Faculty Opportunities

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics, is seeking applicants for a non-tenure earning full-time regular position at the rank of Associate Professor.  Qualified candidates should have a DMD/DDS or equivalent degree, advanced training in Endodontics and an Alabama dental license. Duties include teaching in predoctoral and postdoctoral programs. Teaching and private practice experience required. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest, CV, and names of three references to Dr.  Paul D. Eleazer, Chairman of the Department of Endodontics, UAB School of Dentistry, 1530 3^rd Avenue South, SDB417, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007. 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry invites applicants for a full-time, non-tenure-earning faculty position.  Position responsibilities include serving as Director and lead faculty member in the International Dentist Program.  As part of an overall two-year, five-term period of study, each year this program enrolls five highly-qualified persons who have graduated from a dental school outside of the United States or Canada.  Duties include coordinating clinical activity; supervising patient care; participating in didactic and clinical teaching; evaluating students’ professionalism, clinical progress and performance; and counseling students regularly.  Other responsibilities include supervising staff who are directly appointed to work with the student group.  Applicants must have a D.D.S. /D.M.D. or equivalent degree.  Postgraduate education in restorative dentistry or prosthodontics is preferred.  Applicants should possess the leadership skills necessary to effectively manage a training program.  Graduates from foreign institutions with U.S. post-doctoral training are desired.  The successful applicant will be required to demonstrate innovation and collegiality within the academic environment. Participation in intramural faculty practice is available for persons with Alabama licensure.   Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  The search will begin immediately and will end when the position is filled.  Interested individuals are encouraged to forward a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to: Dr. Sonya Mitchell, Division Head, Pre-doctoral General Dentistry, SDB 510, School of Dentistry, 1530 3^rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL  35294-0007, USA (or ).

Director of the Comprehensive Care Clinic and Faculty ManagerThe University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, invites applications for a full-time faculty position.  Responsibilities include serving as the Director of the Comprehensive Care Clinic and as a Faculty Group Manager to 7 senior and 8 junior dental students.  Responsibilities include managing daily clinical operations within the Comprehensive Care Clinic and assisting the Division Head of Pre-doctoral General Dentistry with development and implementation of clinical functions.  This position involves evaluation of clinical productivity, directing fellow colleagues in successful group management dynamics, and supervising patient flow and staff within the Comprehensive Care Clinic.  Furthermore, this position involves coordinating clinical activity; supervising patient care; participating in undergraduate, didactic and clinical teaching; evaluating students’ professionalism, clinical progress and performance; and counseling students regularly.  Other responsibilities include participating in the department’s other clinical and teaching missions.  Applicants must have a D.D.S./ D.M.D. or equivalent degree.  Advanced education in general dentistry and/or prosthodontics is preferred.  Previous teaching experience preferred.  The successful applicant will be required to demonstrate innovation and collegiality within the academic environment.Participation in intramural faculty practice is available for persons with Alabama licensure.  Salary, tenure status, and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  The search will begin immediately and will end when the position is filled.  Interested individuals are encouraged to forward a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:  Dr. Sonya Mitchell, Division Head, Pre-doctoral General Dentistry, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Dentistry, Box 82 Room 507, 1530 3rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA (or )

The Department of Diagnostic Sciences, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, invites applicants for a full-time, tenure track position as Assistant Program Director in its Division of General Dental Residency.  The position will be available as early as June 1, 2009.  Position responsibilities include the supervision of General Dental Residents (GPR and AEGD) in the thirteen-chair Hospital Dental Clinic, supervision of the residents in the operating room, clinical research projects, and some progrm administration and limited lecturing to undergraduate and post-graduate students on oral medicine and clinical research.  The Assistant Program Director must be eligible for staff privileges at UAB Hospital.  Candidates with a commitment to clinical research are especially encouraged also.  Qualified applicants must have completed a CODA-accredited GPR program or have had experience as an Assistant Program director of a GPR or AEGD program.  Applicants are encouraged to have Alabama licensure or be eligible for licensure examination.  General dentistry experience in private practice is desirable.  Participation in an intramural faculty practice is available.  Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with qualifiacations and experience.  Interested individuals are encouraged to forward a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and names/addresses of three references to:  Dr. John M. Coke, Professor and Director, General Dental Residency, SDB 39, School of Dentistry, 1530 3rd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007 or .  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.