Assistant Professor/Associate/Full Professor, Medical Physics - Diagnostic and Interventional I[...]

UTHealth Houston; Texas; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic health center invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor/Associate/Full Professor position in the Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging. The role focuses on managing various imaging equipment and radiation safety while participating in residency education. Ideal candidates should have a doctoral degree in medical physics or a related field, eligible for board certification, and possess or be eligible for a Texas medical license. The position includes collaboration with a skilled team in a vibrant medical environment.

Qualifications

• Eligible for board certification in Diagnostic Medical Physics and/or Nuclear Medicine.
• Texas medical license or eligible for licensure in medical physics in Texas.

Responsibilities

• Managing MRI, computed tomography, fluoroscopy, radiography, mammography, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound equipment.
• Participation in radiology and medical physics residency education.
• Clinical and academic responsibilities shared among physicists.

Skills

MRI protocol optimization

Radiation safety

Clinical research

Education

Doctoral degree in medical physics or a related science

Job description

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), non-tenure clinical track Assistant Professor/Associate/Full Professor in the Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging, Section of Diagnostic Medical Physics.

Position Key Accountabilities

The incumbent will join a collaborative and exciting team in Diagnostic Medical Physics within the world-renowned Texas Medical Center. Primarily a clinical position, the role focuses on management of MRI, computed tomography, fluoroscopy, radiography, mammography, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound equipment, as well as radiation safety including radionuclides. Appointees will be expected to allocate some time to radiology and medical physics residency education and clinical research. Candidates will be eligible for a Non-Tenure clinical faculty position.

Work Environment

Appointees will join a group of four medical physicists, three medical physics residents, one medical physics assistant, and a senior program manager. The team serves two large metropolitan teaching hospitals, multiple outpatient clinics, a medical school with over 50 residents in radiology, and a school of dentistry. Clinical and academic responsibilities are shared among the physicists. Candidates must be willing to travel periodically to facilities within the Houston metropolitan area.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in medical physics or a related science.
• Board-certified or eligible for board certification in Diagnostic Medical Physics and/or Nuclear Medicine.
• Texas medical license or eligible for licensure in medical physics in the State of Texas.

Priority will be given to those with experience in MRI protocol optimization and eligibility for licensure in nuclear medicine.