Radiation Oncology (Assistant Professor)

Baylor College of Medicine; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental coverage

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine is hiring for a full-time Medical Physics faculty position at the Assistant/Associate or Full Professor level near the Texas Medical Center in Houston. The successful candidate will engage in clinical activities, teaching, and supervision of physics residents.

This role requires sharing clinical responsibilities with physicists and contributing to academic activities. Ideal candidates must possess a relevant degree and medical physics experience.

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess an M.S. or Ph.D. in medical physics, engineering, or a related physical science.
• ABR certification in radiation oncology physics is required.
• Experience in teaching and mentoring physics residents is essential.
• A strong record of medical physics-related research and clinical experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Share clinical activities with all other physicists.
• Participate in academic activities, including teaching and research.

Skills

Clinical activities sharing

Teaching

Research

Supervision of physics residents

Medical physics-related research

Mentoring residents

Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in medical physics or related field

ABR certification in radiation oncology physics

Ph.D. from a CAMPEP-accredited Graduate Program

Job description

Summary

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine is recruiting for a full‑time clinical track Medical Physics faculty position at the Assistant/Associate or Full Professor level near the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Successful candidates will share clinical activities with all other physicists and will also be involved in academic activities that include teaching, research and supervision of physics residents.

Responsibilities

• Share clinical activities with all other physicists.
• Participate in academic activities, including teaching, research, and supervision of physics residents.

Facility and Equipment

The Radiation Oncology Department currently has 8 faculty physicists, 8 radiation oncology residents, and 10 faculty radiation oncologists. Its medical physics residency program has been recently accredited by CAMPEP. The department provides a full range of clinical services at Baylor St Luke's Medical Center and Harris Health Smith Clinic.

Services provided include conformal radiotherapy, IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, and an active brachytherapy program. The department is equipped with two Varian Linacs (Halcyon and Edge), one Varian Bravos HDR unit, and two Siemens wide‑bore CT scanners at the new campus of the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center. Harris Health Smith Clinic currently has three Elekta linear accelerators, a large‑bore CT simulator with 4‑D capabilities, and a Varian Bravos brachytherapy afterloader unit. The department expects to replace all three Elekta linacs with the latest technologies in the next one to two years and has access to clinical PET/CT and MR scanners.

Baylor College of Medicine is a premier academic medical school and has played an active role in the radiation oncology community in Houston for decades. It serves a diverse patient population across the metropolitan area and maintains close ties with other institutions within the Texas Medical Center.

Minimum Qualifications

• Candidates must have an M.S. or Ph.D. in medical physics, engineering, or a related physical science.
• ABR certification in radiation oncology physics is required.
• Hold a Ph.D. degree from a CAMPEP‑accredited Graduate Program in Medical Physics.
• Have experience teaching and mentoring residents.
• Have a strong record of medical physics–related research and clinical experience.

Compensation

Salary and level of faculty appointment will depend upon the experience of the successful candidate. The compensation package is highly competitive, including salary, paid time off, health/dental coverage, retirement plan, and additional benefits.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.