Postdoctoral Fellow - Radiation Oncology

City of Hope • Duarte, CA

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About The Position

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.
The Radiation Oncology Department at City of Hope National Medical Center (COH) in the great Los Angeles area has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Postdoctoral Fellow with a lot of exposure to clinical practice of radiotherapy physics. The Radiation Oncology Department at City of Hope is the largest Radiation Oncology enterprise in the southern California with more than 25 Linear Accelerators (Linacs) including special designed machines such as MR-guided Linac and PET-guided linac, Varian Ethos with adaptive radiotherapy capabilities. Different imaging simulators are also available within the department including CT, PET/CT and MRI. Research is highly active here. The primary goal of this position is to implement novel MRI and image processing techniques for the application in radiation therapy, including imaging guidance of radiotherapy treatment planning, treatment delivery and assessment of treatment outcomes.

Requirements

• Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering with a focus on MRI pulse sequence development
• Excellent coding skills in C++, Matlab or Python
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer to have extensive MR pulse sequence development experiences in Siemens, GE or Phillips platform.

Responsibilities

• Develop MR pulse sequences and perform image reconstruction.
• Conduct medical imaging post-processing using conventional and deep-learning based approaches.
• Coordinate MR imaging studies to promote applications of MRI in the application of radiotherapy.
• Assist in clinical radiation therapy physics practices related to dosimetry measurement, calibration, and quality assurance. Training will be provided beforehand.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees