Clinical Assistant Professor - Periodontics
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Position Information
Title Clinical Assistant Professor - Periodontics
Campus San Francisco
Department Department of Periodontics
Posting Number F01055
Full or Part Time Full Time
Open Date 03/10/2026
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Days Per Week 4
Weeks Per Year 52
Position Description
Primary Purpose and Essential Functions The Department of Periodontics is responsible for providing periodontal pre-clinical and clinical content within the dental school's pre-doctoral curriculum for DDS and IDS students.
Pacific faculty engage in teaching, clinical activities, scholarship,
professional development, and service. The successful candidate will provide
didactic, pre-clinical and clinical supervision of student learning
experiences within the discipline.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is
foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We
prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and
responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender,
ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students,
faculty, and staff.
Responsibilities may include any of the following:
I. General
Be a role model and actively promote ethics, humanism, professionalism,
collaboration, and the vision/mission of the dental school.
Participate in the life of the school and seek to grow and develop
personally.
Engage students and colleagues in reflection and critical thinking.
Stay current in the discipline.
Perform appropriate duties as assigned by the Department Chair.
II. Teaching
Deliver lectures, seminars, preclinical simulation exercises, clinical
teaching, and online teaching to support the Department of Periodontics
didactic, pre-clinical and clinical courses.
Serve as a course director for assigned predoctoral courses, with
responsibility for course planning, implementation, coordination, and
evaluation.
Be accessible, approachable, and fair in your interactions with students.
Provide feedback and assessment using methods that preserve dignity,
promote learning, develop consistency and lead to valid outcomes.
Participate fully in department calibration exercises.
Utilize student ratings of instruction and peer evaluations to improve
curricular content and delivery.
III. Patient Care
Promote patient-centered care in our clinics.
Engage in faculty orientation and calibration.
Help set high standards of care for our clinics; refer when appropriate;
and participate in quality assurance programs.
Be on time for clinical sessions for which you are responsible and stay
the full session.
Provide periodontal surgical care, including evaluation, treatment
planning, and surgery
Participate in and provide coverage for evening/night clinic sessions as
assigned to ensure continuity of patient care and student supervision.
IV. Scholarship
Build research endeavors in which you are genuinely interested.
Demonstrate effort in scholarly activities including peer- reviewed
publications and presentations to colleagues.
Recognize that scholarship is necessary for promotion.
V. Service
Engage in service opportunities related to the dental school, the
university, the profession, and the community.
Minimum Qualifications Knowledge of:
Dental school generalist teaching model, integrated interprofessional
care, and competency-based education and assessment methodology.
Accepted non-surgical and surgical protocols for the periodontal
management of patients.
Computer software to include World, Excel, AxiUm and PowerPoint.
Experience:
Minimum two years teaching experience in an accredited dental school
setting.
Minimum of five years' practice experience.
Education
DDS/DMD or equivalent.
Certificate of Proficiency in Periodontics from a recognized U.S. post-
doctoral program.
Valid CPR certificate.
Working Conditions:
Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens may be reasonably
anticipated. Personal protective equipment is expected to be utilized.
Position requires coordination of a variety of duties in occasionally
stressful non-clinical and clinical situations.
Requires occasional attendance at weekend/evening events and meetings.
Preferred Qualifications Ability to:
Promote the dental school vision, mission and core values.
Communicate effectively with faculty, staff, residents, and students in a
variety of ways to include direct conversation, email, text, meetings,
etc.
Provide patient-centered care in a humanistic environment.
Reflect, self-assess, and think critically.
Maintain confidentiality of information.
Demonstrate professional judgment.
Effectively manage projects and deadlines.
Work independently and efficiently.
Other:
Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds
and cultures.
Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion
in a university setting.
Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and
knowledge in their work.
Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
GENERAL: Faculty should have sufficient motor function to execute movements
essential to providing oral health care to patients.
SPECIFIC: Must possess the motor skills to perform palpation, percussion,
auscultation and other diagnostic maneuvers, basic laboratory tests, dental
preparations, and diagnostic procedures in a timely manner. Such actions
require coordination of gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium, and
functional uses of the senses of touch and vision.
SPECIFIC: Must be able to perform basic life support including CPR, transfer
and position patients with disabilities, physically restrain adults and
children who lack motor control, and position and reposition himself or
herself around the patient and chair in sitting and standing positions for
prolonged periods of time. A student must promote and support the ability of
coworkers to perform prompt care. Must be able to operate controls, use high-
speed or low-speed dental handpieces for tooth preparation procedures, and use
hand instrumentation including scalpels for surgical procedures. All of these
skills must be performed within a reasonable time frame.
Hiring Range $125,000.00 - $135,000.00 per year. We consider factors such as, but not limited to, scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, internal equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
Special Instructions For in-person roles: This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate must be willing to relocate within California, preferably within 25 miles of the (City) Pacific campus.
For online roles: While this is an online position, Pacific's three
campuses are within California and its faculty and staff are mostly California
residents. For administrative purposes, California residents are preferred.
Out of state hires must be approved either by the Provost and Executive Vice
President for Academic Affairs (for academic hires) or by the Chief
Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations.
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Maximum Number of References 4
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AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: University of the Pacific
complies with California Assembly Bill 810, requiring candidates accepting
conditional job offers to disclose any final administrative or judicial
findings, ongoing proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation,
or appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past seven
years.
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Dental State License
Hepatitis B Vaccination or HBV Test/Titer or Declination Form
CPR/BLS Certification
Optional Documents
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