The Department of Radiation Oncology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School is seeking an early career level PhD faculty Medical Physicist to enhance a growing clinical physics operations and to participate in research & development and teaching. The successful candidate will join a Physics faculty of 24 and will have a strong background and interest in one or more of the radiation therapy (RT) subfields currently pursued: Adaptive RT, image-guided Brachytherapy, Stereotactic RT, RT automation & API programming, process and quality improvement, development and/or implementation of novel RT equipment, software & algorithms.  The candidate is expected to contribute to R&D, as well as in quality assurance activities and support routine clinical radiation therapy services. Additional R&D topics currently pursued include radiation transport algorithm development; automation of therapy planning, verification and delivery of treatment; radiomics and artificial intelligence; functional imaging for RT; nano-medicine and cancer biomarkers. The candidate should have a solid record of academic and/or clinical achievement. Accomplishments in the innovative implementation of radiation therapy technologies and/or experience in complementary disciplines is an advantage. The position will be based full time in Boston and academic appointment at Harvard Medical School at the level of full-time Instructor or Assistant Professor will apply for qualified candidates pending approval by Harvard Medical School. Recent or upcoming residency graduates are encouraged to apply. ABR board certification or eligibility is required for this position.

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The Medical Physics and Biophysics Division currently provides clinical, research and teaching services to the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and the Children’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School, as well as to the new outreach Cancer Centers in the surrounding communities at Milford, South Shore, and Mansfield.  Facilities include 13 Varian linacs including 2 stereotactic machines, a dedicated MR-simulator, an MR-linac, 2 HDR units with dedicated CT scanner, a Co-60 TBI unit, and 7 CT-simulators.  State-of-the-art pre-clinical focal irradiation facilities are also available.