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Clinical Assistant Professor (Pediatrics)
University of the PacificSan Francisco, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Aug 2026
💰 $115,000/yr($98,000/yr – $115,000/yr)
About the role
Position Information
Title
Clinical Assistant Professor (Pediatrics)
Campus
San Francisco
Department
Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Posting Number
F01095
Full or Part Time
Part Time
Open Date
08/17/2026
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Days Per Week
3
Weeks Per Year
40
Position Description
Primary Purpose and Essential Functions
PRIMARY PURPOSES:
Reporting to the Chair of Pediatric Dentistry, the Clinical Assistant Professor will provide clinical and didactic instruction within the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. The faculty members will support the department’s educational, clinical, service, and outreach missions through excellence in teaching, patient care, mentorship, and professional engagement. Responsibilities include clinical supervision and instruction of predoctoral dental students in pediatric dentistry and special care dentistry across outpatient, hospital, ambulatory surgery center (ASC), and community-based settings.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are foundational to the success of our students, faculty, staff, and patients. The University values individuals who demonstrate a commitment to fostering an inclusive learning and healthcare environment and who support equitable access to educational and clinical opportunities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The faculty members will participate as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and contribute to the education of predoctoral and postdoctoral dental learners, as well as other healthcare professionals when appropriate.
Emphasis will be placed on the care of children and adolescents, including patients with special healthcare needs, neurodivergent individuals, and medically complex populations. The faculty members will support the department’s commitment to improving access to care, advancing inclusive and neuro-affirming clinical practices, and preparing students to provide compassionate, evidence-based care to diverse patient populations.
1. Clinical Teaching and Patient Care:
Reporting to the Chair of Pediatric Dentistry, the Clinical Assistant Professor will provide clinical and didactic instruction within the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. The faculty members will support the department’s educational, clinical, service, and outreach missions through excellence in teaching, patient care, mentorship, and professional engagement. Responsibilities include clinical supervision and instruction of predoctoral dental students in pediatric dentistry and special care dentistry across outpatient, hospital, ambulatory surgery center (ASC), and community-based settings.
University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are foundational to the success of our students, faculty, staff, and patients. The University values individuals who demonstrate a commitment to fostering an inclusive learning and healthcare environment and who support equitable access to educational and clinical opportunities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The faculty members will participate as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team and contribute to the education of predoctoral and postdoctoral dental learners, as well as other healthcare professionals when appropriate.
Emphasis will be placed on the care of children and adolescents, including patients with special healthcare needs, neurodivergent individuals, and medically complex populations. The faculty members will support the department’s commitment to improving access to care, advancing inclusive and neuro-affirming clinical practices, and preparing students to provide compassionate, evidence-based care to diverse patient populations.
1. Clinical Teaching and Patient Care:
- Supervise and mentor predoctoral dental students in Pediatric Dentistry clinical settings.
- Provide instruction in diagnosis, treatment planning, and delivery of comprehensive oral healthcare for infants, children, adolescents, and patients with special healthcare needs.
- Provide clinical instruction in behavior guidance, preventive dentistry, restorative dentistry, trauma management, sedation, hospital dentistry, and comprehensive oral healthcare for children and adolescents.
- Promote patient-centered, family-centered, and neuro-affirming approaches to care for children with developmental, behavioral, medical, intellectual, and physical disabilities.
- Model and promote evidence-based clinical decision-making, professionalism, patient safety, and quality improvement principles.
- Support clinical operations while fostering student growth in efficiency, communication,
- critical thinking, and clinical judgment.
- Assisting students in developing competencies is necessary to care for medically complex and special healthcare needs populations across a variety of healthcare settings.
- Participate in patient care and educational activities within affiliated community clinics, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, operating rooms, and outreach programs assigned.
- Collaborate with faculty, staff, and interdisciplinary healthcare providers to ensure highquality patient care and educational experiences.
- Perform all duties as assigned by the department chair, which may include additional courses, clinical duties, assisting with administrative tasks, supporting project management, and contributing to department operations as needed.
- Have the flexibility to travel to the Sacramento campus when required, supporting cross campus initiatives and collaboration.
2. Didactic Education:
- Deliver lectures, seminars, case-based discussions, and small-group learning experiences within the predoctoral curriculum.
- Assist with curriculum development, assessment, calibration, and continuous quality improvement of educational programs.
- Participate in student evaluation, remediation, mentoring, and academic advising as requested.
- Support the integration of contemporary concepts in pediatric dentistry, special care dentistry, neuro-affirming care, interprofessional collaboration, healthcare accessibility, and evidence-based practice into didactic and clinical education.
3. Service and Institutional Engagement
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