Postdoctoral Researcher: Medical Physics, PET/SPECT & AI

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Paid Time Off (day one)

TRS retirement program

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Job summary

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Department of Radiology to advance nuclear medicine imaging, radiopharmaceutical therapy, and dosimetry. You will run Monte Carlo simulations, optimize PET/SPECT reconstruction, and build deep-learning pipelines while collaborating with physicists, engineers, and clinicians to translate research into clinical workflows.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Physics or Engineering required.
• Demonstrated research experience in nuclear medicine, PET and SPECT hardware and software development, reconstruction algorithms, and deep-learning methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Monte Carlo simulations to model radiation transport, image generation, dosimetry optimization, and therapy protocol refinement.
• Develop and optimize image reconstruction methods for PET and SPECT to improve quantitative accuracy.
• Design and implement deep-learning frameworks for automated image analysis and biomarker extraction.
• Collaborate with physicists, engineers, oncologists, and clinicians to translate computational tools into research and clinical workflows.
• Present findings at major conferences and contribute to peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Job description

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Department of Radiology to advance nuclear medicine imaging, radiopharmaceutical therapy, and dosimetry. You will run Monte Carlo simulations, optimize PET/SPECT reconstruction, and build deep-learning pipelines while collaborating with physicists, engineers, and clinicians to translate research into clinical workflows.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D.