Assistant /Associate/Professor Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry

Mission or Goal of Unit:

The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry is located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. With a 132-year history, Virginia’s only dental school provides opportunities for selected, qualified individuals to study dentistry and oral health through a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S) program, graduate specialty training programs and a dental hygiene program. The VCU School of Dentistry is one of a small number of dental schools in the country affiliated with an academic medical center, the only dental school in the Commonwealth, and one of the oldest dental schools in the United States founded in 1893. It is one of five health sciences academic programs on the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Campus of VCU.

Chief Purpose of this position: 

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry is seeking applicants for a full-time faculty member to provide teaching, research, scholarly activities, and patient care. 

Position Responsibilities:

Teaching:

Faculty members are expected to teach in an integrated curriculum system that includes baccalaureate, graduate, and professional education. Teaching across traditional departmental lines and in multidisciplinary teams is required. Faculty members are expected to foster transformative learning that is informed by interdisciplinary and translational research, scholarship, and creative expression. This includes teaching at affiliated facilities and supervision of dental and dental hygiene students and dental residents.

Research:

Participation in departmental, School of Dentistry, or VCU Health System research projects is expected.

Clinical:

Participation in the intramural faculty practice is expected, including hospital-based practice with the VCU Health System and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU.

Required Qualifications: 

• DDS / DMD degree or foreign equivalent
• A certificate in pediatric dentistry from an ADA accredited program
• Eligible or certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
• Eligible for licensure in Virginia
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to, advocate for, and participate in a humanistic environment of learning
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to change and embrace modern technology
• If tenure eligibility is desired, for an appointment at the rank of the assistant profession, the candidate will be required to have an established research agenda and a clear potential for external funding, and potential for a scholarship or creative expression to complement and expand existing expertise in the department
• For an appointment at the rank associate professor, the candidate will be required to have a well-developed scholarly research portfolio with evidence of multi-disciplinary applications.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prefer a history of clinical practice care, academic teaching, and scholarly activity

Employees working in or with VCUHealth in any capacity will be required to comply with all relevant health system policies and procedures, including the health system's vaccination requirements.

Three recent letters of reference, or contact information for at least three references, will be required for consideration.

OPR Eligible: Yes

Position Type: Teaching & Research Faculty
Full time equivalent: 1
Tenure: Open
Rank: Open
Months: 12
Department: School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry

Salary: Commensurate

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Dr. Paula Coates
Contact Email: coatesp@vcu.edu
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