St George Hospital - Medical Physics Post-Doctoral Researcher

Temporary full-time position until 30 November 2027 · 38 hours/week · Requisition REQ697498 · Applications close 6 November 2026

About the role

Help shape the future of radiotherapy. Join St George Hospital’s medical physics research team to develop and evaluate same-day simulation-to-treatment workflows through collaborative research with industry partners, bringing technical innovation closer to patient care.

You’ll be based at St George Hospital Cancer Care Centre in Sydney, within a collaborative radiation oncology service with an expanding medical physics research program. You’ll work alongside medical physicists, radiation oncologists and radiation therapists, with opportunities to engage with university collaborators and industry partners. The role combines access to contemporary radiotherapy technology with the support of experienced clinical researchers, providing an opportunity to develop your research career and contribute to projects addressing practical challenges in cancer care.

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.

The Hospital Scientist (Medical Physics) will contribute to a collaborative research program investigating same-day simulation-to-treatment pathways in radiotherapy. These projects aim to streamline imaging, treatment planning and treatment delivery, reducing delays and the burden of multiple hospital visits for patients. Working under the supervision of Senior Medical Physics staff, you will contribute to the design, development and evaluation of new workflows and computational tools.

Responsibilities

• Clinical data processing and analysis
• Software development
• Experimental measurements and technical validation
• Assessing accuracy, safety and feasibility of proposed approaches
• Working with multidisciplinary radiation oncology team to investigate integration into clinical practice
• Evaluating workflow efficiency
• Interpreting research findings
• Contributing to scientific publications, conference presentations and reports for research partners

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification at Bachelor degree level or higher in physics, or another closely related scientific discipline, and eligibility for NSW EPA Radiation User Licence (IA8 and/or IA29)
• Demonstrated knowledge of radiation oncology medical physics principles
• Demonstrated experience or strong interest in scientific programming and data analysis (e.g. Python, C#, MATLAB or similar)
• Demonstrated ability to work with clinical or research datasets, including data processing, analysis and interpretation
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document and present technical information clearly
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently (under supervision) and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high standards of data quality and documentation

Benefits

• Salary packaging options: up to $9,000 for living expenses, $2,600 meal & entertainment, novated leasing
• Discounted private health insurance
• Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave
• Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning
• Discounted gym membership