Medical Physics Faculty, Radiation Oncology Department, Thomas Jefferson University

Responsibilities

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is now accepting applications for a Faculty Medical Physicist in the Department of Radiation Oncology. The department is seeking a highly motivated individual to join Jefferson’s dynamic, collegiate, and expanding physics team.

Department Portfolio

The Thomas Jefferson University Medical Physics Division consists of 26 physicists (including a computational physicist and a physics clinician scientist), 7 physics residents, and 5 post-doctoral research fellows. The Medical Physics division has 7 locations: the Bodine Center for Cancer Treatment in Center City Philadelphia, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Asplundh Cancer Pavilion, Torresdale Hospital, Jefferson New Jersey, Einstein Health, and Jefferson Cherry Hill hospital (to open in Fall 2024). System-wide equipment includes Varian and Elekta Linacs, a ViewRay MRI-Linac, an Elekta Gamma Knife, and Elekta’s brachytherapy studio including the Flexitron afterloader and the first ImagingRing in the country for GYN HDR. Treatment planning is performed mainly with Eclipse and MOSAIQ is used for record and verify. The department has established a growing Theranostics program for Lu-177 Pluvicto with quantitative SPECT/CT for dosimetry calculation using MIM MRT system.

Jefferson physics faculty lead a highly impactful and diverse research program. The group currently has on-going multiple funded projects by the National Cancer Institute, vendor funded research, as well as Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center funding. Research topics include computational physics, functional imaging, AI and machine learning, multi-lesion SRS, 3D printing applications, alpha- and beta-particle microdosimetry, and physics-led clinical trials. The group has active collaborations with the Jefferson physician faculty, on-going national and international research projects, and is part of the NCI Quantitative Imaging Network. Physics research support consists of IT professionals, clinical trial research coordinators, a 3D printing lab, and grant management specialists.

Jefferson's Division of Medical Physics has a long-standing history of educating trainees. The department contains a Medical Physics Residency Program and is active in teaching the Medical Physics and Radiation Oncology residents.

Position Overview

The successful candidate will be expected to perform peer-reviewed research, participate in standard Medical Physics tasks and lead commissioning projects, contribute to a specialty program (SRS, brachytherapy, MRI-Linac), and teach the Medical Physics and Radiation Oncology residents. Dedicated research time will be provided.

Qualifications

A PhD in Medical Physics is required for this position. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, have a strong ambition to perform impactful research with the goal of acquiring peer-reviewed funding, be rigorous in their clinical work, and be enthusiastic about participating in educational programs. We encourage 2025 resident graduates as well as more experienced physicists to apply. A formal clinical and research mentorship plan is in place and program lead positions may be available for qualified experienced candidates.

Interested candidates should submit on-line application/CV http://hr.jefferson.edu/human-resources.html Job ID # 9301779

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing
  
  

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.