Medical Physics , Director of Proton Physics - Lead Innovation in Proton Therapy Job at The University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS

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  • The University of Kansas Hospital
  • Kansas City, KS

Job Description

Job Description

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Director of Proton Physics Service at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level.

About University of Kansas Cancer Center-Department of Radiation Oncology

The University of Kansas Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The University of Kansas Cancer Center has recently received a $100 million lead gift to build a new, state-of-the-art destination cancer center.

The Department of Radiation Oncology provides cancer care services throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area with over 4,300 treatment courses annually. By July 2024, the Division of Medical Physics will be fully staffed at 21 faculty medical physicists, 18 medical dosimetrists, 4 medical physics residents (2 PGY-1s and 2 PGY-2s), and 1 department-funded clinical research fellow.

The Department has just completed a Varian Eclipse/ARIA RTM v18.0 upgrade, the first in the US.  KUs IBA ProteusONE is projected to be the first in the region to deliver FLASH therapy.  In the upcoming five years, 4 LINACs and 2 Siemens CT simulators will be installed/replaced. The Department has a newly renovated 1200 sq. ft. physics research space located right next to the clinical area on the main Cancer Center campus, and it houses both computational and instrumentation labs.

The Medical Physics group at KU strives for excellence in both clinical and research and is rapidly growing a national reputation in many areas, including treatment planning, dosimetry, instrumentation, QA/QC, proton therapy, FLASH, optimization, Monte-Carlo simulations, and more.

The Medical Physics research is currently being funded by multiple NIH grants, industry grants and KUCC physicist/scientist recruiting grants. Collaborations with the physics and engineering departments at the KU Lawrence campus create abundant exciting opportunities for both academic research and education.

Required Qualifications:

  • Masters or Doctoral degree in Medical Physics or a related field
  • Completion of a CAMPEP-accredited residency program in medical physics
  • Board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) in Therapeutic Medical Physics

Benefits and compensation:

  • Recent increase in overall compensation package
  • Generous retirement contribution
  • Relocation assistance
  • Health, dental, vision
  • CME allowance
  • LTD/STD and life insurance
  • Professional liability coverage

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