Faculty Position - Medical Physicist (Academic/Clinical/Tenure/Tenured Track)

University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) is a non-profit organization seeking driven individuals in both clinical and non-clinical areas to help transform health and medicine. Headquartered in Minneapolis, our organization employs more than 1,200 physicians, 300 advanced practice providers and 2,200 health professionals and staff throughout Minnesota and beyond.

Join us on a mission to advance medicine.

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Minnesota is seeking a Medical Physicist with a strong research and teaching background. Academic rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and background.

Position Highlights:

• Join a group of 9 physicists, 2 physics residents, and 7 dosimetrists.
• Participate in all aspects of radiation therapy physics, including linac and patient specific QA, treatment planning, brachytherapy, and radiosurgery, and contribute to teaching and research programs within the department.
• Assist with clinical duties at affiliated sites as needed. Affiliated single machine sites are located within 25 miles North (Wyoming, MN), Northwest (Maple Grove), and across the river in Minneapolis at Masonic Children's Hospital. The department also carries a contract for physics support at the University of Minnesota's Veterinary Medical Center (VMC) in St. Paul.

About the Department:

The Department of Radiation Oncology's main clinic is at the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC), located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Equipment at the main campus include Accuray Radixact, Varian TrueBeam, Elekta Synergy (scheduled to be replaced within the next year), Elekta GammaKnife Icon, Elekta Flexitron HDR unit, and a Philips big bore CT scanner. Treatment planning systems include Pinnacle, Eclipse, Oncentra, Precision, and GammaPlan. Surface Image Guided Radiation Therapy is employed using the C-RAD system on the C-Arm linacs. Mosaiq R&V and EPIC are used throughout the system. There are active programs in SBRT (lung, liver, and spine), TBI, TSET, HDR and LDR brachytherapy, including eye plaque and GammaTile brain implants.

The Department of Radiation Oncology houses a CAMPEP accredited Medical Physics Graduate program (M.S. and Ph.D.), a CAMPEP accredited Medical Physics residency program, and a Radiation Oncology Medical Residency program. Physics faculty are expected to participate in didactic teaching in graduate and residency programs, advise MS and PhD students, and serve on the graduate examination committees. More information on the department can be found at https://med.umn.edu/radiationoncology

Qualifications:

• A doctoral degree in Physics or Medical Physics
• ABMP or ABR board certification or board eligibility for certification

• Strong research and teaching background
• Ability to receive work authorization in the United States from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and maintain legal status according to the requirements of VISA category while in the United States.

This role is dually employed by the University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. Applicants should also complete an application for this position with the University of Minnesota. The corresponding job opening can be found here: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/348463

Benefits Highlights:

Competitive compensation and market leading benefits packages to support all aspects of employee well-being, including physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, and financial health. More information can be found here: University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians.

M Health and Clinical Partnerships:

University of Minnesota Physicians providers practice at affiliated locations under the University of Minnesota Health Fairview (M Health Fairview) shared care delivery system. M Health Fairview represents a collaboration between University of Minnesota Physicians, University of Minnesota Medical Center and Fairview Health Services to create a nationally renowned academic health system that combines academic and community resources to provide the very best clinical care to patients and communities, while also supporting research and education across the joint healthcare delivery system.

University of Minnesota:

The University of Minnesota is among the largest and most prestigious public research universities in the nation. The Medical School at the University of Minnesota is a world-class institution with a long history of leadership and discoveries that have changed the practice of medicine. The nearly 3,000 outstanding faculty members are committed to achieving excellence in research, clinical care, and developing the next generation of health professionals.

Community Information:

University of Minnesota Physicians is based in the beautiful Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, consistently ranked as one of the best place to live in America by U.S. News & World Report. Minneapolis-St. Paul offers a high quality of life and a low cost of living. There are excellent school systems, a thriving workforce, an award-winning culinary scene, museums of all types, outstanding theaters, and an international airport. Minneapolis boasts outdoor hobbies including fishing and boating, great golf, and some of the country's best bike trails.

• Greater Minneapolis - St. Paul Metropolitan Area
• U.S. News & World Report Ranking
• Explore Minnesota
• Minnesota Department of Education

M Physicians offers competitive salary and excellent benefits and provides you with the opportunity to enhance your career in the exciting field of health care through rewarding and challenging assignments and the opportunities for advancement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.