Associate Professor – Restorative Dentistry and Dental Education

• School of Dentistry
• Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50
• Access state-of-the-art facilities to further your research endeavours
• Educate future generations & create an exceptional student experience
• Based at our Herston campus
• Applications close Wednesday 26 April at 11.00pm AEST (R-24522) 

About This Opportunity

As part of the launch of our new Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) program, we are searching for an Associate Professor in Restorative Dentistry and/or Dental Education. A suitably qualified applicant would take on the role of Program Convener of the DMD program. Key responsibilities will include:

• Demonstrate a sustained, skilled, and collegial contribution to teaching and the student experience.
• Drive the ongoing improvement and development of new programs or a significant aspect of a program to meet industry and educational standards.
• Exhibit exemplary design in curricular and assessment practices that contributes to enhanced student learning outcomes.
• Adapt and introduce novel teaching and learning approaches and technologies to inspire students’ participation and achieve enhanced learning outcomes.
• Maintain a record of outstanding contributions to the field and producing quality research outputs consistent with discipline norms as lead contributor.
• Initiate and lead funding initiatives and applications as chief investigator role in applications for significant research funding to support projects and activities.
• Lead the progressing towards transfer of knowledge, technology and practices to research end users through translation, including commercialisation of UQ intellectual property.
• Successfully build and lead a research team, developing and mentor more junior academics and researchers.
• Consistently demonstrate and lead others in relation to the UQ values. 

This is a full-time, continuing, teaching and research position. At Academic level D, the base salary will be in the range AUD$154,254 - $169,941, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total package will be up to AUD$180,477 - $198,831 annually. 

About You

• Completion of a PhD in Restorative Dentistry and/or Dental Education.
• A sustained record of outstanding impact and achievement in teaching and research in restorative dentistry and/or dental education.
• International recognition and an excellent record of publication.
• Ability to successfully lead a research team, with an excellent record of successfully seeking, obtaining and managing significant external research funding.
• Evidence of an exceptional level of quality teaching at undergraduate, honours and postgraduate level across a variety of settings, including small and large groups.
• An established record of course coordination and in advancing the development and continuous innovation of new programs, curriculum design and course material in restorative dentistry.
• An extensive record of supervision of Honours and HDR students to successful completion.
• A strong record of meaningful internal service roles in conjunction with evidence of leadership in external activities.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases. 

Relocating from interstate or overseas? We’ll support you with the visa sponsorship process. You can find out more about life in Australia’s Sunshine State here. 

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