Assistant Professor in Periodontics
FJD 68,352 - 106,489 per year
Closes in 27 days
About the company
Fiji National University is a government-established higher education institution in Fiji offering programmes across multiple colleges, including the College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences. This role sits within the Department of Oral Rehabilitation in that college.
About the role
This Assistant Professor position is in Periodontics within the Department of Oral Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, based at Hoodless House. The role holder will have developed their own research and teaching interests and be becoming known nationally for their work. They will contribute to curriculum development, publish regularly in peer-reviewed international journals or other appropriate outlets, and are likely to have edited collections of work or conference proceedings. They will chair sessions at, or sit on organising committees of, academic conferences or relevant disciplinary meetings. They should be beginning to show academic leadership in their teaching and/or research speciality and be involved in administrative duties at least at Department/School level.
Key responsibilities
- Contribute effectively to curriculum development
- Publish regularly in peer-reviewed international journals or other appropriate outlets
- Edit collections of work or meeting proceedings
- Chair sessions at, or be part of, organising committees of academic conferences or relevant disciplinary meetings
- Begin to show academic leadership in teaching and/or research speciality
- Be involved in administrative duties at least at Department/School level
About the successful candidate
- Relevant doctoral degree (level 10) OR Master's in a Dental related field
- Minimum of 5 years teaching and clinical experience with specialist registration
- Demonstrated evidence in learning and teaching and the potential to become an effective teacher
- Industrial/clinical experience in the area of expertise
- Demonstrated evidence of undertaking consultancies in the area of expertise
- Evidence of meeting at least one or all of: University Service (administration), Community Service (contributions to the wider profession), Academic Leadership and collegiality