"Assistant / Associate Clinical Professor, Periodontics-Dental Hygienist, UMKC School of Dentistry"

Hiring Department

UNIVERSITY of MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY
SCHOOL of DENTISTRY
Department of Periodontics

The UMKC Dental School is a partner of the UMKC Health Sciences District. The District strives to be a premier academic health district, engaging in cutting-edge biomedical research and entrepreneurship, delivering state-of-the-science health care, and educating the next generation of health care professionals. UMKC provides unique opportunities for research and health care collaboration across its Schools of: Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Health Studies, and Pharmacy as well as University Health physicians, regional health care institutions, and the University of Missouri System’s NextGen Data Science and Analytics Innovation Center.

Job Description

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry is seeking a Dental Hygienist to fill the position of Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontics. This department is responsible for pre-doctoral and dental specialty students, patient care, and service in periodontics. Specific responsibilities of this position include pre-doctoral classroom and clinical instruction in periodontics. Experience teaching in a didactic and/or clinical environment is an advantage.

The position is a 12 month, full-time (1.0 FTE), benefit-eligible, ranked, non-tenure track faculty position. Opportunity for ranked promotion is provided.

Our academic workload and schedules provide for a positive work/life balance.

Qualifications

• Candidates are required to have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in Dental Hygiene or a related field.
• Applicants must be eligible for and obtain the appropriate Missouri Dental Hygiene License prior to starting their employment. For more information about licensing, see https://pr.mo.gov/.

Anticipated Hiring Range

Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with applicant qualifications (e.g., credentials, education, and experience). There is an opportunity for additional compensation in clinical practice.

Application Materials

Applications must be received through the UMKC recruitment portal: https://info.umkc.edu/hr/careers/academic-positions/ Job Identification 54265.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a CV, names and current contact information for three references in one document. Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /,&, %, etc.).

If you are experiencing technical problems during application, please email umpshrsupport@umsystem.edu.

For questions about the position, please contact umkcfacultysearch@umkc.edu including the Job Identification number 54265 and name of the position.

Please direct any questions about the position to: Professor Cat Boles, bolescd@umkc.edu. UMKC School of Dentistry / Department of Periodontics.

Application Deadline

Interviews of qualified candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.