Description
Open Rank Professor, Department of Oral Surgery
Non-Tenure or Tenure-track faculty position.
Responsibilities include supporting the clinical and didactic teaching of residents and dental students, trauma call coverage, scholarly activity, and service.
Basic Qualifications:
Candidates must have DMD or DDS degree.
Must have completed a CODA-accredited advanced education program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Candidates must be American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery certified or active candidates for board certification. Applicants must be able to obtain a Tennessee dental license.
Salary and Rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Oral surgery teaching experience with graduate dental students and post-doctoral residents preferred.
- Advanced skills in both outpatient and inpatient oral and maxillofacial surgery preferred.
Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.
The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA/V institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services.
For information about UTHSC's benefits, please visit https://uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/2023-benefits-preview-packet.pdf
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Dentistry is located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. The UT System, through its multiple campuses and institutes, serves the people of Tennessee and beyond through the discovery, communication, and application of knowledge. UTHSC is committed to providing undergraduate, graduate, and professional education programs in a diverse learning environment that prepares students to be leaders in a global society.
In 1911, the University of Tennessee launched its Memphis campus solely dedicated to health science education and research. Seed programs in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy quickly flourished and became individual colleges within the university.
Founded in 1878, UTHSC's College of Dentistry is the oldest dental college in the South and the third oldest public college of dentistry in the United States. The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) accredits the programs in dentistry. This accreditation permits qualified college graduates to apply for all state and regional board examinations in the United States. As an institution of higher education, the College of Dentistry is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) as part of the regular accreditation process of The University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
The college offers a full range of post-doctoral training in endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics. Also offered is a two-year program in dental hygiene.
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.
Job: Faculty
Primary Location: US-Tennessee-Memphis
Organization: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Campus/Institute: Memphis
Schedule: Full-time
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