What are the responsibilities and job description for the Open Rank Professor - Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health position at University of Tennessee - Knoxville?
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences seeks a vibrant pediatric dentist to join our passionate team of academic clinicians. This is a part-time, non-tenure Open Rank Professor position. This position provides primarily clinical supervision of dental students and residents, although some didactic lecturing may be required.
- Provide supervision of dental students and residents involved in patient care.
- Didactic course development and delivery.
- Instruction in a predoctoral lab course.
- Participation in College of Dentistry committees and priorities.
- Individuals new to academics will be expected to participate in professional development activities to establish a scholarly foundation for didactic and clinical teaching activities.
- Additional duties at the discretion of the Department Chair.
- Participation in resident and student research projects.
EDUCATION: DDS or DMD or international equivalent.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATION: TN dental license or eligible.
DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES:
- Experience in hospital dentistry and advanced behavior guidance techniques. Board-certified or board-eligible Pediatric Dentist by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Sciences contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.
Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Sciences is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges - Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Sciences spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Sciences is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.
Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.
Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.