Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics

Position Summary

The Prosthodontics department in the Indiana University School of Dentistry is seeking qualified applicants for our clinical-track faculty position. This will be a 12-month appointment at the rank of assistant professor at 1.0 FTE, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. Our new faculty member will come ready to build upon the school's and campus's tradition of excellence and to further advance scholarship, education, clinical service, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and didactic instruction to predoctoral dental students and graduate prosthodontics residents
• Participate in competency assessments
• Help implement a comprehensive and robust curriculum using state of the art and emerging technologies
• Generate scholarly activity
• Engage in university service at the department, school, and university levels, including participation in departmental and school governance

Basic Qualifications

• Has a DDS/DMD or equivalent dental degree
• Has a certificate of advanced education in Prosthodontics from a Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA) or Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) accredited program (by the time of appointment)
• Has obtained or will obtain an unrestricted Indiana dental license or an Indiana dental faculty license by the time of appointment. (Information on state dental licensure is available at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/dentistry-home/).
• Has experience in the digital dentistry workflow in prosthodontics and implantology

Additional Qualifications

• A master's degree (or other advanced academic degrees) in the fields of Education, Prosthodontics, Dental Material, or Implantology
• Has experience teaching at the predoctoral level
• Board certification by the American Board of Prosthodontics
• A certificate in Maxillofacial Prosthetics from a program accredited by CODA or CDAC

Department Contact for Questions

Wei-Shao Lin, DDS, MBA, MSAI, PhD, FACP
Professor Chair, Department of Prosthodontics
weislin@iu.edu

Special Instructions

Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Candidates should submit the following supporting documents:

• A signed letter of intent that includes (1) a personal statement delineating your qualifications as well as (2) your present career achievements and (3) future interests
• Complete curriculum vitae
• Names of three professional references with contact information. When requested, submitted reference letters must be provided on letterhead stationery with the referee's signature

Expected Start Date: 07/01/2026