Associate Professor in Oral Pathology

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*** Associate Professor in Oral Pathology

Reference Number: AC 10/26

Location(s): article Hoodless House

Department: Nursing Science and Practice
Division/College: College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences

Job Openings: 1
Closing Date: 06/02/2026

An Associate Professor will be well known in their field, they will have an national profile and will likely collaborate internationally. They are likely to have chaired sessions at international conferences and be invited to give talks at academic meetings in Fiji and overseas. They will have a significant research/scholarship record, some of which will be in high profile international journals, or other appropriate outlets, in their field.

The Associate Professor will show significant academic leadership. They will link their research to their teaching and develop new papers and courses inspired by their evidence of good teaching performance.

• Perform School and/or College responsibilities in successful partnership working with relevant employers or practitioners.
• Work with students to enhance their understanding of industries and professional bodies that are relevant to their studies, and feedback to employers and professional bodies on changing student needs.
• To lead and/or contribute to: student entrepreneurship, enterprise activities,national education /training committees of professional bodies, and outreach initiatives, in ways that have significant impact within and outside of the University (e.g. through receipt of regional awards, significant public engagement projects, spin out companies, embedded and externally funded linkswith industrial or community partners, production of professional texts orother material that has had a significant and quantifiable impact and/or contribution to advisory boards of public/professional bodies)
• Where applicable, conduct significant individual and/or collaborative scholarly and/or professional practice‑based projects that make a significant contribution to the School, College, and wider
  
  University.
• Have excellent external professional and industry networks, with active involvement with the work of professional bodies at a regional level, significant involvement at local and regional level in industry/community link forums (e.g., report authoring, sustained consultancy / KTP activity and fostering significant new collaborations with local or regional bodies).

• Master’sDegree in dental related field plus dental registration
• Demonstrated evidence of good teaching performance, university service, community service and leadership
• Demonstrated evidence of undertaking consultancies in the area of expertise
• Evidence of industrial or clinical experience and contribution in your area of expertise.
• Demonstration of learning and teaching scholarship related to the discipline.
• The development and contribution of knowledge to the discipline, or the teaching ofthe discipline.
• Demonstrate evidence of undertaking consultancies in your area of expertise.
• Clear evidence of Master’s/ PhD supervision and examination
• Recordof regional and/ or international contributions

• Minimumof 10 years teaching and clinical experience after master’s qualification
  -non-specialist.

• Relevant doctoral degree (level 10) OR Master’s in dental related field
• Demonstrated evidence of good teaching performance, university service, community service and leadership
• Demonstrated evidence of undertaking consultancies in the area of expertise
• Evidence of industrial or clinical experience and contribution in your area of expertise.
• Demonstration of learning and teaching scholarship related to the discipline.
• The development and contribution of knowledge tothe discipline, or the teaching of the discipline.
• Demonstrate evidence of undertaking consultancies in your area of expertise.
• Clear evidence of Master’s/ PhD supervision and examination
• Recordof regional and/ or international contributions
• Goodand clean records of leadership

• Minimumof 5 years teaching and clinical experience with specialist registration.

Name:
Mr. Lawrence Kumar
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