[Hiring for Summer 2025!] - Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dental Hygiene Program

Job Description Summary

Each part-time faculty member reports to a chair or director, satisfies criteria for accreditation, possesses subject matter expertise, and has the following instructional and institutional responsibilities :

• Designing courses, delivering instruction, evaluating student learning, and incorporating college-required technology.
• Possessing subject matter expertise and engaging in ongoing professional development.
• Maintaining effective communication within the College and the department or program. Job Description

Salary is determined per the SF Salary Schedule .

Under general supervision, the Adjunct Assistant develops, prepares and teaches a variety of coursework. Primary assignments consist of clinical dentistry, chair-side instruction, laboratory instruction and evaluation. The Adjunct Assistant also works to support ancillary program policies and procedures and assist the lead faculty within Dental Programs.

Adjunct Faculty are employed on a term-by-term basis and may be assigned teaching duties at SF’s main Northwest campus or at any of the College’s six educational centers. Course offerings within the Dental Programs Department may be taught during the day or evening.

Responsibilities and Duties :

Reports to : Director, Dental Programs

Qualifications :

Required : A Bachelors degree, Florida Dental Hygiene license with certification to administer local anesthesia (CRDH), current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification and at least one (1) year of chair-side, dental hygiene experience. Clinical faculty are required to obtain a PPD screening prior to entering clinic, as well as an annual flu vaccination. A criminal background check will be conducted.

Preferred : Two to five (2-5) years of clinical, dental hygiene experience. Relevant teaching experience within a community college setting.

General Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

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