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Application Close Date/Time: Monday, January 15th, at 6PM CT 

This position is a Full-Time, Tenure-Track, Parkland Academic Employees (PAE) appointment.
Salary is commensurate with experience. 

Tenure-Track Faculty teach a full-time load as per the PAE bargaining agreement.  They advise and mentor students and participate in governance of their departments and the college.

Robust benefits, including medical insurance with no monthly premiums, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, flexible spending, dependent care, EAP, work/life balance with generous paid time off, and tuition waiver.

Applicants must submit:

• An online employment application
  
• Cover letter 
  
• Resume or CV
• Copy of official transcripts from the institution where you received your highest degree. If hired, certified official transcript is required.

For more information and to apply, visit www.parkland.edu/careers

Essential Job Functions:

• Teach program courses; conduct program evaluation; lead strategic planning; maintain accreditation standards.
  
• Perform professional clinical duties in accordance with established policies and procedures of the clinical facility, the Health Professions department, Parkland College, and Illinois state law.
  
• Collaborate within the program, department and within the College by participation in divisional meetings, committee service and other activities.
  
• Provide classroom instruction in accordance with the stated philosophy, objectives, and established course outlines of the college.
  
• Inform students of course regulations, evaluation procedures, and other information pertinent to the course; prepare a course syllabus for each course and distributes it early in each term.
  
• Maintain required office hours to ensure availability for student consultation; provides assistance to students in a timely manner.
  
• Maintain accurate scholastic records of students on the learning management system; submit required reports on student progress according to published deadlines.
  
• Participate in student recruitment, remediation, and retention efforts.
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene, Health related field, or Education.
  
• Graduate from a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
  
• Current Illinois Dental Hygiene license with current CPR certification.
  
• Illinois Certification in local anesthetic and nitrous oxide administration or approved equivalent per the Illinois Board of Dentistry.
  
• Five (5) years recent experience as a Dental Hygienist in a clinical setting.
  
• Current didactic and clinical teaching experience in an accredited Dental Hygiene program.
  
• Membership in the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA).
• Must successfully complete a criminal background check with fingerprinting.