Associate/Full Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology Medical Physics

Position Summary

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California is recruiting a mid-career to senior level board-certified (DABR/DABMP) medical physics faculty at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor on our Clinical track. It is preferred that the candidate have a strong publication, national service, and teaching record. Evidence of successful program creation and implementation is desirable. The successful candidate will receive an academic appointment after formal Keck School of Medicine committee review of their dossier. The academic rank given must be supported by their academic track record and national reputation. This position reports to the Chief of Medical Physics and will primarily provide comprehensive clinical medical physics services at Newport Beach and our other sites, along with scholarship development of other faculty, resident trainees, and students at USC/Keck.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures that all physics related aspects of treatment delivery, machine performance and quality assurance, and patient quality assurance are within acceptable tolerances to ensure that each treatment matches physician planning intent and can safely be treated.
• Provides annual report on quality management program of the department.
• Provides physics consultation with physician or dosimetrist to evaluate feasibility and quality of treatment plans and helps solve difficult planning problems.
• Provides technical supervision of therapists as needed and advises on patient setups and treatment delivery as necessary to ensure optimal treatment delivery.
• Oversees all delivery of brachytherapy to ensure radiation safety and treatment accuracy.
• Advises on the use of in-vivo dosimetry for cases when appropriate and performs analysis.
• Performs or supervises acceptance testing and commissioning of any new treatment delivery hardware or software and subsequently maintains records of continued maintenance, logs, and performance issues.
• Ensures satisfactory resolution of any equipment faults by service personnel.
• Provides educational support to radiation oncologist residents, medical school students, and other students.
• Performs original research with the goal of presenting and/or publishing such work.

Minimum Qualifications

• ABR/ABMP Board Certified and California Registered TCP.
• Associate Professor or Full Professor rank eligibility.
• 7+ years clinical practice experience in academic setting preferably with leadership and education experiences, and research.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior clinical medical physics experience in pediatric radiotherapy services.
• Demonstrated national and international reputation in scholarship, education/mentoring commensurate with the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor appointment.
• Demonstrated outstanding communication and teamwork skills.
• Interest in leading and expanding a medical physics mentorship program within the department of radiation oncology.
• Experience in mentoring junior faculty, residents and students.