School of Medicine Open Rank Radiation Oncology
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Job Location:
Birmingham, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) is seeking a clinically focused and academically driven Medical Physicist for a full-time open-rank and open tenure faculty position. Academic rank tenure status and compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. What we are looking for: Ph.D. in Medical Physics Physics or a closely related field ABR certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics (or board-eligible with completed CAMPEP -accredited residency) Demonstrated record of scholarly achievement Strong commitment to clinical excellence teamwork and academic collaboration Clinical Role: The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of clinical medical physics support quality assurance and radiation safety across our main campus and regional satellite clinics. Clinical scope includes: IMRT VMAT IGRT respiratory gating Stereotactic Radiosurgery ( SRS ) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy ( SBRT ) Interstitial and intracavitary HDR brachytherapy I-125 eye plaque therapy Total Body Irradiation ( TBI ) Photons and electrons with advanced linear accelerator platforms Technology & Infrastructure: Varian platform: 2 TrueBeam 1 Edge 2 iX (with RapidArc and cone beam CT) 1 Ethos 2 Philips Brilliance Big Bore CT simulators Varian Bravos HDR unit Treatment planning and R&V systems: Varian Eclipse/ ARIA Academic Environment: Our physics team includes 15 Ph.D. physicists working alongside 22 radiation oncologists dosimetrists therapists and administrative leadership to provide high-quality care for more than 170 patients per day across UAB and satellite locations. We offer an accredited CAMPEP medical physics residency program and train two physics residents and ten radiation oncology residents annually. The department strongly supports academic development and expects faculty to build collaborative clinically relevant research programs. Faculty are encouraged to collaborate across UABs Heersink School of Medicine and its nationally recognized academic and research infrastructure. About UAB The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) is a research university and academic health center that discovers teaches and applies knowledge for the intellectual cultural social and economic benefit of Birmingham the state and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has for more than five decades produced breakthroughs in education health care research and service. UAB Radiation Oncology is a trusted training site for Varian where trainees traverse from across the nation. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States and in the top 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 2018 Young University Rankings. UAB Medicine is the third-largest public academic medical center in the country with more than 1900 beds and almost 18000 employees. UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Situated among major research centers and clinics UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health addition to UAB Hospital UAB Medicine includes The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital UAB Callahan Eye Hospital as well as several primary and specialty care clinics a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama more than 10 cancer associates in the Southeast and the Viva Health HMO . Recently UAB expanded further by acquiring five hospitals from the Ascension St. Vincents Health System. This acquisition added 5000 employees 409 beds and outpatient facilities which include hospitals in Birmingham Blount Chilton East and St. Clair counties; the One Nineteen campus; the Trussville Freestanding Emergency Department; imaging centers; and other clinics. To learn more about the University of Alabama at Birmingham please visit Birmingham Located in the heart of the Southeast Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga New Orleans Memphis and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings Birmingham has been recognized as an All American City one of the top ten American cities to live and work and one of the top ten entrepreneurial and job growth hot spots in America. The combination of pleasant weather geography diverse culture activities and lifestyle make this city a wonderful place to live raise a family and practice medicine. For additional information about our department please visit our website at Qualifications
To be considered applicants must hold a Ph.D. in physics or a closely related field be certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics or have completed an accredited residency and be ABR board eligible and able to demonstrate a record of scholarly achievement.
The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) is seeking a clinically focused and academically driven Medical Physicist for a full-time open-rank and open tenure faculty position. Academic rank tenure status and compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. What we are looking for: Ph.D. in Medical Physics Physics or a closely related field ABR certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics (or board-eligible with completed CAMPEP -accredited residency) Demonstrated record of scholarly achievement Strong commitment to clinical excellence teamwork and academic collaboration Clinical Role: The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of clinical medical physics support quality assurance and radiation safety across our main campus and regional satellite clinics. Clinical scope includes: IMRT VMAT IGRT respiratory gating Stereotactic Radiosurgery ( SRS ) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy ( SBRT ) Interstitial and intracavitary HDR brachytherapy I-125 eye plaque therapy Total Body Irradiation ( TBI ) Photons and electrons with advanced linear accelerator platforms Technology & Infrastructure: Varian platform: 2 TrueBeam 1 Edge 2 iX (with RapidArc and cone beam CT) 1 Ethos 2 Philips Brilliance Big Bore CT simulators Varian Bravos HDR unit Treatment planning and R&V systems: Varian Eclipse/ ARIA Academic Environment: Our physics team includes 15 Ph.D. physicists working alongside 22 radiation oncologists dosimetrists therapists and administrative leadership to provide high-quality care for more than 170 patients per day across UAB and satellite locations. We offer an accredited CAMPEP medical physics residency program and train two physics residents and ten radiation oncology residents annually. The department strongly supports academic development and expects faculty to build collaborative clinically relevant research programs. Faculty are encouraged to collaborate across UABs Heersink School of Medicine and its nationally recognized academic and research infrastructure. About UAB The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) is a research university and academic health center that discovers teaches and applies knowledge for the intellectual cultural social and economic benefit of Birmingham the state and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has for more than five decades produced breakthroughs in education health care research and service. UAB Radiation Oncology is a trusted training site for Varian where trainees traverse from across the nation. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States and in the top 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 2018 Young University Rankings. UAB Medicine is the third-largest public academic medical center in the country with more than 1900 beds and almost 18000 employees. UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Situated among major research centers and clinics UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health addition to UAB Hospital UAB Medicine includes The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital UAB Callahan Eye Hospital as well as several primary and specialty care clinics a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama more than 10 cancer associates in the Southeast and the Viva Health HMO . Recently UAB expanded further by acquiring five hospitals from the Ascension St. Vincents Health System. This acquisition added 5000 employees 409 beds and outpatient facilities which include hospitals in Birmingham Blount Chilton East and St. Clair counties; the One Nineteen campus; the Trussville Freestanding Emergency Department; imaging centers; and other clinics. To learn more about the University of Alabama at Birmingham please visit Birmingham Located in the heart of the Southeast Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga New Orleans Memphis and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings Birmingham has been recognized as an All American City one of the top ten American cities to live and work and one of the top ten entrepreneurial and job growth hot spots in America. The combination of pleasant weather geography diverse culture activities and lifestyle make this city a wonderful place to live raise a family and practice medicine. For additional information about our department please visit our website at Qualifications
To be considered applicants must hold a Ph.D. in physics or a closely related field be certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics or have completed an accredited residency and be ABR board eligible and able to demonstrate a record of scholarly achievement.
Key Skills
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Basic Life Support
- ICU Experience
- Infusion Experience
- Triage
- TFS
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Critical Care Experience
- Epic
- Medication Administration
About Company
UAB is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education.
