Physicist - Radiation Oncology

Position Title Physicist - Radiation Oncology St Francis Campus Position Summary / Career Interest: The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Kansas Cancer Center and The University of Kansas Health System is seeking an outstanding medical physicist to join our faculty at the Clinical Instructor/Assistant Professor level. This position will be primarily located at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka, KS. About University of Kansas Cancer Center-Department of Radiation Oncology The University of Kansas Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The University of Kansas Cancer Center has recently received a $100 million lead gift to build a new, state-of-the-art destination cancer center. The Department of Radiation Oncology provides cancer care services throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area with over 4,300 treatment courses annually. By July 2024, the Division of Medical Physics will be fully staffed at 21 faculty medical physicists, 18 medical dosimetrists, 4 medical physics residents (2 PGY-1’s and 2 PGY-2’s), and 1 department-funded clinical research fellow. The Department has just completed a Varian Eclipse/ARIA RTM v18.0 upgrade, the first in the US. KU’s IBA ProteusONE is projected to be the first in the region to deliver FLASH therapy. In the upcoming five years, 4 LINACs and 2 Siemens CT simulators will be installed/replaced. The Department has a newly renovated 1200 sq. ft. physics research space located right next to the clinical area on the main Cancer Center campus, and it houses both computational and instrumentation labs. The Medical Physics group at KU strives for excellence in both clinical and research and is rapidly growing a national reputation in many areas, including treatment planning, dosimetry, instrumentation, QA/QC, proton therapy, FLASH, optimization, Monte-Carlo simulations, and more. The Medical Physics research is currently being funded by multiple NIH grants, industry grants and KUCC physicist/scientist recruiting grants. Collaborations with the physics and engineering departments at the KU Lawrence campus create abundant exciting opportunities for both academic research and education. Required Qualifications: Master’s or Doctoral degree in Medical Physics or a related field Completion of a CAMPEP-accredited residency program in medical physics Board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) in Therapeutic Medical Physics Benefits and compensation: Recent increase in overall compensation package Generous retirement contribution Relocation assistance Health, dental, vision CME allowance LTD/STD and life insurance Professional liability coverage Interested candidates should email a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and list of three references to Harold Li, PhD, FAAPM, Vice Chair and Chief of Medical Physics at View email address on click.appcast.io. Time Type: Full time Job Requisition ID: R-31021 Important information for you to know as you apply: The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link View email address on click.appcast.io. Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP. #J-18808-Ljbffr