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Assistant, Associate or Full Professor - Medical Physics Faculty
Position overview
Position title: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor - Medical Physics FacultyApplication Window
Open date: October 9, 2024
Next review date: Saturday, Nov 9, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024 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.
Position description
The UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology is recruiting a highly motivated individual for a medical physicist faculty position as an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, rank commensurate on experience. The successful candidate must be board certified by the ABR or ABMP or have graduated from a CAMPEP-accredited therapy physics residency program by the time of hire. This candidate will provide on-going clinical physics support and quality assurance for treatment planning, IMRT, IGRT, machine commissioning, maintenance and QA, brachytherapy, and other general clinical physics tasks. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the department’s academic mission, including but not limited to development and implementation of new radiation oncology techniques, publication of results in peer-reviewed manuscripts, and presentation at national and international conferences. The candidate will support teaching and supervision of medical physics residents within the CAMPEP-accredited UCLA Radiation Oncology therapeutic medical physics residency program and pre-doctoral candidates within the CAMPEP-accredited UCLA Physics and Biology in Medicine Ph.D. Graduate Program. The ideal candidate will have the appropriate skills and interest to develop an externally funded research program. Candidates with interest and expertise in external beam treatment planning, as well as interest in contributing to the Department’s active and rapidly growing MRI-guided radiotherapy program, are especially encouraged to apply.
UCLA Health is the #1 rated Hospital in California and is nationally recognized on the honor role by U.S. News and World Report. The Department of Radiation Oncology offers innovative radiation treatment options across all service lines. Our unique clinical department is recognized nationally for cutting-edge research and technology in the treatment of all types of malignancies. Our innovative approach in the treatment of various malignancies is a complement to our medical physics and radiation biology divisions.
The Department of Radiation Oncology currently has four sites: a main campus equipped with three conventional linear accelerators (Varian TrueBeam, Novalis Tx, and TomoTherapy HD) and the ViewRay MRI-guided IMRT linear-accelerator-based MRIdian system, a second campus in Santa Monica equipped with Varian TrueBeam and Varian STx accelerators, a third campus in Santa Clarita with a Varian Ethos, and a fourth campus in downtown Los Angeles with a Varian EX. The main campus recently installed a Siemens Drive Dual-Source CT simulator and Siemens Sola 1.5T MR simulator. The physics group supports an active Brachytherapy program that employs Varian and Elekta HDR systems and the Airo TruCT portable CT scanner. EBRT treatment Planning systems include Eclipse, iPlan, TomoTherapy, Brainlab Elements, and ViewRay supported with MIM and ARIA record-and-verify.
The posted UC salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnelprograms/compensation/index.html) set the minimum pay determined by rand at step at appointment. See Table-5 Scale 5 (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/oct-2022-salary-scales/t5-5.pdf). The salary range for this position is $153,800-$300,000. This position includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan (https://medschool.ucla.edu/sites/g/files/oketem306/files/media/documents/SOM-Imp-Proc-32015.pdf) which provides eligibility for additional compensation.
The University of California seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.
The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what’s right, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another. Please read more about this important DGSOM program at https://medschool.ucla.edu/cultural-north-star.
Interested applicants must submit their application materials online at: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09909
Confidential inquiries related to this position and/or search may be directed to:
Dan Low, PhD
Chair, Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Search Committee
James Lamb, PhD
Vice Chair of Medical Physics, UCLA Radiation Oncology
Address: C/O Ryan Hallenberg
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Ste. B265,
Los Angeles, CA 90095‐6951
Email: rhallenberg@mednet.ucla.edu
Telephone: (310) 267 3120
All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct:
https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/1111.html.
Qualifications
Ph.D. degree or equivalent
The candidate must be board certified by the ABR or ABMP or have graduated from a CAMPEP-accredited therapy physics residency program by the time of hire.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.
Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
Contact information is only being requested at this time. Applicants will be notified prior to contacting references if used as part of the final selection process.
Help contact: fearley@mednet.ucla.edu
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