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Clinical Assistant Professor in Community Engagement
Job Location:
Job Location:
Indianapolis, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
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Posted:
12 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
9 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Position Summary
The Indiana University School of Dentistry is currently recruiting for a full-time (1.0 FTE ) clinical-track faculty position focused on Community-Based Dental Education ( CBDE ) within our department of Dental Public Health and Dental Informatics. This is a clinical-track position at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor. Review of applicants will begin immediately. The anticipated start date is negotiable with a preferred start of September 1 2026 or as soon thereafter as possible. Our department of Dental Public Health and Dental Informatics has a long-standing commitment to community-based education public health practice and service-learning. We are seeking a faculty member who will serve as course director and coordinate Community-Based Dental Education activities strengthen partnerships with community clinical sites and public health agencies and support community-based learning opportunities for students across our educational programs. The successful candidate will contribute primarily to the Departments teaching service-learning and community-based education mission. Core responsibilities include coordination and oversight of student external rotations community-based educational experiences and service-learning activities with support from established departmental staff and leadership infrastructure; contribution to teaching in Dental Public Health and related areas; and support of student learning opportunities aligned with achievement of competency in oral health promotion and prevention. The faculty member will collaborate with community organizations public health agencies and clinical partners to support community-based educational activities as well as engage in university service at the department school and university levels. Regular travel within the state of Indiana is required. Key Responsibilities include: Coordinate and oversee Community-Based Dental Education ( CBDE ) student rotations community-based educational experiences and service-learning activities Provide instruction and direct the Community Based Dental Education courses and curriculum within the pre-doctoral dental education program including student assessment and program evaluation and improvement Support development and maintenance of community clinical sites and external partnerships that support student learning experiences 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 and public health activities 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 clinical sites public health agencies and external partners to support community-based educational experiences and service-learning 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.
The Indiana University School of Dentistry is currently recruiting for a full-time (1.0 FTE ) clinical-track faculty position focused on Community-Based Dental Education ( CBDE ) within our department of Dental Public Health and Dental Informatics. This is a clinical-track position at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor. Review of applicants will begin immediately. The anticipated start date is negotiable with a preferred start of September 1 2026 or as soon thereafter as possible. Our department of Dental Public Health and Dental Informatics has a long-standing commitment to community-based education public health practice and service-learning. We are seeking a faculty member who will serve as course director and coordinate Community-Based Dental Education activities strengthen partnerships with community clinical sites and public health agencies and support community-based learning opportunities for students across our educational programs. The successful candidate will contribute primarily to the Departments teaching service-learning and community-based education mission. Core responsibilities include coordination and oversight of student external rotations community-based educational experiences and service-learning activities with support from established departmental staff and leadership infrastructure; contribution to teaching in Dental Public Health and related areas; and support of student learning opportunities aligned with achievement of competency in oral health promotion and prevention. The faculty member will collaborate with community organizations public health agencies and clinical partners to support community-based educational activities as well as engage in university service at the department school and university levels. Regular travel within the state of Indiana is required. Key Responsibilities include: Coordinate and oversee Community-Based Dental Education ( CBDE ) student rotations community-based educational experiences and service-learning activities Provide instruction and direct the Community Based Dental Education courses and curriculum within the pre-doctoral dental education program including student assessment and program evaluation and improvement Support development and maintenance of community clinical sites and external partnerships that support student learning experiences 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 and public health activities 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 clinical sites public health agencies and external partners to support community-based educational experiences and service-learning 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.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
