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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Department of Bioscience Sciences seeks a full-time tenure-track Open Rank Professor and Chair of Biomedical Sciences. This position provides strategic, academic, and administrative leadership for the department within the UT Health Science Center College of Dentistry. The Chair is responsible for advancing excellence in biomedical science education, research, scholarship, and service, while fostering a collaborative culture that supports faculty development and student success. A central priority of this position is to lead the transformation of biomedical sciences education from a traditional discipline-based approach to a systems-based, integrated model, and to ensure meaningful, longitudinal integration of biomedical sciences throughout the dental curriculum.

EDUCATION: PhD, DDS/DMD, MD or equivalent degree.

EXPERIENCE: Teaching in biomedical sciences and evidence of educational excellence. Demonstrated record of academic leadership with progressive responsibility. 

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES: 

• Experience leading or substantially contributing to systems-based and/or integrated curriculum design and implementation in a dental school. 

• Track record of funded research and/or leadership in building a productive research enterprise. 

• Experience integrating foundational sciences into clinical education. 

• Familiarity with the dental accreditation processes and outcomes assessment in dental education.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Science Center contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT's doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Science Center spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Science Center is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state's largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. 

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization. 

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley's Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

• Lead the transition to a systems-based and integrated biomedical sciences curriculum, including planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous refinement. 
• Drive the integration of biomedical sciences into the dental curriculum, ensuring foundational science concepts are reinforced in preclinical and clinical contexts.
• Collaborate with the Associate/Assistant Deans, curriculum committee(s), course directors, and clinical departments to align learning outcomes, assessments, and competencies.
• Promote evidence-based teaching practices (e.g., active learning, team-based learning, case-based integration, simulation-enhanced instruction). 
• Ensure curriculum aligns with accreditation expectations, institutional outcomes, and best practices in health professions education. 
• Support assessment strategies that measure knowledge integration, clinical reasoning, and readiness for clinical training. 
• Provide leadership to enhance the department's research profile, productivity, and external funding. 
• Support a balanced portfolio of basic, translational, clinical, and educational research as appropriate to departmental strengths. 
• Serve as a key academic leader and spokesperson for the department within the College of Dentistry and across UT Health Science Center. 
• Build strong partnerships with clinical departments to ensure biomedical science integration supports clinical competency development.