Department Chair, Periodontics

• Represent the growing edge of one's discipline through: (a) range of knowledge and skills in the discipline, (b) familiarity with and contribution to the literature, participation in nationalorganizations.
• Role model for faculty and students regarding: (a) scholarship and clinical skill, (b) commitment to the profession, personal responsibility and habits, (d) continuous growth, (e) humanistic respect for dignity of others, (f) school policy.
• Initiate continuous improvements in: (a) teaching program, (b) staff and departmental operation,collaboration with the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Associate Dean for Oral Health Education, Assistant Dean for Research, other chairs and faculty in decisions regarding: (a)curriculum, (b) academic standards, faculty standards, (d) research, (e) clinic operation
• Actively participate in local, regional, and national organizations and networks.

• Assess the need for faculty.
• Recruit and bring on board faculty who are: (a) current and growing in their fields, (b) supporters of a model that combines humanism with sound academic standards, contribute to balance the overall strength of the school.
• Mentor and monitor faculty members' careers through: (a) comprehensive orientation, (b) setting mutually agreed goals, providing or working to find needed resources, (d) providing regular feedback and realistic appraisals, (e) account for faculty effort, (f) the use of progressive discipline and termination, if necessary, (g) matching faculty to growth assignments and opportunities where possible, (h) encouraging and facilitating professional connections outside of school.
• Keep faculty informed and make opportunities for their participation through: (a) regular department meetings, (b) distribution of information and policy, encouraging regular attendance and full participation in school functions, (d) compliance with all human resources and faculty policy, (e) assignment of faculty for teaching coverage, including backup.

• Ensure that competencies are current and complete by: (a) continually scanning developments and the state-of-the-discipline, (b) articulating realistic competency standards for students.
• Ensure that the educational experiences available to students are effective by: (a) providing current, properly sequenced, and well-presented instruction and practice, (b) diagnosing learning difficulties and providing appropriate remediation, challenging all students to stretch for excellence and providing opportunity.
• Ensure that evaluation is valid and useful by: (a) using evaluation methods that match competencies, (b) supporting educational decisions with sound evaluation data, calibrating faculty, (d)ensuring compliance with academic policy.

• Collaborate with Associate/Assistant Deans and/or Chairs to ensure appropriate faculty coverage in clinics, sim-lab, and classrooms.
• Participate in forming, implementing, and enforcing school policy.
• Manage content coordinators within the discipline.
• Plan overall needs and associated expenses.
• Monitor and account for departmental budgets.
• Maintain appropriate relations with the administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
• Advocate for needed resources.
• Complete reports and projects in a timely manner.
• Identify resources of financial support for the department and school.
• Attend and support school and university meetings and events.
• Support goals and mission of the school.

• Curriculum management as it relates to the specialty of periodontology.
• Competency based education and assessment.
• Modern pedagogical concepts and application in health professions education.
• 
  HIPAA.
• Trends in oral health and oral health education.
• Dental accreditation standards and processes.

• Promote the dental school mission, vision, and core values.
• Lead and function in an active change environment.
• Communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and students using various means of communication (email, texts, one-on-one conversations, small meetings, large meetings, lectures).
• Maintain professional composure and demeanor at all times.
• Listen, follow, collaborate, negotiate, compromise, direct, delegate, refer, and think critically.
• Inspire excellence and promote innovation.

• Minimum of seven years of work experience in a dental school setting with administrative responsibilities.
• Successful research background.
• Word, Excel, axiUm, Outlook, Canvas, SharePoint databases.

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  DDS/DMD from an ADA-accredited school of dentistry.
• Certificate of Proficiency in Periodontology.
• Active dental license.
• Valid CPR certification.

• Position requires coordination of a variety of responsible duties in stressful situations.
• Must be available to work additional hours every weekday and some weekends.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Behavior consistent with core values of the Dugoni School.

• Board certification.
• Prior dental school leadership position.
• Dental private practice, group practice, or public health service.

• 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.

• Work performed is primarily general office/administrative/patient care with frequent use of computer keyboard and phone.
• Requires sitting much of the working day with frequent standing, bending, and walking.
• Occasional lifting of up to 15lbs should be anticipated.

University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.