Faculty Positions

Job Summary

The ADA Forsyth Institute seeks to attract creative, dynamic, and collaborative scientists to join its faculty. The Institute is committed to improving people’s oral and overall health through cutting-edge research, and it is seeking individuals who can contribute to this mission.

About the Role

The ADA Forsyth Institute is a 501(c)(3) entity that combines the resources of the American Dental Association with the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children. It focuses on scientific research and aims to prevent dental disease while serving the needs of disadvantaged children.

Responsibilities

• Lead outstanding scientific research programs
• Contribute to strengthening the Institute’s prestige
• Foster collaboration among researchers
• Proactively enhance the Institute's mission to improve oral and overall health

Requirements

• Hold a PhD, DMD, MD, DDS, or equivalent doctoral degree
• Established a cutting-edge, externally funded research program
• Record of impactful scholarship, collaborative leadership, and commitment to scientific excellence
• Research aligned with strategic scientific focus areas: Microbiology and the oral microbiome, Inflammation and immunology, Craniofacial biology and bioengineering
• Exceptional creative ability and major scientific promise or achievement in their field of expertise
• Sustained or emerging record of external funding, impactful publications, national or international recognition
• Commitment to advancing interdisciplinary research
• Excellence in mentorship, productive scientific leadership

Qualifications

• Exceptional creative ability and major scientific promise or achievement in their field of expertise
• Sustained or emerging record of external funding, impactful publications, national or international recognition
• Commitment to advancing interdisciplinary research
• Excellence in mentorship, productive scientific leadership
• Sincere desire to contribute to the mission, reputation, and long-term success of the ADA Forsyth Institute

Skills

• Strong research skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to lead and mentor others

Benefits

The ADA Forsyth Institute offers a highly collaborative and intellectually stimulating research environment supported by shared state-of-the-art equipment and core facilities, including a clinical research center and a germ-free animal facility. Faculty benefit from exceptional opportunities for scientific collaboration, technology development, entrepreneurship, translational impact, and mentorship of the next generation of researchers.

Pay

$100,000 - $350,000 dependent on faculty level

Schedule

Full-time position

Contact Information

To apply, please visit this link. For questions about the positions, email facultypositions@forsyth.org.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The ADA Forsyth Institute is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.