Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene

Position Details

Posting Number: F00589P

Classification

Title:

Assistant Professor

Position Title:

Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene

GSU Information:
Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, among the top five most innovativeby U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among publicuniversities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofituniversity to award bachelor’s degrees to African Americanstudents, 4th in the country for its first-year student experience,and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility ofits students.

Among the most diverse universities in the nation,Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. publicuniversity sending African American students to study abroad. A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways. The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate andfirst-professional degree levels.

With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’sinterdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprisesaddress major health and societal challenges. It is one of only 146universities with an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation,an honor reserved for the nation’s most active researchinstitutions. Outgoing research expenditures have doubled in thelast decade and topped $1.2 billion over the last six years, anindication of the University’s rapid research growth.

Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’svibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactivemedia and media entrepreneurship.

Kinesiology & Health Professions

Perimeter College

Dunwoody

Full Time Faculty

External

The Kinesiology and Health Professions Department at Perimeter College, Georgia State University, serves a diverse student body through academic pathways in Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Kinesiologyand Health, Sport Management, Health Science, Respiratory Therapy,Health Informatics, and Public Health. The department is staffed by27 full-time and 20 part-time faculty, who create engaging and challenging academic environments that provide students withhands-on, real-world experience. The department’s associate degree Nursing and Dental Hygiene programs are among its most established, known for strong licensurepass rates and employment outcomes that reflect the caliber offaculty and the rigor of clinical training.

Graduates leave notonly credentialed but prepared for careers that are both in demandand well compensated. The Health Science pathway provides foundational coursework and prerequisites for competitive programs such as Dental Hygiene,Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, Health Information Administration,and Medical Technology, preparing students for a range of careersin the rapidly expanding field of allied health medicine. Within Kinesiology and Health, students may specialize in Exercise Science, Health Coaching, Personal Training, or Sport Management,the latter of which incorporates the study of business principles and sociology as they pertain to the sport industry.

The department also offers a Personal Training and Entrepreneurship Certificate,combining practical fitness training with foundational business skills for students entering the…