Description
The Division of Dentistry at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine is searching for an Assistant Professor to join us as a Pediatric Dental Specialist. You will be working in a pediatric comprehensive treatment facility that cares for patients with complex medical conditions. Care for these patients will occur in our ambulatory clinic, utilizing mild and moderate sedation when necessary, as well as in the UVA hospital operating room and emergency department. This is a…
tenure-ineligible position on the Clinical Faculty track.
Faculty duties include supervising and mentoring four GPR residents in both the ambulatory pediatric dentistry clinic and OR setting. On-call responsibilities are shared fairly across the team.
The mission of UVA Pediatric Dentistry is to provide quality, specialized care to pediatric patients with medical and behavior complexities and to support the hospital in caring for patients with dental trauma and acute infection
Want an informational interview or to chat informally about the role first? Email James Vick, DDS, Chief of Dentistry, at adn2dd@uvahealth.org
For further information regarding the application process please contact Casey Shaver via email at cjw9fb@uvahealth.org.
About UVA
The University of Virginia, established in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, is recognized annually as one of the nation's top public institutions and the University of Virginia Medical Center is listed as one of America's Top Hospitals. Charlottesville is located in Central Virginia, 110 miles from Washington, DC and 70 miles from Richmond. It has been recognized as one of America's top cities to live, raise a family, conduct business, and retire. It has also been recognized as one of America's Top Green Cities. Located near the Blue Ridge Mountains it is popular with outdoor enthusiasts with extensive opportunity for hiking, running, cycling, tennis, golf and skiing.
Qualifications
Required Education: DDS or DMD and completion of a CODA accredited Pediatric Dental Residency.
Beneficial Experience: Stronger Candidates will have: 5+ years as a Pediatric Dentist, Board Certification, a sedation license, and experience with: nasoalveolar molding, autotransplantation, care for patients with medical and behavior complexities, and patients with cleft lip and palate.
Licensure: Must be eligible for either: 1) full, unrestricted Virginia dental license, or 2) faculty Virginia dental license
Physical Demands
Occasional travel for meetings and programs. Extended periods of standing while providing clinical care.
What We're Looking For
A strong work ethic, clear communicator, and someone equally comfortable working independently or as part of a team. We're looking for someone self-motivated, detail-oriented, and meticulous in their clinical work.
The selected candidate will undergo a background check and pre-employment health and drug screening.
Application Instructions
Please complete a candidate profile online via https://apply.interfolio.com/196197 and attach:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Contact information for three references
- A statement on your contributions (or potential contributions) to UVA Health's ASPIRE values
Applications missing any of these won't be considered, so double-check before you submit.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation's leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University's eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger's, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University's research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty's engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation's 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children's Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation's best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University's residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA's faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow's leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you'll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the "happiest city in America" in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.