Associate Professor or Professor

Job Title :

Associate Professor or Professor

Requisition Number : FE04719

Department Name :

7A870 : Division of Orthodontics

Work Location : Lexington, KY

Type of Position : Faculty

Position Time Status :

Full-Time

Tenure Track Status :

Tenure Track

Required Education :

This position requires a dental degree (DMD or DDS) from a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and must have completed a residency or graduate program in Orthodontics.

Required Related Experience :

N / A

Required License / Registration / Certification :

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.

Job Summary :

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 :

1. 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

2. Provide oversight and guidance of the Orthodontic graduate program curriculum in collaboration with the graduate program director

3. Develop, implement, and monitor outcomes of the College’s Competency Assessment in conjunction with orthodontic clinical course directors

4. Provide leadership to the Division

5. Evaluate, mentor and coach the faculty of the Division and establish a constructive working relationship with them

6. Assign academic and administrative duties to faculty and staff (or see that such assignments are made by a designee)

7. 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)

8. Provide oversight in the preparation and management of the Division budget

9. Serve as a liaison between the Administration and the Division

10. Ensure that the Division is represented on various College committees

11. Secure funding for research and publish results

12. Present scholarship and research results at state, national, and international meetings

Qualifications :

This position requires a dental degree (DMD or DDS) 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%

Appointment / Promotion Criteria :

Special Title Series – Academic Dental Educator

Assistant Professor

N / A – Rank of Associate or Above

Associate Professor

• Excellent service as assistant professor at UKCD (or its equivalent elsewhere) with record of excellent teaching, clinical service and research activity appropriate for the individual’s designated DOE.
• Evidence of advancement of skills / knowledge in the field as recognized by peers, programs, certification or advanced degree(s).
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• Continuing excellent and high-quality contributions to the teaching of dental students, residents, graduate students, and other trainees. Recognition of excellence which may be available from formal peer evaluations, student evaluations, or teaching awards. Publication of important and original clinical research appropriate for the research allocation described on the individual’s DOE. Impact and value of teaching and research should be recognized beyond the local level, as demonstrated by invitations to speak in other hospitals, other dental schools, programs of professional societies and / or continuing dental education courses.
• Publication of clinical observations, reviews, and / or original clinical research appropriate for the allocations described on the individual’s DOE in peer- reviewed journals.
• Emerging reputation within his or her field and recognition as an authority in specialty both inside and outside the UK dental community; leadership role in dental health system which may include teaching or research engagement activities with the communities outside the University; and active membership in professional societies.

Professor

These guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the definitions and examples of scholarship and excellence, and the Statements of Evidence provided in the College of Dentistry Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure procedures.

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. To learn more about these benefits, please visit : https : / / hr.uky.edu / employment / our-benefits.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? :

Yes

Open Until Filled : Yes

Our University Community :

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status or whether the person is a smoker or nonsmoker, as long as the person complies with University regulation concerning smoking.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and / or drug screen.