Assistant/Associate Professor of Endodontics

Creighton University; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Creighton University School of Dentistry seeks an Assistant/Associate Professor of Endodontics to support didactic and clinical curricula, including patient services in the pre-doctoral clinic. The 12-month tenure-track role collaborates with a team building excellence in dental education and expands the school as a national resource.

Primary appointment is in the Endodontics Department; academic rank and salary are based on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Must hold DDS or DMD from an ADA CODA accredited institution or equivalent with CODA accredited credentialing.
• Successful completion of Part I and Part II of the National Board Dental Examination (or Integrated National Board Examination) before hire.
• Unrestricted Nebraska Dental License or eligibility and credentialing from third-party payer systems.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with ability to work collaboratively in a collegial, interdisciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the curriculum, especially preclinical courses, labs, and the pre-doctoral clinic.
• Contribute to didactic and clinical curricula and patient services within the endodontics program.
• Collaborate with faculty in a 12-month tenure-track Clinician Educator role and support departmental goals.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

DDS/DMD or equivalent

Job description

Assistant/Associate Professor of Endodontics

Creighton University School of Dentistry is seeking a motivated individual to support the didactic and clinical curricula of the school including patient services through the school’s pre-doctoral clinic model.

The 12 month- tenure-track position will work with a team of dedicated faculty who are building on a rich legacy of excellence in dental education and expanding our capacity as a national resource in the dental profession. Responsibilities include supporting the delivery of the curriculum notably in the preclinical courses, labs and pre-doctoral clinic.

Primary appointment will be in the Department of Endodontics. Academic rank and salary will be based upon qualifications.

This is a Clinician Educator tenure-track position. Creighton is a Catholic and Jesuit comprehensive university committed to excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.

Qualifications

Required:

DDS or DMD degree from an ADA CODA accredited institution or an equivalent degree from an international program combined with an ADA CODA accredited certificate of completion from an applicable specialty; or a DDS or DMD degree from an ADA CODA accredited institution with ADA CODA accredited post graduate training in Advanced General Dentistry or demonstrated endodonticsexperience deemed commensurate with post-graduate training.

Successful completion of Part I and Part II of the National Board Dental Examination or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination prior to the date of hire.

• Candidates must possess an unrestricted Nebraska Dental License or be eligible to obtain an unrestricted Nebraska Dental License in a category for which they are eligible and also acquire credentialing from applicable third-party payer systems.
• Candidates must also possess strong organizational and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a collegial, interdisciplinary environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Specialty certificate and/or Master of Science in Endodontics from an ADA CODA accredited endodontics program.
• Certificate from an ADA CODA accredited post graduate program in General Dentistry (AEGD/GPR); or a multi-year general dentistry commitment as part of military service with experiential evidence of course assignments in clinical, laboratory, classroom teaching support of endodontic curriculum.
• Prior full-time or >50 % dental academic position with experiential evidence of course assignments in clinical, laboratory, classroom teaching support of endodontic curriculum.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

AAP/EEO Statement

Creighton University is committed to providing a safe and non-discriminatory educational and employment environment. The University admits qualified students, hires qualified employees and accepts patients for treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or other status protected by law. Its education and employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other programs and activities, are administered without unlawful discrimination.

Department

Endodontics Department