Full Professor, and Program Director, Medical Physics, Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Integrated Health Sciences [R0150483]

Nevada System of Higher Education

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, and Program Director, Medical Physics, Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Integrated Health Sciences [R0150483] ROLE of the POSITION The UNLV School of Integrated Health Sciences is accepting applications for a qualified medical physicist to serve as Program Director for the Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences’ CAMPEP-accredited therapeutic medical physics programs (masters, certificate, PhD and doctor of medical physics.) The department has access to a number of on-campus research facilities including state-of-the art detection labs and a high-field (3T) clinical MR scanner. This is a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track or tenured position in the Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences. For more information about the department, visit us on-line at https://www.unlv.edu/hpds UNLV is a comprehensive research university of approximately 30,000 students and 3,100 faculty and staff dedicated to teaching, research, and service. The university has internationally recognized programs in hotel administration and creative writing; professional degrees in law, architecture, dental medicine, and medicine; and leading programs in fine arts, sciences and education. UNLV is classified as R1 “very high research activity” status by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UNLV is the most diverse major research university in the U.S. according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of Best Colleges. UNLV also meets Minority Serving Institution requirements as a Hispanic, Asian American, Native-American, and Pacific-Islander-Serving Institution. UNLV is located on a 332-acre main campus and two satellite campuses in dynamic Southern Nevada. For more information, visit us on-line at: http://www.unlv.edu.

Requirements

This position requires a PhD or other doctoral degree in medical physics or a closely related discipline from an accredited college or university as recognized by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Additionally, in order to serve as Program Director, the individual must be certified in therapeutic medical physics by the American Board of Radiology, the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine or another appropriate certifying agency and have at least five years of full-time post-graduate experience in the field.
Faculty rank will be dependent on educational credentials, experience and scholarly achievement.
In the instance of tenure-track or tenured consideration, the rank and track will be based on UNLV School of Integrated Health Sciences criteria and review.
Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure-track): comprehensive experience and research activity.
Associate/Professor (tenured): research activity and a record of extensive scholarly achievement.

Responsibilities

Providing guidance with all medical physics programs
Serving as the point of contact for communications between UNLV and CAMPEP
Serving as an advisor/mentor to medical physics students
Participating in clinical site visits
Participating in exams to evaluate clinical competency of students
Participating in department seminars (e.g. giving presentations to students about clinical physics, job opportunities, etc.)
Participating in curriculum review
Establishing an active research program supported with extramural funding
Teaching in the department’s medical physics programs
Service duties in accordance with university criteria

Benefits

Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays
Excellent health insurance including medical, dental and vision
Excellent retirement plans and voluntary benefits programs
No state income tax
Tuition discounts at Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) schools
Tuition discounts for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents
Employee recognition and appreciation programs
UNLV athletics ticket discounts
Statewide employee purchase program discounts
RebelCard discounts on and off campus
Wellness programming for all UNLV faculty and staff at no cost
Opportunity for career advancements to leadership roles
Connect with colleagues with shared interests
Personal and professional development opportunities
A comprehensive onboarding program, Rebels: Onboard Support and resources available for veteran applicants — contact [email protected] or visit our Veterans Webpage.