Faculty (Rank TBD) - Research - 991381

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Primary Purpose:

Provide high-quality instruction and mentorship while advancing translational research at the intersection of oral inflammation, bone remodeling, and mechanobiology. The active NIH-grant (Clinical Scientist Research [K08] career development grant or equivalent) will strengthen the College’s national clinical/translational research visibility, enhance student training, and support the development of novel therapeutics and biomaterials for oral–systemic health.

Job Category: Exempt

Hiring Range: 

Pay Basis:  Annually

Subject to Grant Funding? Yes  

Essential Job Functions: 

Duties:
1. Develops and implements independent and collaborative translational research projects focused on bone regeneration, oral inflammation, and immunity.
2. Pursues significant extramural grant funding, including continuation of NIH K08 and subsequent R01/R21 applications.
3. Publishes scholarly work in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and presents findings at national and international conferences (IADR/AADOCR, ASBMR, AAI).
4. Provides didactic and laboratory-based instruction, integrating clinical (Periodontology/Endodontology) and research content.
5. Mentors’ students and trainees in research methodology, analysis, and scientific communication, fostering national-level recognition and awards.
6. Mentors’ faculty in research methods and analysis.
7. Leads departmental Journal Club and contributes to curriculum development in immunology, bone biology, and regenerative medicine.
8. Participates in departmental, college-wide, and university-wide committees, and engage in service activities that promote research rigor, safety, and compliance.
9. Contributes to innovation and intellectual property development, including disclosures on autoantibody diagnostics, monoclonal antibodies, biomimetic culture platforms, and Piezo1-based therapeutics.
10. Reviews manuscripts for scientific journals and serves as an ad hoc grant reviewer as invited.
11. Maintains a personal professional development plan to assure continued growth, funding sustainability, and leadership within translational dental research.
12. Participates in department, college-wide, and university-wide committees, meetings, and community service.
13. Reviews papers for publication in journals.
14. Supervises undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
15. Maintains a personal professional development plan, which includes research or other creative activities, to assure growth and currency within the academic field.
16. Displays behavior consistent with professional ethics.

Service and Professional Development:
17. Actively identifies opportunities and provides service relating to fields of expertise for the benefit of internal and external communities
18. Participates in state and/or local community service that is a recognized form of career development.

Other Assigned Duties
19. Collaborates with staff and colleagues to address teaching and research issues, and to improve students' learning experiences.
20. Serves on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
21. Keeps abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences
22. Completes projects as required.
23. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements: Meet minimum requirements:
(Listed under titles)
*Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
*Required Education
*Required Experience

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Oral Healthcare- Comprehensive knowledge of the information and contemporary research techniques used in Dentistry to diagnose and treat patients. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventative health-care measures.
2. Education and Training – General knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
3. English Language - Thorough knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
4. Customer and Personal Service - General knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.

Skills:
1. Speaking - Advanced skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
2. Instructing - Proficient skills in teaching others how to do something.
3. Reading Comprehension - Proficient understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
4. Writing - Proficient skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
5. Learning Strategies - Proficient skills in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things
6. Active Listening - Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
7. Active Learning - Proficient skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
8. Critical Thinking - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
9. Complex Problem Solving - Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Abilities:
1. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Apply mechanobiology and immunology concepts to clinically relevant research problems.
2. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
3. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Physical Requirements and Working Environment:
1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
3. May be required to work nights or weekends
4. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
5. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, including but not limited to pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer keyboards.

ADDENDUM
As a member of NSU’s community and the College of Dental Medicine, in your position, you are expected to follow NSU’s employee and faculty policies and adhere to the “Guidelines for Appropriate Conduct and Ethical Behavior for Employees”. The following guidelines do not represent an exhaustive list but identifies minimal core values and standards:

Responsibilities to Students
Because of their inevitable function as role models, NSU faculty, staff, and administrators should be guided by the highest ethical/professional standards.

Responsibilities as Scholars:
A basic responsibility of the community of higher education in the United States is to refine, extend, and transmit knowledge. As members of that community, NSU faculty and administrators share with their colleagues in the other disciplines the obligation to discharge that responsibility.

Responsibilities to Colleagues:
NSU employees will treat colleagues with civility and respect.

Required Certifications/Licensures: 

Required Education: DDS, DMD, PhD in biomedical science discipline or foreign equivalent dental degree.

Major (if required: 

Required Experience: Professional doctoral-level teaching experience or minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of postdoctoral research experience with NIH funding.

Assistant Professor rank: College-level teaching experience.

Associate Professor rank: Continued professional growth and success in full-time university teaching for four (4) years at the rank of Assistant Professor; scholarly contributions to the university, higher education, or one's academic area(s) of a specialization that has received peer recognition.

Professor rank: Continued professional growth and success in full-time university teaching for five (5) years at the rank of Associate Professor; significant scholarly contributions to the university, higher education, or one's academic area(s) of
a specialization that has been recognized as substantial by one's peers.

Preferred Qualifications: 

Clinical specialization in Periodontology/Endodontology; record of intellectual property disclosures; leadership in research operations and compliance

Is this a safety sensitive position? No  

Background Screening Required?  No  

Pre-Employment Conditions: 

Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.