Clinical Assistant / Associate Professor

The Department of Preventive and Restorative is responsible for providing the Preventive and Restorative pre-clinical and clinical content within the dental school pre-doctoral and international dental studies curricula including Preventive and Minimally Invasive Dentistry, Operative Dentistry, Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Implant Dentistry and Digital Dentistry, using the latest and innovative techniques, modern concepts, and technology.

Position is full-time, teacher-clinician non-tenure track; 4 days per week, 52 weeks per year.

Faculty at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, engage in teaching in various formats, including didactic, Simulation and clinical, clinical activities, scholarship, research, and service. The successful candidate will oversee didactic, simulated, and clinical student learning experiences in the discipline and engage in all the activities listed above.

Responsibilities to include:
I. Teaching
1. Deliver lectures, seminars, preclinical simulation laboratory teaching, clinical teaching, and
computer-based individualized instruction to support the Preventive and Restorative
Department's pre-clinical and clinical courses, in both the predoctoral and international
dental studies students.
II. Curriculum design and course directorship
Become a course director, design, lead and manage courses, and follow the ethos of
minimum intervention/minimally invasive and modern/up to date concepts, materials and
techniques.
1. Contribute to curriculum design including integration with the various Helix strands.
2. Utilize outcomes assessment, including student and peer evaluation, to improve curricular
content and presentation.
3. Assist in setting standards of care for our Dugoni School of Dentistry student clinic.
4. Have a major role in tracking and assisting students in achieving clinical competency
expectations relevant to the PRD department.
III. Patient Care
1. Work in the Dugoni School of Dentistry clinics supervising student care of patients.
2. Lead and assist in the calibration of faculty both in the pre-clinical and clinical areas in
relation to restorative dentistry.
III. Research/Scholarship appropriate for promotion eligibility
1. Build research endeavors in which you are genuinely interested.
2. Demonstrate effort in scholarly publications and presentations.
3. Take part in clinical research projects, sample collection and other scholarly activities.
IV. Collaboration and Service
1. Engage broadly in other school, university, professional, and community service
opportunities.
2. In addition to the traditional expectations for faculty members, the culture of humanism
and collaboration at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is especially important.
3. Engage in National and International collaborations and activities.

Current and up to date knowledge and clinical experience with:

Ability to:

Experience:

Education:

Teaching and/or leadership qualifications

Ability to:

The ideal candidate will role model for faculty and students with regard to: (a) clinical skill, (b) commitment to the profession, personal responsibility and habits, (d) continuous growth, (e) humanistic respect for dignity of others, (f) school policy (g)Actively participate in local, regional, and national organizations and networks (h)Attend and support school and university meetings and events.

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 palpation, percussion, auscultation and other
diagnostic maneuvers, basic laboratory tests, dental preparations, and diagnostic 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. A student must promote and support the ability of coworkers to perform prompt care. Must be able to operate controls, use high-speed or low-speed dental handpieces for tooth preparation procedures, and use hand instrumentation including scalpels for surgical procedures. All these skills must be performed within reasonable time frames.

For in-person roles: This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate must be willing to relocate within California, preferably within 25 miles of the (City) Pacific campus.

For online roles: While this is an online position, Pacific's three campuses are within California and its faculty and staff are mostly California residents. For administrative purposes, California residents are preferred. Out of state hires must be approved either by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (for academic hires) or by the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations.

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

AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: University of the Pacific complies with California Assembly Bill 810, requiring candidates accepting conditional job offers to disclose any final administrative or judicial findings, ongoing proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation, or appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past seven years.

University of the Pacific is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity across backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints. Pacific does not unlawfully 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, or other legally protected characteristics or combination of such characteristics. While we strive to attract a broad and representative pool of candidates, all hiring decisions are made based on merit, selecting the most qualified individual for each position.