Assistant​/Associate​/Professor - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - School of Dentistry

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry isseeking applicants for a full-time faculty position in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS). This faculty position will provide teaching, mentoring, and supervision to Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery residents and undergraduate dentalstudents in patient care and in preparation for a career in private practice. Primary teaching responsibilities will be centered onpractice management and operations. Participation in faculty practice and research is emphasized.

Academic rank, tenureeligibility, and salary will be commensurate with the candidate'sexperience and qualifications. Additional incentive salaryarrangements will be available through the faculty practiceplan.

The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry islocated in downtown Richmond, Virginia. With a 132-year history,Virginia's only dental school offers opportunities for selected,qualified individuals to study dentistry and oral health through its Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) program, graduate specialtytraining programs, and a dental hygiene program. The VCU School of Dentistry is one of a small number of dental schools in the countryaffiliated with an academic medical center, the only dental schoolin the Commonwealth, and one of the oldest dental schools in the United States, founded in 1893.

It is one of six health sciencesacademic programs on the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Campusof VCU.

Faculty members are expected to teach in an integrated curriculumsystem that includes graduate and professional education. Teachingacross traditional departmental lines and in multidisciplinary teams is required. Faculty is expected to foster transformativelearning that is informed by interdisciplinary and translationalresearch, teaching, scholarship, and creative expression.

Responsibilities include clinical and didactic teaching ofpre-doctoral students and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgerypost-doctoral residents.

Faculty member will provide teaching and leadership roles in Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery clinics and operating rooms, seeing patients, working with residents and students, and working collaboratively with other faculty and staff to promote best business practices and increase clinic productivity.

Faculty members may participate in research protocols and will work collaboratively with Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery research programs and investigators.

Faculty member will serve on departmental and other university committees as necessary, and in their professional field.

• DDS or DMD degree
• Completion of an approved OMFS residency program
• Eligibility for licensure in Virginia
• Board-certified or an active candidate for certification
• Ability to teach practice management through clinical and didactic experiences to pre-doctoral students and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery post-doctoral residents
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment ofrespect, professionalism, and civility with a population offaculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences,or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU
• Demonstrated ability to teach and mentor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to future dental practitioners, or a commitment to acquire and develop such ability that incorporates adult learning theory,evidence-based oral health care, innovation in student learning,and critical thinking
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to and participate in ahumanistic environment of learning and discovery, or a commitment to do so
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to change and embrace moderntechnologies

• Oral surgery teaching experience with graduate dental students and post-doctoral residents preferred
• Advanced skills in both outpatient and inpatient oral andmaxillofacial surgery are preferred

Three recent letters of reference, or contact information for at least three references, will be required for consideration.

All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU's robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annualand holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits,retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity andcash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources,abundant…