Postdoctoral Fellow - Radiation Oncology
Listed on 2026-08-25
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Science
Medical Physicist
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at 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 (Duarte, CA) under the direction of Dr. Tyler Watkins is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team. The position will include onsite training in clinical medical physics and exciting research in imaging and radiation therapy. This is a great opportunity to join the medical physics community with the potential to transition into a clinical medical physics residency.
This 1‑year position includes on‑site training working with a great team of medical physics faculty, residents, and radiation oncology physicians.
Career opportunities upon completion of the postdoctoral training include:
- Clinical medical physics
- Medical imaging computer programming
- Radiation therapy computer programming
- Support clinical physics faculty in PET/CT imaging for investigating immune response, cancer detection, disease progression, and radiation therapy adaptation.
- Gain research experience that includes medical image processing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm development, and scientific writing.
- Gain clinical experience including training in radiation oncology software, imaging including multiple PET/CT scanners, and radiation delivery systems including PET‑guided radiation therapy.
- A PhD in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Programming experience in Python, Matlab, and SQL.
- Mathematical modeling and data analysis.
- Machine/Deep learning (e.g. Pytorch, Tensor Flow, JAX).
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
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