Role type: 0.8FTE to 1.0FTE (Full-time, part-time, or a job-sharing arrangement will be considered); Continuing
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/ School: Melbourne Dental School
Salary: Level D - $183,859 - $202,556 (pro-rata for part-time) p.a. plus 17% super

Provide national leadership in Periodontics / Drive research excellence and clinical innovation / Mentor and develop academic teams

Apply now to lead the Periodontics program, driving national excellence in education, research, and clinical practice.

Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

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Your next career opportunity
As an Associate Professor in Periodontics at the Melbourne Dental School, you will have the opportunity to provide strategic academic and clinical leadership across education and research. You will lead the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DCD) Periodontics program as Course Convenor, shape national curriculum frameworks and accreditation standards, and develop a thriving research portfolio with substantial grant funding. Your role will involve supervising academic and clinical colleagues, mentoring early and mid-career academics, and fostering collaborative partnerships nationally and internationally to advance the discipline of Periodontics.

Your responsibilities will include:

Lead Strategic Education and Curriculum Development: Develop and deliver benchmarked teaching across entry-to-practice and specialist programs, lead curriculum renewal, and chair national educational initiatives in Periodontics.

Manage the Periodontics Course Convenor Role: Provide strategic leadership for the DCD Periodontics program, ensuring national competitiveness, quality assurance, and innovation in specialist clinical training.

Conduct and Lead Research Programs: Establish and grow a research portfolio, secure competitive grant funding as Chief Investigator, publish high-quality research outputs, and supervise higher degree and postgraduate research students.

Provide National and Institutional Leadership: Shape national clinical guidelines and accreditation standards, lead mentoring programmes for early and mid-career academics, and develop national and international partnerships.

You may be a great fit if:

You will have strategic leadership experience in clinical teaching and research, a completed PhD, a strong track record of research translation influencing clinical practice, and demonstrated excellence in supervising research students and attracting competitive grant funding.

You will also:

Hold current specialist AHPRA registration in Periodontics without conditions or restrictions.

Have a completed PhD in a relevant field or related discipline.

Possess strategic leadership experience in clinical teaching with demonstrated excellence in course development and benchmarking.

Demonstrate a strong track record in research with an established publication profile and capacity to attract research grants.

Have experience supervising research higher degree, graduate, and postgraduate research students to thesis completion.

Exhibit established professional standing in Periodontics, such as editorial board roles or leadership in professional bodies.

Your new team – Melbourne Dental School

The Melbourne Dental School renowned for its excellence in dental and oral health education, clinical training, and translational research, with a strong tradition in dental research and an established international reputation in several research areas.

Research in the School is an integral component of staff and student activities underpinning both the undergraduate and graduate curricula. The major research activities of the school are conducted via three Divisions and four major research groups, which range from translational biomedical science to clinical studies and pedagogical research.

The School is equally committed to providing exceptional dental education and training. With a focus on innovative teaching methodologies and a student-centred approach, the School offers a Bachelor of Oral Health, Doctor of Dental Surgery, and Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (multiple specialisations). The curricula are designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to become competent and ethical dental professionals..

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