Instructor or Higher - Developmental Genetics

Key Areas of Responsibility

• 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
• Mentors students in the laboratory on developmental biology projects
• 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 advancement of scientific knowledge through research and/or scholarship
• Serves the academic community through participation in institutional governance, such as committee work and other administrative duties
• Contributes to the community through academically related public service complementary to the institutional mission
• Adheres to institutional policies and procedures
• Demonstrates professionalism in accordance with the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine Declaration of Faculty Professional Responsibility
• Upholds and promotes the values-based culture of TTUHSC El Paso

• Ph.D. or equivalent degree in genetics, developmental biology, developmental genetics, craniofacial biology, stem cell biology, or equivalent related specialty
• A minimum of three years of experience in teaching developmental genetics or craniofacial development at the level of higher education

• Experience in teaching clinically-integrated human craniofacial development for dental students
• Experience in the use of medical/dental laboratory findings and clinical case-based scenarios in the teaching of human craniofacial development
• Experience in the 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
• Demonstration of research excellence in their field
• Demonstration of productive research collaborations and interdisciplinary research
• Demonstration of post-doctoral training related to developmental biology or craniofacial genetics
• Experience in mentoring students in the laboratory
• Experience in the development of grant proposals and the management of extramural funding
• Experience in dental education scholarship
• Emerging or established regional or national reputation for associate professor or higher rank