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Medical Physicist-CH

UNC-Chapel Hill


Job Location:

Chapel Hill, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 19 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 16 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Summary
The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of North Carolina is seeking a faculty medical physicist for the North Carolina Cancer Center a member of the UNC Health Care system located in Chapel Hill NC. The North Carolina Cancer Center is currently staffed with 13 Radiation Oncologists 7 Dosimetrists 12 Medical Physicists and 1 IT specialist. The North Carolina Cancer Center clinic is equipped with 2 Elekta Versa accelerators 1 Varian TrueBeam accelerator 1 CyberKnife system 1 Mobetron intraoperative accelerator 1 Elekta HDR system 1 VariSeed LDR prostate system 1 Philips large bore CT simulator and 1 Philips MR-simulator. Clinical treatment planning systems ( TPS ) include Raystation TPS Accuray Precision TPS for CyberKnife Oncentra HDR Brachy TPS and VariSeed LDR Brachy TPS ; Record and Verify uses Mosaiq. Ancillary systems include VisionRT. The ideal candidate for this faculty position is expected to become actively involved in a wide range of clinical research and teaching duties within the Department and School of Medicine. Clinical Duties: The successful candidate will provide clinical radiation therapy physics services for UNCs IMRT / VMAT IGRT SBRT SRS and brachytherapy programs. The candidate will perform staff physicist duties such as chart checking machine calibrations and quality assurance. The candidate will oversee and direct junior staff during acceptance and commissioning of equipment gathering of dosimetry data as well as external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning. The candidate will be responsible for the precise and accurate delivery of radiation treatment plans and for the safety of patients and treatment staff. Research: The successful candidate must be motivated to actively pursue research opportunities with the potential to secure extramural funding. A strong interest in pursuing academic research is crucial to this position. Residency Program: The department supports a CAMPEP -accredited Medical Physics Residency Program and as such mentoring of residents is expected.

Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Strong technical skills Commitment to research and teaching Excellent verbal and written communications skills Successful record of medical physics research and publications Experience in IMRT / VMAT IGRT HDR brachytherapy SRS and SBRT Experience with the use and commissioning of RT treatment planning and delivery (especially IMRT / VMAT SRS / SRT / SBRT ) and R&V systems


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