Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Engagement

Position Summary
The Indiana University School of Dentistry is currently recruiting for a full-time (1.0 FTE ) faculty position focused on community engagement within the Department of Dental Public Health and Dental Informatics. This is a clinical-track position at the rank of assistant professor. Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is negotiable with a preferred start of September 1 2026 or as soon thereafter as possible. Our department has a long-standing commitment to community-based education public health practice and service-learning. We are seeking a faculty member who will strengthen partnerships with public health agencies community organizations and clinical partners while supporting community-based education and oral health promotion initiatives across the School. The successful candidate will contribute to the Departments teaching service-learning and community engagement mission through collaboration with external partners and participation in community-based educational activities. The position includes didactic and community-based teaching responsibilities in Dental Public Health and related areas as well as support for student learning opportunities aligned with achievement of competency in oral health promotion and prevention. The faculty member will represent the Department and School in selected state and regional community and professional activities aligned with the Schools mission and community partnerships and will engage in university service at the department school and university levels. Regular travel within the state of Indiana is required. Key Responsibilities include: Develop maintain and expand community partnerships that support educational service-learning and outreach activities Provide instruction coordinate and oversee community-based educational and service-learning opportunities for students and curriculum Contribute to didactic community-based and service-learning activities in Dental Public Health and related areas including coordination of student learning opportunities that support achievement of competency in oral health promotion and prevention Mentor predoctoral and graduate students engaged in community-based projects and public health initiatives Develop and disseminate community-engaged scholarship including program evaluation assessment activities and peer-reviewed publications Participate in institutional service at the department school and university levels Collaborate with community stakeholders including the Indiana Department of Health and represent the School in state regional and national community engagement and public health activities Our Commitment As the states premier urban research institution Indiana University is committed to being a welcoming campus community. As a member of that community the IU School of Dentistry seeks candidates whose teaching service scholarship research and community engagement efforts contribute to robust learning working and patient care environments. This commitment is core to our mission through our school-owned clinics and educational programs in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne Indiana. IUSD offers a dynamic learning environment for faculty in which teaching research clinical care and community service are core to our mission through our School-owned clinics and educational programs in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne Indiana. Our main facility includes a state-of-the-art 45000square-foot James J. Fritts DDS Clinical Care Center on the IU-Indianapolis campus adjacent to local hospitals and part of an urban academic health center.