Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Physics

University of Maryland • Baltimore, MD

7d • $180,000 - $333,013 • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is recruiting for a faculty Medical Physicist at the Assistant / Associate Professor, non-tenure track level at our Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) location in Baltimore, MD. The successful candidate will join our existing team of dedicated Medical Physics faculty at the MPTC and will be responsible for clinical duties such as quality assurance, machine maintenance and calibration, patient treatment planning and treatment support, as well as technology and workflow optimization and implementation. In addition, the faculty member will be expected to support our special procedures which include (i) motion managed intensity modulated proton therapy; and (ii) robust stereotactic body radiation therapy. Active participation is also expected in teaching of residents and trainees. The incumbent is also expected to actively engage in clinical innovation and translation. We have a comprehensive research program that encompasses various areas such as proton and electron FLASH radiation therapy, prompt gamma imaging, proton arc therapy, dual-energy CT planning, LET-based planning, advanced motion management, AI and Radiomics applications, small animal image-guided proton therapy on the beamline SARRP platform, and MRI-guided IMPT. Candidates with significant interest and track record of extramural funding in one or more of these areas will be given dedicated and shared resources upon mutual agreement. The MPTC includes a Varian 5-room Probeam facility with pencil beam scanning, 1 dual-energy Siemens CT simulator, and 1 Siemens MRI scanner (1.5T) and a dedicated beamline for small animal image-guided radiotherapy platform for preclinical research, including proton FLASH RT studies, and treatment planning systems from RaySearch Laboratories. The Medical Physics team is led by Dr. Amit Sawant, Vice Chair for Medical Physics, and has 31 medical physics faculty, 25 dosimetrists, 3 physics residents, and 7 information systems and technology staff. All practice sites are connected via a state-of-the-art telemedicine network facilitating interactions between faculty and staff. Medical physics research space is co-located with our precision radiotherapy and radiobiology research to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and team science.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in medical physics, engineering, or related physical science
• ABR board certification/eligibility in radiation oncology physics

Nice To Haves

• Significant interest and track record of extramural funding in research areas such as proton and electron FLASH radiation therapy, prompt gamma imaging, proton arc therapy, dual-energy CT planning, LET-based planning, advanced motion management, AI and Radiomics applications, small animal image-guided proton therapy on the beamline SARRP platform, and MRI-guided IMPT.

Responsibilities

• Quality assurance
• Machine maintenance and calibration
• Patient treatment planning and treatment support
• Technology and workflow optimization and implementation
• Support special procedures including motion managed intensity modulated proton therapy and robust stereotactic body radiation therapy
• Teaching of residents and trainees
• Actively engage in clinical innovation and translation

Benefits

• Retirement program
• Generous leave package (over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year)
• Paid holidays
• Personal leave
• Unlimited accrual of sick time
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Professional learning and development programs
• Tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree