Associate Professor or Professor

About the role

The College of Dentistry seeks to recruit an experienced faculty member to provide leadership in the Division of Orthodontics. This position is essential to support the College’s Strategic Plan and advance the mission of excellence in education, research, service, and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and guidance of all post- and pre-doctoral curriculum of the Division of Orthodontics (hereafter referred to as “the Division”) in collaboration with the graduate and predoctoral program directors
• Provide oversight and guidance of the Orthodontic graduate program curriculum in collaboration with the graduate program director
• Develop, implement, and monitor outcomes of the College’s Competency Assessment in conjunction with orthodontic clinical course directors
• Provide leadership to the Division
• Evaluate, mentor and coach the faculty of the Division and establish a constructive working relationship with them
• Assign academic and administrative duties to faculty and staff (or see that such assignments are made by a designee)
• Provide leadership in the recruitment, hiring and coaching of divisional faculty and staff (after defining the needs of the Division in concert with the faculty and administration)
• Provide oversight in the preparation and management of the Division budget
• Serve as a liaison between the Administration and the Division
• Ensure that the Division is represented on various College committees
• Secure funding for research and publish results
• Present scholarship and research results at state, national, and international meetings

Qualifications

• A dental degree (DMD or DDS) from a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and must have completed a residency or graduate program in Orthodontics
• Board certification is required. Applicants who received their training outside the United States may be considered if they hold credentials equivalent to those required above
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is required
• A successful track record in academic orthodontics is required

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

This position does not require specific skills or abilities beyond those outlined in the qualifications section.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

Yes

Preferred Education/Experience

No specific preferred education or experience is listed for this position.

Pay

Appointment/Promotion Criteria: Special Title Series – Academic Dental Educator Assistant Professor N/A – Rank of Associate or Above Associate Professor • Excellent service as assistant professor at UKCD (or its equivalent elsewhere) with record of excellent teaching, clinical service and research activity appropriate for the individual’s designated DOE. • Evidence of advancement of skills/knowledge in the field as recognized by peers, programs, certification or advanced degree(s). * (*Orthodontics) • Continuing excellent and high-quality contributions to the teaching of dental students, residents, graduate students, and other trainees. Recognition of excellence which may be available from formal peer evaluations, student evaluations, or teaching awards. Publication of important and original clinical research appropriate for the research allocation described on the individual’s DOE. Impact and value of teaching and research should be recognized beyond the local level, as demonstrated by invitations to speak in other hospitals, other dental schools, programs of professional societies and/or continuing dental education courses. • Publication of clinical observations, reviews, and/or original clinical research appropriate for the allocations described on the individual’s DOE in peer- reviewed journals. • Emerging reputation within his or her field and recognition as an authority in specialty both inside and outside the UK dental community; leadership role in dental health system which may include teaching or research engagement activities with the communities outside the University; and active membership in professional societies. Professor • Excellent service as associate professor at UKCD (or its equivalent elsewhere) with important accomplishments in teaching, clinical service and research activity appropriate for the individual’s designated DOE. • Evidence of advancement of skills/knowledge in the field as recognized by peers, programs, certification or advanced degree(s). * (*Orthodontics) • Recognition as an excellent educator for dental students, residents, graduate students, and other trainees. Continued publication of important and original clinical research appropriate for the research allocation described on the individual’s DOE. Impact of excellent teaching and research should be apparent locally and nationally, and may be demonstrated by invitations to speak to specialty societies and national continuing dental education courses and by invitations to serve as visiting professor or named lecturer. Impact may also be recognized by success or stature of trainees as determined by subsequent chief of service or peers. • Continuing publications in peer-reviewed journals of clinical observations, reviews, and/or original clinical research appropriate for the allocations described on the individual’s DOE. Publications of comprehensive clinical reviews, or textbooks and chapters that are recognized as exhibiting important influence on the practice of dentistry nationally. • National and international reputation within his or her field as evidenced by memberships in study sections, advisory groups, prestigious professional societies, etc., and awards, prizes, and other notable academic achievements. Recognition for superior accomplishments in a clinical specialty and leadership role in dental health system. This may include engagement with communities outside the University. * In a discipline that aligns with the needs of the Department or College. (*Orthodontics) These guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the definitions and examples of scholarship and excellence, and the Statements of Evidence provided in the College of Dentistry Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure procedures.

Benefits

The University of Kentucky’s Statement on Benefits: Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with comprehensive rewards, focusing on your total well-being and career development, with leadership striving to provide a strong work-life integration. The university generously contributes to employees’ retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance. In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more. To learn more about these benefits, please visit: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/our-benefits.