UMKC School of Dentistry

University of Missouri System•Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry seeks to fill the position of department chair of Pediatric Dentistry and coexisting faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant/Associate/full Clinical Professor (non-tenure) or Assistant/ Associate Professor/Professor (tenured/tenure track). Specific position responsibilities include: Accountability, fiscal responsibility with transparency to department faculty and staff for daily operation which advance the goals of the department and the School of Dentistry Mentorship of departmental faculty and staff and support for scholarship/research endeavors of the department Supervision of the activities of the Department including responsibility for department curriculum, clinical operations/education of predoctoral students and quality patient care in the discipline of Pediatric Dentistry Responsibility for the didactic component of the departmental curriculum. This will include developing syllabi, lectures, competency examinations and evaluation of student progress. Management of departmental scheduling, staffing responsibilities, management of faculty/staff workloads and assignments Compliance with CoDA standards, UMKC, School, and campus policies and UM Collected Rules and Regulations Participation in the monthly Administrator's meeting with communication back to the department faculty and staff regarding important issues including those from the Administrator's meetings Regular meetings with the dean to advance important department, faculty, staff and student issues Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Applicants must have a certificate from a CODA-accredited Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry.
The candidate must be board certified.
A DDS/DMD or equivalent with eligibility for Missouri Dental Faculty licensure is required https://pr.mo.gov/dental.asp.
Teaching experience or potential for teaching and pedagogy philosophy
Provide demonstrated potential for or provide evidence of research and scholarly activity, and
Demonstrated or potential for service to the profession and/or participation in local, state or national professional organizations.

Responsibilities

Accountability, fiscal responsibility with transparency to department faculty and staff for daily operation which advance the goals of the department and the School of Dentistry
Mentorship of departmental faculty and staff and support for scholarship/research endeavors of the department
Supervision of the activities of the Department including responsibility for department curriculum, clinical operations/education of predoctoral students and quality patient care in the discipline of Pediatric Dentistry
Responsibility for the didactic component of the departmental curriculum. This will include developing syllabi, lectures, competency examinations and evaluation of student progress.
Management of departmental scheduling, staffing responsibilities, management of faculty/staff workloads and assignments
Compliance with CoDA standards, UMKC, School, and campus policies and UM Collected Rules and Regulations
Participation in the monthly Administrator's meeting with communication back to the department faculty and staff regarding important issues including those from the Administrator's meetings
Regular meetings with the dean to advance important department, faculty, staff and student issues
Other duties as assigned