Assistant Professor (PAEI Micro)

Academic

Job Category

Faculty Bargaining

Job Title

Assistant Professor (PAEI Micro)

Department

Oral Biological and Medical Sciences | Faculty of Dentistry (Ya Shen)

Posting End Date

September 29, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Ongoing

Starting salary is $150,000.00 and may be negotiated based on experience and credentials.

Assistant Professor at the UBC Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences

Anticipated Start Date: Fall 2026

Starting salary is $150,000.00 and may be negotiated based on experience and credentials.

The University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Dentistry is recruiting outstanding candidates for tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences (OBMS) supported through the UBC President’s Academic Excellence Initiative. Through this position, the Faculty of Dentistry seeks to consolidate its position as the leader in Oral Health Research in Canada by aligning with Canada’s National Oral Health Research Strategy (NORHS, DOI: 10.1177/00220345241299360).

The Faculty is seeking exceptional scholars to lead its research efforts in oral and systemic microbiome and their interactions with the host. The applicant must hold a PhD and postdoctoral training in a relevant field and solid understanding of oral microbiomes. Expertise in the field of cariology is an asset. Evidence of skills in AI is a benefit. A DMD/DDS degree or dental hygiene degree is highly desirable, but not required. The successful candidate will be an emerging leader who can develop an independent research program and strengthen existing research and teaching excellence and also meet the goals of the Canadian National Oral Health Research Strategy.

Following this strategy, candidates should employ advanced methodology for application in oral health research, including microbiological omics methods, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Furthermore, the successful candidate would be able to join or collaborate closely with members of the existing research themes at the Faculty of Dentistry, including Craniofacial Development and Preclinical Disease Models and Matrix Biology, Infection, Immunity, and Biomaterials Research. Several research groups in endodontics, periodontics, biomaterials and craniofacial development are currently investigating biofilms and their interactions with the host.

The candidate will supervise the research of trainees at all levels including undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral. The applicant should have a strong record of independent, consistent and recent research productivity (first author or senior author) in the past three years in established journals. Evidence of previous grant or salary awards will be favourably considered. The candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and will build trust through an open, respectful and collegial approach and be an eager collaborator who can work in a highly interactive and productive manner with faculty, staff and students across the Department, Faculty and the University. The successful candidate will support the Faculty’s mandate to educate oral health professionals by teaching of foundational and oral microbiology to DMD, dental hygiene and graduate students. Therefore, the applicant must show teaching experience and potential in microbiology.

The successful candidate will hold a full-time faculty appointment at UBC with salary, rank and appointment status commensurate with qualifications and experience. UBC hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations. Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada are given priority. Review of applications will begin July 15 and will continue until the position is filled.

Send application with curriculum vitae, evidence of research and teaching experience, along with contact information for three referees (referees will be contacted only at a later stage of the search and the candidate will be informed prior to contacting them) to:

Stephanie Shim

Assistant to the Department Heads

Faculty of Dentistry, UBC

admin@dentistry.ubc.ca