Open Rank Professorial Track WOT, Radiation Oncology; Medical Physics

Open Rank Professorial Track WOT, Radiation Oncology;
Medical Physics

The Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington (UW), School of Medicine, invites applications for a full-time faculty position (without tenure) in Medical Physics. Applications are welcome at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. All UW faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.

Medical physics faculty at UW are committed to clinical service and patient care and demonstrate expertise in clinical medical physics while meeting the dual goals of clinical excellence and academic success. This position will advance our mission of clinical care, research, education, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

The successful candidate for this position will be expected to develop a strong track-record in research, obtain independent external funding, and serve as a lead to one of the research pillars of the department which include: AI and informatics, Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RPT), FLASH and radio biology physics research, Immuno-oncology, Global Health, or the Science of Quality and Safety. The Department is dedicated to supporting the professional and career development of new faculty through a mentorship program and protected time for research and scholarship.

The Department offers administrative support from grant specialists and clinical trial coordinators.

UW Medicine and its partner institutions (UWMC, Fred Hutch Cancer Center including its Proton Center, Seattle Children's Hospital, VA Puget Sound, Harborview Hospital) provide an extensive and outstanding array of radiation oncology modalities for cancer patients. The Department of Radiation Oncology treats over 3,500 patients annually from a multi-state region covering over 25% of the U.S. geographic area. The University of Washington has the only Radiation Oncology department in North America that has clinical particle beam delivery systems for both proton and neutron therapy.

Our clinical approach is collaborative with numerous multidisciplinary clinics, tumor boards and disease specific chart rounds. We are a part of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and have strong translational and clinical research collaborations. The Department has 34 physicians, 10 advanced practice providers, 31 physicists, and 3 research faculty. Educational opportunities in our residency programs, fellowship programs and post-doctoral fellowships abound.

A strong interest and commitment to research and education is expected, as well as strong collaboration with the multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Physicists oversee technical implementation of patient care and play a key role in the Department's patient safety and quality control program. Our faculty has a diverse range of expertise and research interests in functional imaging, radiation biology, biomedical informatics, physics consults for patients, FLASH proton therapy, optimization, global oncology, and scholarship in education, including international research and education collaborations. Research facilities include a proton research beamlines including FLASH, SARRP small animal irradiator, and an active radiation biology lab.

The physics group values team players, effective communicators, a service orientation, and a willingness to lead clinical projects of departmental need. The Department manages a two-year CAMPEP-accredited residency program in therapy medical physics which recruits two residents per year. It also is affiliated with the Department of Radiology's CAMPEP-accredited residency in imaging medical physics. The Department is in the process of initiating a medical physics PhD program which is expected to become CAMPEP accredited in two years.

All faculty are expected to contribute to the educational mission with residents and/or students. Members of the physics group are active in national committees, outreach, and other volunteer contributions to the medical physics community through professional organizations such as the AAPM, SDAMPP, RSNA and ASTRO, on editorial and review boards, and examination committees.

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