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Posting Details
Position Details
Title
Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Engagement
Appointment Status
Non-Tenure Track
Department
IU Indianapolis Department of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Dentistry Public Health - School of Dentistry
Location
Indianapolis
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 Department's 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 School's 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 state's 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 45,000-square-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.
Basic Qualifications
Basic Qualifications: DDS or DMD from a CODA-accredited program or equivalent
Eligibility for licensure in the state of Indiana
Experience in community engagement, public health practice, and community-based educational or outreach activities
Experience working with community partners and public health agencies
Experience in teaching, program coordination, and student mentorship
Evidence of scholarly or professional activities related to community engagement, public health, oral health promotion, program evaluation, education, or related areas
Department Contact for Questions
Dr. E. Angeles Martinez-Mier
Associate Dean for Global Engagement
Department Chair, Dental Public Health and Dental Informatics IU School of Dentistry
Additional Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications: An MPH, MS, MSD, PhD, DPH or related degree as well as a certificate of specialty study in public health is strongly preferred
Demonstrated experience working with community partners and public health agencies
Experience developing, coordinating, or evaluating service-learning or community-based educational activities
Grant writing, project management or collaborative research experience
Salary and Rank
Salary will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualification.
Special Instructions
This posting will be open until filled. Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit the following documents: Signed letter of intent
Complete curriculum vitae
Names of three professional references with contact information. (When requested, submitted reference letters must be provided on letterhead with the referee's signature.)
For Best Consideration Date
07/15/2026
Expected Start Date
Posting Number
IU-
Worksite address
bloomington, IN, 47401, US
Who can apply
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