Description

The Dean of the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene (FSDH) is responsible for fulfilling teaching, scholarship, and service activities. Responsibilities for the School include dental hygiene education, service activities, clinical care, and research. The Dean is expected to provide leadership in strategic planning, curriculum management, budgeting, staffing and supervision, faculty development, student development, and overall management of School activities for the Dental Hygiene programs on the University’s Boston and Worcester campuses. The preferred candidate will have demonstrated excellence and commitment to team-based clinical education and care, superior interpersonal skills, experience in a leadership role in an academic setting, including organizational, administrative, and management skills, and experience with accreditation processes and standards. Reporting to the Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Effectiveness (IRE), the Dean is a 12-month position. Academic rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Administrative Duties
    o Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing leadership for the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene, overseeing the processes required to receive and/or maintain professional accreditation for the programs within the School; curriculum development and implementation; hiring, assigning, mentoring and evaluating faculty and staff within the School; collaborating with faculty and administrative offices to recruit students and foster their academic success and progression; identifying and seeking opportunities for extramural funding to support School initiatives; and overseeing daily operations of the School, including the on campus clinics and budgetary management.

Teaching and Advising
    o The Dean is released from carrying any formal teaching assignment, but is encouraged to engage in teaching as their schedule permits, after consultation with the Associate Provost for IRE. The Dean is expected to hold a reasonable number of posted office hours each week and to make themself available to students at other times as needed by appointment. The Dean is also expected to make themself available to FSDH faculty and staff as much as possible.
    o Supports incorporation of diversity, equity and inclusion into the curriculum, as well as co-curricular experiences, to broaden the education of students and expand their knowledge of health disparities.

Research and Scholarship
    o The Dean is expected to maintain involvement in research or scholarly activity commensurate with their academic rank, to generate scholarly products such as publications and presentations, and to subject scholarly products to peer review whenever possible. Research and scholarly activity must be consistent with area(s) of interest and expertise, and should contribute to the development and enrichment of teaching and other activities at the University. The Dean is expected to provide mentorship and direction to the faculty in order to increase the collective scholarly productivity of the School, including presentations, publications, and externally funded grants.

Service
    o The Dean is expected to contribute time and expertise to the University through effective and productive service on School and University-wide committees; to attend and participate in School and University-wide faculty meetings; to participate in new student orientations, open houses/and accepted students day activities; to attend University ceremonies, including commencement; and to participate in professional and community service activities appropriate to their discipline and academic rank and in accord with the needs of the University.

Requirements

Required: 

• Master’s Degree or higher in Dental Hygiene, Education, Health Science or related field; Doctorate preferred.
• A graduate of a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and who holds a current license or is eligible for licensure to practice dental hygiene in Massachusetts.
• Minimum of 5 years of teaching experience in Dental Hygiene didactic and clinical teaching at the college/university level.
• Commitment to undergraduate, graduate and/or professional education and student success.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Must be able to work independently and effectively interact with a wide array of parties at all levels (students, faculty, administration/staff, alumni, and external constituents, including healthcare industry professionals).
• Record of scholarly activities commensurate with an academic appointment.
• Evidence of teaching excellence.
• Demonstrated experience with accreditation processes and innovative academic program development.
• Experience with multidisciplinary faculty and diverse student constituencies.
• Experience teaching in a remote setting with use of virtual platforms in delivery of course content.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Interprofessional Practice and Education experience or experience in developing collaborative practice, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to travel between the Boston and Worcester campuses.
• Typical office or administrative working conditions. Faculty is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Work is primarily sedentary in nature; however, psychomotor skills to perform the full range of dental hygiene patient care are also necessary.
•  Work requires sitting, standing and walking as part of classroom or clinical instruction.
• Must be able to use technology, such as typing and manipulating a mouse/mouse pad.

Apply
Please attach a cover letter and a curriculum vitae/resume. Finalist candidate(s) for this position will be subject to reference checks and a pre-employment background check as a condition of employment.

About Us
Established in 1823, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is the oldest institution of higher education in Boston, a city that is home to many of the world’s top universities and healthcare institutions. We are one of the largest and most highly-ranked schools for health- and life-sciences, and our alumni and faculty continually distinguish themselves in healthcare settings around the globe. MCPHS has more than 7000 students across campuses in Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA), downtown Worcester, MA and downtown Manchester, NH. Our vision is to empower our Community to create a healthier, more equitable world, which we strive to achieve through our strategic priorities of collaboration, inclusion, success, sustainability, planning, and support.

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that include a substantial contribution toward the cost of medical, vision, and dental insurance, generous time off, retirement and pension plans, and flexible work arrangements to support work/life balance for our employees while supporting the MCPHS strategic plan.

MCPHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates a diverse community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.