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Posted: 05-Jan-23
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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The Dr. Charles M. Smith Medical Physics Program at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (MBPCC) is seeking an outstanding medical physics candidate to join its growing and progressive team. The successful candidates will participate in the clinical and academic medical physics programs at MBPCC. Clinical duties include provision of clinical physics support and participation in the development and release of new clinical technologies and programs. Academic duties include opportunities for research; mentoring and teaching of graduate students in the joint medical physics graduate program of MBPCC and Louisiana State University (LSU); and mentoring and teaching of medical physics residents at MBPCC. Funding for ongoing research projects is broadly available in the medical physics group and is provided to the department through a substantial endowment honoring the legacy of Dr. Charles M. Smith, a long-standing benefactor and supporter of the program. An adjunct faculty appointment in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at LSU is expected for those with appropriate qualifications. Current research activities are focused on image-guided radiotherapy, adaptive radiotherapy, electron/mixed-beam radiotherapy, and applications of artificial intelligence. Expected division of time is approximately 80% clinical and 20% academic, but can vary based on the strengths and interests of the successful candidate.
Facility and Equipment:
MBPCC is a freestanding, not-for-profit oncology practice based in the capital city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Treating approximately 2,500 patients annually, MBPCC supports the largest radiation oncology practice in the state across its 7 locations in southeast Louisiana and southwest Mississippi. MBPCC staffing consists of 12 radiation oncologists, 10 medical physicists, 4 medical physics residents and 7 medical dosimetrists. MBPCC provides state-of-the-art radiation therapy across its network including 8 Elekta Infinity or VersaHD linear accelerators, 1 Varian iX linear accelerator, 1 Gamma Knife ICON, and 3 Elekta-Nucletron HDR systems. A 1.5T Siemens Sola RT MR Simulator is due for installation at end of 2021 and the Elekta Unity MR-LINAC is scheduled for installation in early 2023 to facilitate adaptive radiotherapy. Other equipment includes: GE Discovery CT-PET scanners, 4D motion management and deep inspiration breath hold programs, enterprise-leveled Phillips Pinnacle treatment planning system, enterprise-level MOSAIQ record and verify system, Mobius 3D/FX and Mim Maestro. Research equipment includes a Raysearch Raystation research planning system and extensive dosimetry laboratories at MBPCC. Resources available through the MBPCC-LSU partnership include a 1.3-GeV synchrotron radiation facility, animal irradiation facility, veterinary school, high performance computing facilities, machine shop, and electronics shop; and cell culture facilities at Pennington Biomedical Research Facility. MBPCC and LSU operate a joint CAMPEP accredited medical physics graduate program, conferring both MS and PhD degrees, with approximately 25 enrolled graduate students. In addition to the MBPCC medical physics staff, there are 5 tenured or tenure track medical physics faculty members at LSU. Lastly, MBPCC operates a CAMPEP accredited radiation oncology physics residency program with 4 residents at MBPCC and 4 additional residents at 2 regional affiliate site locations.
Employer and Environment:
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is the leading oncology program in southeast Louisiana and the Gulf South region. Baton Rouge offers the benefits of a university town and a thriving economy. The local area is rich in history and culture and is a sportsman’s paradise. MBPCC provides a rich intellectual environment with opportunities for professional growth and development, participation in the training of medical physics residents and graduate students.
Required Qualifications:
An M.S. or Ph.D. degree in medical physics or a closely related field is required. Board certification is preferred, but recent or upcoming graduates of accredited residency training programs are also encouraged to apply.
Preferred Qualifications:
Teaching experience; experience in student mentoring; board certification in therapeutic medical physics, and experience with contemporary and advanced radiotherapy systems.
Benefits:
MBPCC offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; sick leave; wellness benefits; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.
INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD SUBMIT A CV TO:
Dr. Sotirios Stathakis, PhD
Dr. Charles M. Smith Chief of Physics
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
SStathakis@marybird.com
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