Periodontist - Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada - Dalhousie University

Description

Dental Clinical Sciences

Location

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

About the opportunity

The Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, is seeking applications for a full-time, probationary tenure-track or tenure-track periodontist at the rank of assistant or associate professor.

Candidates must have successfully completed specialty training and a Master's in Periodontics from an accredited program and be eligible for specialty licensure by the Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia. A DDS, DMD or NDEB Equivalency certificate is an asset. If the candidate has not successfully completed their National Dental Specialty Exam (NDSE) in Periodontics administered in Canada, they must successfully do so within 12 months of the start of the position. Private practice privilege is integrated with this appointment; the Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia does not offer academic licensure.

Periodontics is a division in the Department of Dental Clinical Sciences. Teaching responsibilities for this position will include didactic, pre-clinical, and clinical teaching in all aspects of Periodontics in the Faculty's undergraduate programs, with the potential for teaching and research supervision in the Masters in Periodontics program. Preference will be given to those candidates with didactic and clinical teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels in periodontics. Additional expectations include active participation in scholarly activity and faculty committees.

The successful candidate is expected to develop an extramurally-funded program of research and contribute to collaborative research initiatives within the Faculty. Experience as an independent principal investigator in research related to periodontics or oral health is an asset. Preference may be given to those holding a PhD in these areas.

In addition, this individual will have demonstrated achievements in, or potential for, the following:

Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with the successful candidate's qualifications, experience and achievements. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a commitment to service including patient care in addition to supporting the University's efforts in equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.

This position will commence on July 1, 2024, or as soon as mutually agreeable.

Dalhousie University is one of Canada's leading teaching and research universities with four professional faculties, a Faculty of Graduate Studies and a diverse complement of graduate programs. Inter-faculty collaborative and interactive research is encouraged, as is cooperation in teaching. Dalhousie University inspires students, faculty, staff, and alumni to make significant contributions regionally, nationally, and to the world. Dalhousie University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is a vibrant capital city and is the business, academic, and medical centre for Canada's east coast.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi'kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, and persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.