Academic Medical Physicists Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is a flagship hospital in the Northwestern Medicine (NM) system affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine located in the heart of downtown Chicago, IL. NMH is ranked 10th in the USA for 11 years in a row by the US world News Report.
We are looking for Academic Clinical Physicists to be involved in day-to-day clinical services in the department of Radiation Oncology. Faculty appointment at Northwestern University Fienberg School of Medicine at appropriate rank (Assistant/Associate Professor) could be provided based on academic strength. The department currently includes 10 Medical Physicists, 10 Dosimetrists; treats 120+ patients a day; and provides extensive external beam treatment (5 Linac’s) with imaging modalities (OBI, CBCT, MRI), including SBRT, SRT, 3DCRT, TBI, TSET, IMRT/VMAT, Gamma Knife, Hyperthermia, LDR (prostate seed) and HDR (Gyn) Brachytherapy as well as a MRIdian ViewRay MR-Linac. We have 9 Medical and 2 Physics residents in the department along with a Medical Physics Assistant.
This position is specifically intended for clinical medical physicist with 2-5 years of experience with ABR certification completed or in progress. An ideal candidate will be board certified with a PhD in Medical Physics and has strong communication skills with the ability to work in a large group.
Candidates are encouraged to participate in various aspects of clinical research as well as teaching programs including mentoring therapy students and residents (MD and Medical Physics).
Northwestern Medicine offers exceptional resources, education, growth opportunities, and benefits-including premier health insurance featuring our renowned physician network.
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