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Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR/ ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - CLINICAL

Employee Type: Faculty

Department: LSUNO Oral Surgery 

Campus Location: ORAL SURGERY BATON ROUGE CLINI

Job Summary/Basic Functions

Louisiana State University Health Science Center is seeking applicants for faculty positions in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department. This is a full-time position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, based in Baton Rouge. The OMS department’s primary responsibilities are providing didactic instruction and clinical supervision for dental students, residents, non-categorical interns, externs, and medical students at the LSU School of Dentistry and affiliated hospital clinics and ORs, as well as meeting the OMS treatment needs of the community. The department has a long history of recruiting quality students/residents and graduating top-rated clinicians. Candidates will also have the option to participate in the Faculty Practice and provide call coverage at our affiliated hospitals and the LSU School of Dentistry.

The ideal candidate must demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching, mentoring, leadership, patient care, service, and scholarship. Proficiency in facial trauma surgery is critical. A record of scholarly activity is desirable, and the pursuit of scholarly activity is expected. Numerous opportunities for collaboration exist within the school of dentistry and the LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

This faculty role will provide comprehensive OMS care—including dentoalveolar procedures, implants, orthognathic surgery, trauma management, and pathology treatment—while supporting resident education, multidisciplinary collaboration, and high-volume clinical operations in an academic-focused environment.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: DDS/DMD

Required Field of Study: Completion of advanced training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at a CODA accredited program.

Certifications or Licenses Required: Must be eligible for full licensure to practice Dentistry in the State of Louisiana and Certified, or Board Eligible by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. BLS; ACLS; PALS

Type of experience required to perform the job: Hospital-based, OMS clinic, or academic practice; hands-on experience in dentoalveolar surgery, dental implants, orthognathic corrections, facial trauma reconstruction, and maxillofacial pathology. Board eligibility or certification.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience: Fellowship training in a recognized OMS subspeciality: Facial cosmetics, Head/neck oncology, Reconstructive Microvascular Surgery, TMJ/Orthognathic Surgery, or Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery is preferred but not required.

Additional Information About Our School/Department

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage:  Additional Benefits