Associate Professor or Professor

Associate Professor or Professor

The College of Dentistry seeks to recruit an experienced faculty member to provide leadership in the Division of Orthodontics. This position is essential to support the College's Strategic Plan and advance the mission of excellence in education, research, service, and patient care. Leadership in this area is necessary to maintain accreditation standards, ensure high-quality orthodontic education and care, and sustain clinical operations that contribute to the College's financial health.

Under the supervision of the Chair of the Department of Oral Health Science, this individual will provide leadership and oversight for the Division of Orthodontics, including management of predoctoral and postdoctoral curricula, faculty mentoring, and program evaluation. The individual will also engage in scholarly and creative activities that result in publications, presentations, and contributions to the discipline.

Patient care responsibilities will include supervision and delivery of orthodontic services in both predoctoral and graduate clinics, ensuring continuity of care, quality assurance, and compliance with university and clinical standards. Clinical activities will also contribute to the College's revenue generation through patient care income, supporting both educational and operational needs.

Service commitments will include participation in college and university committees, engagement in community outreach, and collaboration with other divisions to enhance interdisciplinary education and patient care.

This position is also critical to faculty development and succession planning within the Division of Orthodontics. The selected individual will mentor junior faculty, foster leadership growth, and help ensure the long-term stability and continuity of academic and clinical programs through thoughtful planning and professional development initiatives.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Provide oversight and guidance of all post- and pre-doctoral curriculum of the Division of Orthodontics (hereafter referred to as "the Division") in collaboration with the graduate and predoctoral program directors
• Provide oversight and guidance of the Orthodontic graduate program curriculum in collaboration with the graduate program director
• Develop, implement, and monitor outcomes of the College's Competency Assessment in conjunction with orthodontic clinical course directors
• Provide leadership to the Division
• Evaluate, mentor and coach the faculty of the Division and establish a constructive working relationship with them
• Assign academic and administrative duties to faculty and staff (or see that such assignments are made by a designee)
• Provide leadership in the recruitment, hiring and coaching of divisional faculty and staff (after defining the needs of the Division in concert with the faculty and administration)
• Provide oversight in the preparation and management of the Division budget
• Serve as a liaison between the Administration and the Division
• Ensure that the Division is represented on various College committees
• Secure funding for research and publish results
• Present scholarship and research results at state, national, and international meetings

Qualifications:

This position requires a dental degree (DMDorDDS) from a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and must have completed a residency or graduate program in Orthodontics. Board certification is required. Applicants who received their training outside the United States may be considered if they hold credentials equivalent to those required above. Licensure or eligibility for licensure to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky is required.

A successful track record in academic orthodontics is required.

Distribution of Effort:
Instruction: 30% Administration: 20% Research, Scholarship, and other Creative

Activities:

25% Patient Care/Service: 20% Personal/Professional Development: 5% Total 100%

The University of Kentucky's Statement on Benefits:
Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with comprehensive rewards, focusing on your total well-being and career development, with leadership striving to provide a strong work-life integration. The university generously contributes to employees' retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance. In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more.