Medical Physics Faculty

Open date: December 3, 2025

Most recent review date: Monday, Jan 19, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Sunday, Jun 14, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of California, Irvine
-School of Medicine invites applications for the position of Medical Physicist. This appointment will be in all ranks in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor series.
Successful candidates will establish and maintain a robust quality and safety program and facilitate resultant process improvements, driven by data. This position is responsible for teaching residents and students and promoting educational activities including the physics residency and dosimetry training programs. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in Medical Physics or related fields and have clinical experience in clinical Medical Physics.

Successful candidates must be a leader in the field through demonstrated research, teaching, and innovation. This role reports directly to the Vice Chair of Medical Physics, and the Chair of Radiation Oncology.
Successful candidates must work collaboratively within and outside of the Department.
Primary responsibilities include:

* Oversee all required quality assurance (QA) and ensure that inspections, calibrations and verifications are performed to maintain compliance with radiation regulations, including federal, state, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Programs.

* Represent the Radiation Oncology Department on Hospital Leadership committees about quality, safety, and performance improvement.

* Develop, grow, and sustain a program within the Department of Radiation Oncology centered around patient safety, process improvement, professional outcome assessment, and patient satisfaction.

* Instill a culture of safety and quality throughout the Department and make QA a centerpiece.

* Monitor, participate in, and facilitate clinical operations safety programs, including radiation safety, universal protocol, and Joint Commission requirements.

* Establish compliance with National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) through formulation, implementation, and regular review and upgrading of departmental policies in all areas of patient safety (including time outs, patient identification, site and side marking, patient falls, medication reconciliation, and any new goals introduced).

* Establish a program of walk rounds for real-time assessment of safety and quality issues.

* Manage reporting of, and responses to, adverse events in Radiation Oncology, and reduce the risks of adverse events by ongoing analysis of reported and potential adverse events and near misses.

* Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) relating to patient safety, service access, and customer satisfaction, focusing on safety issues such as patient identification, procedural complications, radiation exposure, and technical errors.

* Develop mechanisms for collecting underlying data needed to measure KPIs, and tools to efficiently generate KPIs in an actionable timeframe, including a quality scorecard that posts relevant data for each working group within the Department.

* Prepare the Department to gain American College of Radiology (ACR or APEX) accreditation status and assist in preparation for; and participation in, site visits by regulatory and accreditation bodies.

Criteria for the Health Sciences Clinical Professor Series:
The incumbent will be expected to direct patient care; teach residents and medical students; participate in research and creative work; and perform public and University service.

Located across the various University of California, Irvine Chao Family Cancer Centers locations, the Department of Radiation Oncology is an integral part of the NCI-designated Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Department is equipped with a robust blend of technology, including dedicated HDR brachytherapy suites, adjacent and/or connected to the Hospital(s) and intraoperative units. The Department features a four-year Radiation Oncology residency training program and a two-year Medical Physics residency.

The Department has an active Radiation Biology Division that currently ranks among the top programs in the nation concerning NIH funding. The Department participates in NRG/RTOG and SWOG and encourages…