Instructor or Higher- General Dentistry (Immunology)

Major/Essential Functions

• Participates in course administration and instruction for the dental school curriculum
• Develops and delivers an integrated curriculum, which blends basic science and clinical concepts, in collaboration with faculty members in other disciplines
• Employs multiple teaching methods including case-based instruction, large- and small-group discussion, lecture, demonstration, simulation, team-based learning, and distance education
• Provides formative and summative assessment of dental student performance
• Provides individual support, feedback, and advice to dental students
• Works closely with the course and curriculum committees, fellow faculty, and key administrators to accomplish the goals and objectives of the dental school’s curriculum
• Engages in scholarship and academically-related public service
• Engages in clinical practice relevant to the area of training (for candidates with D.M.D./D.D.S. degree)
• Adheres to institutional policies and procedures
• Demonstrates professionalism in accordance with the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine Declaration of Faculty Professional Responsibility

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in teaching clinically-integrated human immunology for dental students
• Experience in the use of medical/dental laboratory findings and clinical case-based scenarios in the teaching of human immunology
• Experience in development and delivery of an integrated dental curriculum
• Experience with innovative teaching methods such as interactive large and small group formats, laboratory-based instruction, team-based learning, case-based learning, problem-based, and distance education learning
• Experience with curriculum management software systems
• Participation in national organizations or committees devoted to dental education Experience in dental education scholarship
• Experience in the development of grant proposals and the management of extramural funding
• Emerging or established regional or national reputation for associate professor or higher rank