Faculty Medical Physicist - Radiation Oncology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is now accepting applications for a Faculty Medical Physicist in the Department of Radiation Oncology. The department is seeking a highly motivated individual to join Jefferson’s dynamic, collegiate, and expanding physics team. The Thomas Jefferson University Medical Physics Division consists of 33 physicists (including a computational physicist and a physics clinician scientist), 7 physics residents, and 5 post-doctoral research fellows. The Medical Physics Division provides clinical physics services at 13 locations across Philadelphia and the surrounding metro regions. System-wide equipment includes Varian and Elekta Linacs, a ViewRay MRI-Linac, an Elekta Gamma Knife, and a CyberKnife. Brachytherapy is carried out using Elekta’s brachytherapy studio. Treatment planning is performed mainly with Eclipse and Mosaiq is used as the record and verify system. The department has established a growing Theranostics program with quantitative SPECT/CT for dosimetry calculation using MIM MRT system. Jefferson physics faculty lead a highly impactful and diverse research program. The group currently has on-going multiple funded projects by the National Cancer Institute, vendor funded research, as well as Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center funding. Research topics include computational physics, functional imaging, AI and machine learning, computer vision, multi-lesion SRS, alpha- and beta-particle microdosimetry, and physics-led clinical trials. The group has active collaborations with the Jefferson physician faculty, on-going national and international research projects, and is part of the NCI Quantitative Imaging Network. The candidate will have opportunities to join existing funded projects, develop independent research, and collaborate across the cancer center. Jefferson's Division of Medical Physics has a long-standing history of educating trainees. The department contains a Medical Physics Residency Program and is active in teaching the Medical Physics and Radiation Oncology residents.

Requirements

• PhD in Medical Physics
• Excellent communicator
• Strong ambition to perform impactful research
• Rigorous in clinical work
• Enthusiastic about participating in educational programs

Nice To Haves

• 2027 resident graduates
• Experienced physicists

Responsibilities

• Perform peer-reviewed research
• Participate in standard Medical Physics tasks
• Lead commissioning projects
• Contribute to a specialty program (SRS, brachytherapy, MRI-Linac)
• Teach the Medical Physics and Radiation Oncology residents

Benefits

• Medical (including prescription) insurance
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance
• Voluntary benefits (group rates on insurance and discounts)
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service

What This Job Offers

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