Clinical Assistant Professor Details

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of the Pacific - San Francisco, CA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Campus San Francisco Department Department of Endodontics Posting Number F00359 Full or Part Time Full Time Open Date Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Days Per Week 4 Weeks Per Year 52 Primary Purpose and Essential Functions

POSITION DEFINITION:
The Department of Endodontics at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, invites applicants to apply for a full-time, clinical teaching position; 4 days per week, 52 weeks per year.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
1. Transfer knowledge of Endodontology based on scientific evidence at the highest levels achievable to students and the profession at large.
2. Promote comprehensive care in clinical education and be an active player in the process.
3. Establish high standards of competency in Endodontics, communicate them, and insist that they be met through a calibrated and expert faculty.
4. Establish a culture of teaching that promotes compassionate patient care at the highest possible standards of service for their individual needs.

Knowledge of:

• Dental school educational processes.
• Endodontic information and technique

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of dental private practice, as general dentist or specialist endodontist

Education:

• DDS/DMD or international equivalent, completion of training from an Accredited Dental School program.
• Valid CPR certification

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively with a diverse population of patients, students, staff, faculty and administration.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Work effectively in a group setting.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Demonstrate professional judgment in all situations.

Experience:
Previous teaching experience in a school environment.

Education:
Endodontic certificate, preferably from a CODA accredited dental school

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 relevant diagnostic maneuvers, dental preparations, and clinical 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 adults and 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, the operating microscope and use hand instrumentation including scalpels for surgical procedures. All of these skills must be performed within reasonable time frames.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening.

University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.