Assistant/ Associate/ Professor (CHS) Notice of Filing

Job Duties

• Monitor and provide technical support for MR imaging of patients that require physics monitoring including and ensuring that novel and off-label MR imaging methods are performed according to institutional policies and guidelines.
• Aid in establishing institutional policies and guidelines regarding the safe and effective use of MR imaging equipment.
• Aid in customizing MR imaging hardware and/or software (including off-label use), while ensuring conformity with regulatory constraints and institutional policies and guidelines.
• Troubleshoot clinical issues on the MR imaging equipment such as identifying and ameliorating image artifacts and other problems affecting clinical image quality and coordinate with MR imaging equipment vendors to ensure that the MR imaging equipment is properly and routinely serviced and maintained.
• Contribute technical input to inform decisions regarding purchasing new MR imaging equipment, perform required acceptance testing of new MR imaging equipment, and conduct Quality Assurance/Quality Control of existing MR imaging equipment, including activities required for maintaining accreditation, direct clinical and research staff in the performance of routine QA/QC procedures.
• Aid in developing clinical and research MR imaging protocols.
• Address other issues, as directed by the Director of Clinical MR Physics or the Clinical Imaging Physics Section Chief.

Key Job Responsibilities

Research MRI Physics Responsibilities:

• Support the research activities of other MRI investigators throughout the department.
• Develop and maintain tools and infrastructure to facilitate departmental and core MRI research initiatives.
• Write, or assist in writing, grant applications to secure funding to support independent MRI research projects.
• Conduct innovative MRI research in collaboration with other UW faculty and scientists in the Department of Radiology, investigators in departments and schools across campus, and industrial partners.
• Attend scientific conferences and meetings to present scientific research results, moderate sessions, and participate on committees and in working groups.
• Write and submit manuscripts to professional journals describing results of research projects.
• Mentor and conduct research with graduate students, post-docs, and scientists.

Teaching Responsibilities

• Serve as an institutional subject matter expert regarding specialized principles of MRI.
• Educate and train clinical and research faculty, staff, and trainees the basic physical and technical principles of MRI, including participating in educating the clinical faculty, fellows, residents, technologists, nurses, and other staff.
• Provide educational MRI lectures at international meetings and other venues external to UW.

Department

The UW Department of Radiology provides excellence in patient care in an environment that is respectful of others, adaptive to change, accountable for outcomes, and attentive to the needs of underserved populations. We are dedicated to sharing our clinical expertise through regional outreach to the people of Wisconsin and their healthcare providers. We provide an environment for education of our trainees, staff, and healthcare professionals through scholarly conferences and continuing education programs. We improve human health by developing innovative imaging technology through basic and translational research in collaboration with colleagues at UW-Madison and beyond. We support the Wisconsin Idea to improve people’s lives beyond our walls by collaborating with industry to translate modern technology into daily clinical practice. We support the economic development of Wisconsin and the financial wellbeing of UW Health. We recruit and develop dedicated faculty and health professionals who inspire their co-workers and students towards lifelong learning, research discovery, service to their community and clinical excellence.

Compensation

Negotiable Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Required Qualifications

• Completion of Diagnostic Imaging Physics Residency training, or a minimum of 2 years' post PhD Clinical MRI Physics or similar research or industry MRI Physics experience is required by the start date of position.
• Training or experience conducting Quality Assurance and Quality Control of Magnetic Resonance (MR) equipment, including knowledge of requirements associated with maintaining accreditation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience post PhD conducting Quality Assurance/ Quality Control of Magnetic Resonance (MR) equipment, including knowledge of requirements associated with maintaining accreditation by start date of position.
• Certification in MRI Physics by the American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP) in Diagnostic Medical Physics, Diagnostic Medical Physics by the American Board of Radiology (ABR), or a similar medical physics certifying board is encouraged.
• Excellent communication skills are needed for interacting with a variety of MRI users including technologists, radiologists, residents, fellows, and researchers.
• Evidence of writing or assisting in writing grant applications to secure funding in support of MRI research.

CHS Faculty

The chosen applicant will participate in administrative, and committee work to support the clinical and scholarly missions of UW Health and the School of Medicine and Public Health. An essential part of these duties will be working in a collegial relationship with other faculty members.

Education

PhD in Physics, Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related field is required by start date of position.

Contact Information

Melissa Kuester, mkuester@uwhealth.org Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1.