Job Description: 

• Participates in course administration and instruction for the dental school curriculum
• Develops and delivers an integrated curriculum, which blends basic science and clinical concepts, in collaboration with faculty members in other disciplines
• Employs multiple teaching methods, including case-based instruction, large- and small-group discussion, lecture, demonstration, simulation, team-based learning, and distance education
• Provides formative and summative assessment of dental student performance
• Provides individual support, feedback, and advice to dental students
• Works closely with the course and curriculum committees, fellow faculty, and key administrators to accomplish the goals and objectives of the dental school's curriculum
• Engages in advancement of scientific knowledge through research and/or scholarship
• Contributes to the community through academically-related public service complementary to the institutional mission
• Serves the academic community through participations in institutional governance, such as committee work and other administrative duties
• Engages in clinical practice of pediatric dentistry
• Adheres to institutional policies and procedures
• Demonstrates professionalism in accordance with the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine Declaration of Faculty Professional Responsibility

Required Qualifications:

• D.M.D. or D.D.S., or equivalent degree
• Successful completion of CODA-accredited training program in pediatric dentistry
• A minimum of one year of experience in teaching pediatric dentistry
• Texas Dental Licensure, or eligibility for an unrestricted Texas Dental License

Desired Qualifications:

• Board certification by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry
• Experience in teaching pediatric dentistry as a clinically-integrated dentistry program to dental students
• Experience in teaching behavior management in a clinically-integrated dentistry program to dental students
• Experience in the use of medical/dental imaging, laboratory findings, restorations, and clinical case-based scenarios in the teaching of pediatric dentistry
• Experience in development and delivery of clinical pediatric dentistry
• Experience in development and delivery of an integrated dental curriculum
• Experience with innovative teaching methods, such as interactive large- and small-group formats, laboratory-based instruction, team-based learning, case-based learning, problem based learning, and distance education
• Experience with curriculum and clinical management software systems
• Participation in national organizations or committees devoted to dental education
• Experience in dental education scholarship
• Experience in the development of grant proposals and the management of extramural funding
• Emerging or established regional or national reputation for associate professor or higher rank

About Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

The mission of the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine is to improve the oral health of the people of Texas and the greater El Paso community by: focusing on the unique oral and overall health care needs of the border populations; demonstrating excellence in education, research, and patient care; and providing leadership to the practicing community and other area stakeholders.

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