learning experiences in the discipline and engage in al the activities listed above.
Position is full-time, teacher-clinician non-tenure track; 4 days per week, 52 weeks per year.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.
PRIMARY PURPOSE AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
The Department of Preventive and Restorative is responsible for providing the Preventive and Restorative preclinical and clinical content within the dental school pre-doctoral and international dental studies curricula including Preventive and Minimally Invasive Dentistry, Operative Dentistry, Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Implant Dentistry and Digital Dentistry, using the latest and innovative techniques, modern concepts, and technology.
Faculty at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, engage in teaching in various formats, including didactic, Simulation and clinical, clinical activities, scholarship, research, and service. The successful candidate will oversee didactic, simulated, and clinical student learning experiences in the discipline and engage in all the activities listed above.
I. Teaching
- Deliver lectures, seminars, preclinical simulation laboratory teaching, clinical teaching, and computer-based individualized instruction to support the Preventive and Restorative
Department's pre-clinical and clinical courses, in both the predoctoral and international dental studies students.
II. Curriculum design and course directorship
III. Patient Care
III. Research / Scholarship appropriate for promotion eligibility
IV. Collaboration and Service
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of :
Ability to :
Experience :
Licenses / Education :
Working Conditions :
Preferred Qualifications
Experience :
Ability to :
Other :
The ideal candidate will : Role model for faculty and students regarding : (a) scholarship and clinical skill, (b) commitment to the profession, © personal responsibility and habits, (d) continuous growth, (e) humanistic respect for dignity of others, (f) school policy (g)Actively participate in local, regional, and national organizations and networks (h)Attend and support school and university meetings and events.
Physical Requirements
GENERAL : Faculty should have sufficient motor function to execute movements essential to providing oral health care to patients.
SPECIFIC : Must possess the motor skills to perform palpation, percussion, auscultation and other diagnostic maneuvers, basic laboratory tests, dental preparations, and diagnostic procedures in a timely manner. Such actions require coordination of gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium, and functional uses of the senses of touch and vision.
SPECIFIC : Must be able to perform basic life support including CPR, transfer, and position patients with disabilities, physically restrain adults and children who lack motor control, and position and reposition himself or herself around the patient and chair in sitting and standing positions for prolonged periods of time. A student must promote and support the ability of coworkers to perform prompt care. Must be able to operate controls, use high-speed or low-speed dental handpieces for tooth preparation procedures, and use hand instrumentation including scalpels for surgical procedures. All these skills must be performed within reasonable time frames.
Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens may reasonably be anticipated. Personal protective equipment is expected to reduce or eliminate exposure to routine or limited infectious agents.
Hiring Range
130,000 - $140,000 per year. We consider factors such as, but not limited to, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, internal equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
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Background Check Statement
All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening.
AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement : University of the Pacific complies with California Assembly Bill 810, requiring candidates accepting conditional job offers to disclose any final administrative or judicial findings, ongoing proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation, or appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past seven years.
AA / EEO Policy Statement
University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex / gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.
Salary : $130,000 - $140,000
