Open Rank Professor and Chair, Department of Prosthodontics

University of Tennessee•Memphis, TN

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, is seeking an Open Rank Professor and Chair. This is a full-time non-tenured faculty position. The Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics provides visionary leadership and administrative oversight for all departmental operations, including academic, clinical, and research activities. This role ensures alignment with the mission of the College of Dentistry and compliance with CODA accreditation standards. The Chair fosters excellence in education, patient care, research, and service while promoting innovation, interprofessional collaboration, and professional development. The Chair provides administrative and leadership oversight for all departmental operations across four divisions: Pre-Doctoral Fixed Prosthodontics, Pre-Doctoral Removable Prosthodontics, Pre-Doctoral Implant Prosthodontics, and Post-Doctoral Prosthodontics. Responsibilities include developing and managing departmental budgets, recruiting, mentoring, and evaluating faculty and staff, and ensuring compliance with accreditation standards and institutional policies. The Chair leads monthly departmental meetings, conducts division director meetings at least twice annually, and attends biweekly Administrative Council and biannual Student Status Committee meetings. Additional duties include overseeing faculty calibration sessions, monitoring course director reporting on student progress, supervising the Senior Dental Lab Technician, and participating in college committees as assigned. The Chair also leads departmental strategic planning to ensure alignment with the college’s mission and goals and represents the department in college-wide and university-level initiatives, serving as a key advocate for its academic, clinical, and research priorities. The Chair is responsible for developing and overseeing preclinical and clinical prosthodontic educational programs, maintaining curriculum integrity, monitoring student didactic and clinical progress, coordinating teaching assignments, and appointing course directors. The Chair supports curriculum innovation and continuous improvement, delivers didactic lectures, and provides clinical instruction. The Chair facilitates and supports faculty and student research initiatives, promotes scholarly activity and publication within the department, and actively seeks external funding and grants to advance research and educational goals. In addition, the Chair participates in research as a committee member for postgraduate projects and contributes to predoctoral summer research initiatives, fostering a culture of inquiry and academic excellence. The Chair ensures the highest standards of patient care within clinical teaching environments and integrates evidence-based practices into all aspects of clinical instruction. This role oversees prosthodontic clinical operations, maintaining compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, and institutional regulations. The Chair must demonstrate proficiency in Axium EDR, collaborating with the Axium team to implement system improvements and generate reports for tracking clinical data and student progress. Additionally, the Chair is responsible for quality assurance of all prosthodontic restorations, including both in-house and outsourced laboratory cases, to uphold excellence in patient care and educational outcomes.

Requirements

DDS or DMD from an accredited institution.
Completion of formal training in a CODA-accredited Prosthodontics program, earning a certificate in Prosthodontics.
Three (3) years of clinical practice experience.
Demonstrated leadership experience in academic or clinical settings.
Certificate in Prosthodontics.
Must be eligible for licensure in the State of Tennessee.
Employment is contingent upon obtaining a Tennessee dental license.
Proficiency in digital platforms such as Blackboard, Excel, and Banner

Nice To Haves

American Board of Prosthodontics certification is preferred.
Applicants should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in dental education, with at least 5 years in a leadership and/or administrative role.
Candidates must possess a deep understanding of dental materials, occlusion, biomechanics of oral structures, advanced restorative techniques, basic laboratory procedures, and advanced treatment planning.
Excellent communication skills are necessary to educate and collaborate with students, patients, and faculty members.
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in digital dental technology and/or implant dentistry.

Responsibilities

Provide visionary leadership and administrative oversight for all departmental operations, including academic, clinical, and research activities.
Ensure alignment with the mission of the College of Dentistry and compliance with CODA accreditation standards.
Foster excellence in education, patient care, research, and service while promoting innovation, interprofessional collaboration, and professional development.
Provide administrative and leadership oversight for all departmental operations across four divisions: Pre-Doctoral Fixed Prosthodontics, Pre-Doctoral Removable Prosthodontics, Pre-Doctoral Implant Prosthodontics, and Post-Doctoral Prosthodontics.
Develop and manage departmental budgets.
Recruit, mentor, and evaluate faculty and staff.
Ensure compliance with accreditation standards and institutional policies.
Lead monthly departmental meetings.
Conduct division director meetings at least twice annually.
Attend biweekly Administrative Council and biannual Student Status Committee meetings.
Oversee faculty calibration sessions.
Monitor course director reporting on student progress.
Supervise the Senior Dental Lab Technician.
Participate in college committees as assigned.
Lead departmental strategic planning to ensure alignment with the college’s mission and goals.
Represent the department in college-wide and university-level initiatives, serving as a key advocate for its academic, clinical, and research priorities.
Develop and oversee preclinical and clinical prosthodontic educational programs.
Maintain curriculum integrity.
Monitor student didactic and clinical progress.
Coordinate teaching assignments.
Appoint course directors.
Support curriculum innovation and continuous improvement.
Deliver didactic lectures.
Provide clinical instruction.
Facilitate and support faculty and student research initiatives.
Promote scholarly activity and publication within the department.
Actively seek external funding and grants to advance research and educational goals.
Participate in research as a committee member for postgraduate projects.
Contribute to predoctoral summer research initiatives.
Ensure the highest standards of patient care within clinical teaching environments.
Integrate evidence-based practices into all aspects of clinical instruction.
Oversee prosthodontic clinical operations.
Maintain compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, and institutional regulations.
Demonstrate proficiency in Axium EDR, collaborating with the Axium team to implement system improvements and generate reports for tracking clinical data and student progress.
Responsible for quality assurance of all prosthodontic restorations, including both in-house and outsourced laboratory cases.