Postdoctoral Fellow - Radiation Physics - Research

Postdoctoral Fellow – Radiation Physics – Research

A postdoctoral fellowship is available in Dr. Jingwei Duan’s laboratory within the Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. The fellowship focuses on Medical Physics, Imaging Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence. The fellow will present findings at project meetings, national and international conferences, and publish in top‑tier peer‑reviewed journals.

• Design and translate AI‑driven methods for medical image registration, synthetic imaging, segmentation, and treatment planning to advance radiotherapy.
• Investigate breakthrough AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, generative AI) to reduce clinician burden and improve patient safety across radiation‑oncology workflows.
• Develop automated QA/QC methodologies for safe implementation and monitoring of AI systems in radiation therapy.
• Create decision‑support systems for online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) on MR‑linacs and CT/CBCT‑linacs.
• Contribute to high‑impact clinical projects such as Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy (SFRT), Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT), and Brachytherapy.

• Gain experience with state‑of‑the‑art AI methods and practical AI safety frameworks specific to radiation oncology.
• Develop QA/QC tools for AI systems and decision‑support strategies for offline/online adaptive treatment.
• Obtain hands‑on exposure to radiation physics and radiotherapy workflows, spanning simulation, contouring, treatment planning, QA, and delivery.

• Recent Ph.D. in physics, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Strong programming skills (MATLAB, Python, C/C++) and image‑processing experience.
• Familiarity with machine/deep learning and high‑performance computing is a plus but not required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

MD Anderson offers full‑time postdoc positions with a salary ranging from $64,000 to $76,000, depending on years of experience. Benefits include medical, dental, paid time off, retirement, tuition benefits, and educational opportunities.

MD Anderson is an equal‑employment‑opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.