Associate Professor or Professor of Clinical Medical Physics

University of Maryland • Baltimore, MD

7d • $226,193 - $397,329 • 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 rank of Associate/Professor, non-tenure track level at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) location in Baltimore, MD. The successful candidate will join an existing team of Medical Physics faculty at UMMC and will be responsible for clinical duties including quality assurance, machine maintenance and calibration, patient treatment planning and treatment support, and technology and workflow optimization and implementation. Special procedures supported include motion-managed intensity-modulated photon therapy, robust stereotactic body radiation therapy, and brachytherapy. The faculty member will also be expected to support teaching residents and trainees and actively engage in clinical innovation and translation. The department has a comprehensive research program in 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 a strong interest and track record of extramural funding in these areas will be provided with dedicated and shared resources upon mutual agreement. The Medical Physics team is led by Dr. Amit Sawant, Vice Chair for Medical Physics, and includes 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. Medical physics research space is co-located with precision radiotherapy and radiobiology research to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration.

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 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 photon therapy, robust stereotactic body radiation therapy, and brachytherapy
• Teaching 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: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree