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rAssistant Clinical Professor, Dental Hygiene

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rLocation: Dental Hygiene

rRegular/Temporary: Regular

rJob ID: 608046

rFull/Part Time: Full-Time

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NAU aims to be the nation\'s preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.

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About NAU

Northern Arizona University serves almost 30,000 students. We are a vibrant community, with 21,000 students in Flagstaff-the home of our largest campus-and the remainder online or at our 20+ statewide locations. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.

Committed to an inclusive university environment, NAU has all the benefits of a large institution with a personal touch. We carefully balance teaching, scholarship, and service for faculty members. Supporting our core value of student-centrism, NAU\'s faculty members promote learning and help students reach academic milestones.

Flagstaff is an outdoorsy mountain town with four seasons and a thriving cultural scene. Located at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff houses 70,000 people and sits at the base of the sacred San Francisco Peaks.

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About the Department/College

The College of Health and Human Services is northern Arizona\'s hub for inclusive and equitable health and wellness education. With programs available in Flagstaff, online, and at 20+ statewide sites, we prepare high-quality professionals to lend a healing hand. The Dental Hygiene Department houses an ADA-CODA accredited Dental Hygiene bachelor of science program offered in person as well as an online degree completion program.

About the Position

The candidate will instruct diverse dental hygiene students in the classroom, clinic and/or online using distance learning technology. The faculty member\'s scholarship, teaching, and service responsibilities will be determined based on the faculty member\'s areas of dental hygiene expertise, special interest, and Department of Dental Hygiene needs.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• teaching didactic and/or online courses
• teaching in a clinical setting

*This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.

Non-tenure track, 9month faculty position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Dental hygiene license.
• Master\'s degree in Dental Hygiene, Public Health, or directly related field.
• One year of Dental Hygiene and/or public health teaching experience.
• Three years of full-time (32+ hours/week) clinical and/or public health dental hygiene experience.
• Eligible for licensure as a Dental Hygienist in Arizona.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Learning Management System (LMS).
• Five years of Dental Hygiene teaching experience in a university setting.
• Five or more years of clinical dental hygiene experience
• Ability to work effectively with people of culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Evidence of a record of scholarly activity or other creative endeavors related to dental hygiene.
• Online teaching and course design experience.
• Public health experience.
• Experience in curriculum development, implementation, and assessment.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Knowledge

• Knowledge of learning management system.
• Knowledge of instructional design, effective pedagogy, and innovative learning methodologies.
• Knowledge of best practices in teaching and learning in traditional and hybrid classroom environments.
• Knowledge of online course development and delivery.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills.

Abilities

• Communicates effectively.
• Develops and maintains good working relationships.
• Facilitates learning in multiple modalities.
• Teaches a wide variety of courses.
• Works in a collaborative environment with faculty, staff, and students.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range begins at \$60,000. Annual salary commensurate with candidate\'s qualifications and related experience.

Commensurate with candidate\'s qualifications and related experience.

This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package inc