Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology

Indiana University Academic Positions•Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The Department of Periodontology at the Indiana University School of Dentistry ( IUSD ) is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time clinical assistant professor position. This will be a 12-month appointment at either 0.80 or 1.0 FTE , with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026, or sooner. TEACHING , INNOVATION & RESEARCH THAT IMPROVES LIVES The Department of Periodontology at IUSD is recognized worldwide for its commitment to education, patient care, research and service. JOIN AN INSTITUTION THAT IMPROVES THE WORLD We are recruiting to our team someone with a proven commitment to developing competent clinicians who are ethical, critical thinkers, lifelong learners, professionally responsible, and people-centered practitioners. The successful candidate will have a record of contributing to and excelling in a team environment built upon conducting world-class, cutting-edge research. These characteristics and abilities are essential because the primary responsibilities of the successful candidate will include didactic and clinical instruction within the graduate periodontics program as well as for predoctoral dental students. An intramural or extramural private practice option is also available. Participation in and initiation of research efforts are strongly encouraged. OUR COMMITMENT As the state’s premier urban research institution, Indiana University is committed to being a welcoming campus community. As a member of that community, the IU School of Dentistry seeks candidates whose teaching, service, scholarship, research and community engagement efforts contribute to robust learning, working, and patient care environments. This commitment is core to our mission through our school-owned clinics and educational programs in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Indiana. IUSD offers a dynamic learning environment for faculty, in which teaching, research, clinical care, and community service are core to our mission through our School-owned clinics and educational programs in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our main facility includes a state-of-the-art 45,000–square-foot James J. Fritts DDS Clinical Care Center on the IU-Indianapolis campus, adjacent to local hospitals and part of an urban academic health center. In 2026, we will open our newly renovated Delta Dental Special Care Clinic to enhance our ability to train oral health professionals and provide care for patients with disabilities, including those with complex craniofacial disorders and medical complexity in an interdisciplinary setting.