Faculty Positions

ADA Forsyth Institute, INC•Somerville, MA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The ADA Forsyth Institute invites applications for faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The institute seeks creative, dynamic, and collaborative scientists whose research has the potential to shape the future of oral, dental, and craniofacial research. Successful candidates will have established externally funded research programs and a record of impactful scholarship, collaborative leadership, and commitment to scientific excellence. Research areas of particular interest include Microbiology and the oral microbiome, Inflammation and immunology, and Craniofacial biology and bioengineering. Applicants conducting innovative basic, translational, clinical, or interdisciplinary research within these areas are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional creative ability, scientific promise or achievement, a sustained or emerging record of external funding, impactful publications, national or international recognition, and a commitment to advancing interdisciplinary research. Candidates should also demonstrate excellence in mentorship, productive scientific leadership, and a desire to contribute to the Institute's mission. Faculty are expected to lead research programs, strengthen the Institute’s prestige, provide counsel, foster collaboration, and enhance the mission to improve oral and overall health through discovery, innovation, education, and translation. The ADA Forsyth Institute offers a collaborative research environment with state-of-the-art equipment and core facilities, including a clinical research center and a germ-free animal facility. Faculty benefit from opportunities for scientific collaboration, technology development, entrepreneurship, translational impact, and mentorship.

Requirements

PhD, DMD, MD, DDS, or equivalent doctoral degree.
Established a cutting-edge, externally funded research program.
Record of impactful scholarship.
Record of collaborative leadership.
Commitment to scientific excellence.
Exceptional creative ability.
Major scientific promise or achievement in their field of expertise.
Sustained or emerging record of external funding.
Impactful publications.
National or international recognition.
Commitment to advancing interdisciplinary research.
Excellence in mentorship.
Productive scientific leadership.
Sincere desire to contribute to the mission, reputation, and long-term success of the ADA Forsyth Institute.

Nice To Haves

Research aligns with one or more of the Institute’s strategic scientific focus areas: Microbiology and the oral microbiome, Inflammation and immunology, Craniofacial biology and bioengineering.

Responsibilities

Lead outstanding scientific research programs.
Strengthen the Institute’s prestige.
Provide wise counsel.
Foster collaboration.
Proactively enhance the mission to improve oral and overall health through discovery, innovation, education, and translation.
Mentor the next generation of researchers.