Employment Type: Permanent Faculty

Vacancy ID: FAC0005936

Salary Range: Dependent on qualifications

Position Summary/Description:

• Teaching and Education
• Teach predoctoral and/or graduate courses in operative dentistry, cariology, preventive dentistry, and dental biomaterial
• Supervise and mentor students and residents in clinical operative dentistry and general dentistry
• Participate in curriculum development, assessment, and continuous quality improvement
• Integrate contemporary concepts such as minimally invasive dentistry, caries risk assessment, and biomaterials science into teaching
• Mentor students, residents, and junior faculty as appropriate to rank

• Provide patient care in operative, esthetic dentistry and general dentistry consistent with institutional standards
• Supervise clinical care in student and resident clinics
• Promote evidence-based, patient-centered, and preventive approaches to oral health care
• Research and Scholarship 
• Participate and lead scholarly activity in cariology, dental materials, restorative dentistry, or related fields
• Publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at national and international meetings
• Pursue extramural research funding, as appropriate to rank and track when applicable
• Collaborate within the institution and across disciplines (e.g., materials science, biomedical engineering, public health)

• Participate in departmental, school, and university service activities
• Contribute to professional organizations at the local, national, or international level
• Support accreditation, faculty governance, and institutional initiatives

About The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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