ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE CLINICAL PROFESSOR / 2 - Prosthodontists / Restorative Cinical Sciences / UMKC School of Dentistry
UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
SCHOOL of Dentistry
Department/Division/Program
The UMKC School of Dentistry operates a public student dental clinic and a faculty practice which serve patients throughout the KC metropolitan area. We provide a critical education outlet for Kansas and several other states without a dental school. UMKC is the only institution in Missouri offering advanced education residency programs in General Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontics, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, and Endodontics. We also offer an Advanced Standing Program.
The UMKC Dental School is a partner of the UMKC Health Sciences District. The District strives to be a premier academic health district, engaging in cutting-edge biomedical research and entrepreneurship, delivering state-of-the-science health care, and educating the next generation of health care professionals. UMKC provides unique opportunities for research and health care collaboration across its Schools of: Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Health Studies, and Pharmacy as well as University Health physicians, regional health care institutions, and the University of Missouri System's NextGen Data Science and Analytics Innovation Center.
Job Description
The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry is seeking 2 Prosthodontist faculty members to fill a position in the Restorative Clinical Sciences department at the rank of Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor. The faculty member will provide clinical instruction and oversight for pre-doctoral dental students. This includes instruction and evaluation of students in diagnosis, treatment planning, restorative dentistry, removable, fixed, and implant prosthodontics. The faculty member is expected to provide didactic and preclinical lab instruction, as assigned.
Qualified candidates may be eligible to participate in faculty practice one day per week.
Minimum Qualifications
* A DDS/DMD or equivalent and a certificate from a CODA accredited university/program.
* Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics is required
- Eligibility for Missouri licensure is also required.
The salary is competitive and commensurate with rank, credentials and experience.
Application Instructions
For consideration, you must apply online at www.umkc.edu/jobs, click in Academic Positions (Job Opening ID 49421).
Please combine all application materials (personal letter of interest and applicable experience which may qualify you for a faculty position, curriculum vitae and a current list of 3 professional references) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as your resume attachments. Limit document name to 50 characters and do not include any special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).
Please direct inquiries and correspondence to: Dr. Cynthia Petrie, (petriec@umkc.edu) Chair, Restorative Clinical Sciences, UMKC School of Dentistry.
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