Assistant Professor (Orthodontics)
Primary Purpose and Essential Functions:
The Department of Orthodontics at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry invites applications for a full-time faculty position. This is a fulltime teacher-scholar faculty appointment structured as a four days per-week academic position, one weekday for outside professional activities, subject to university policies and applicable licensure requirements.
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.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Department of Orthodontics is responsible for delivering comprehensive orthodontic education within both the predoctoral and graduate curricula. This includes didactic and clinical instruction in orthodontic diagnosis, treatment planning, contemporary orthodontic treatment modalities, management of craniofacial anomalies, and interdisciplinary management of patients requiring orthognathic surgery and dental sleep medicine.
Faculty members at Pacific are expected to actively contribute to teaching, scholarship, patient care, and service. The successful candidate will provide clinical orthodontic care with an emphasis on craniofacial orthodontics, participate in resident and student education, contribute to scholarly
activities, and engage in service to the school and professional community.
The primary purpose of this position is to contribute to excellence in graduate and predoctoral orthodontic education, patient care, scholarship, and service.
I. Teaching
Provide didactic and clinical instruction to orthodontic residents and predoctoral dental students.
Mentor residents in clinical decision-making, treatment planning, and interdisciplinary patient care.
Participate in curriculum development and educational innovation.
II. Patient Care
Supervise residents in the diagnosis and treatment of orthodontic patients, with particular emphasis on patients with craniofacial anomalies and complex interdisciplinary needs.
Participate in multidisciplinary craniofacial team care and attend designated craniofacial panels in the San Francisco Bay Area, including at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland and Kaiser Permanente.
III. Scholarship
Mentor and supervise resident research projects.
Develop and maintain an active scholarly agenda through research, grant development, and peer-reviewed publications.
Collaborate with faculty on departmental and interdisciplinary research initiatives.
IV. Service
Participate in departmental, school-wide, and university committees.
Contribute to professional organizations and community outreach activities at the local, regional, and national levels.
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge of:
- Knowledge of curriculum development and educational delivery in orthodontics.
- Clinical expertise in the management of adolescent and adult orthodontic patients,
- craniofacial anomalies, and orthognathic surgery cases.
- Experience with contemporary fixed appliance systems and digital orthodontic workflows.
Experience:
- At least one year of clinical orthodontic practice or teaching experience
Education:
- DDS or DMD degree from a CODA-accredited dental school, or equivalent international degree.
- Completion of an advanced education program in Orthodontics from a CODA accredited institution or equivalent.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Active license to practice dentistry.
- Current CPR/BLS certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience:
- Fellowship training in craniofacial orthodontics or substantial clinical experience in the management of patients with craniofacial anomalies.
- Previous academic teaching experience in a graduate orthodontic program.
- Candidates with demonstrated scholarly productivity and potential to develop an extramurally funded research program.
- Experience with digital orthodontic workflows, CBCT imaging, and 3D craniofacial imaging analysis is highly desirable.
Education:
- American Board of Orthodontics board certification is highly desirable.
Abilities:
- Communicate effectively with patients, students, staff, faculty, and administrators from diverse backgrounds.
- Work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic academic environment.
- Maintain professionalism, integrity, and composure in clinical and academic settings.
- Inspire excellence, innovation, and lifelong learning.
- Advance the mission, vision, and core values of the school.
Other:
- Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a university setting.
- Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
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 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. 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 of these skills must be performed within reasonable time frames.
Special Instructions:
For in-person roles: This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate must be willing to relocate within California, preferably within 25 miles of the (City) Pacific campus.
For online roles: While this is an online position, Pacific's three campuses are within California and its faculty and staff are mostly California residents. For administrative purposes, California residents are preferred. Out of state hires must be approved either by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (for academic hires) or by the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations.
To apply, visit https://pacific.peopleadmin.com/postings/32496
