Requisition Details
GENERAL REQUISITION INFORMATION
| EEO Statement: | UNMC is an Affirmative Action Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. |
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| Location | Kearney, NE |
| Requisition Number: | 2023-277 |
| Department | Radiation Oncology 50000653 |
| Business Unit(College/Institute) | College of Medicine |
| FTE: | 100 |
| Reg-Temp | Full-Time Regular |
| Work Schedule | Monday-Friday |
| Requisition Category | Faculty |
| Requisition Title | Faculty Medical Physicist/Rank DOQ |
| Job Title/Academic Rank | Faculty Medical Physicist/Rank DOQ |
| Additional Requisition Title | |
| Appointment Type | DOQ - DEPENDS ON QUALS |
| Salary Range | Salary Commensurate with Experience |
| Job/EEO Category | Faculty |
| Job Requisition Begin Date | 08/25/2023 |
Position Qualification
| Position Summary | The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is seeking a highly motivated and skillful medical physicist to join our team at the Nebraska Medicine Kearney Cancer Center, which will to open to patients in December 2024. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in innovative, state-of-the-art clinical service, research, and teaching activities. Clinical service responsibilities will primarily cover our new state-of-the-art satellite clinic located in Kearney Nebraska. The department constantly evolves and adopts new technologies so the successful applicant can work with the latest excellent tools. Research opportunities include electron FLASH with Varian’s novel FLEX system, artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning, adaptive radiotherapy, physicist-patient communication techniques, and more. The department is committed to supporting early-career physicists, so the successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop their research skills and interests. Teaching efforts span medical physics and radiation oncology residency programs, radiation therapist education, and multiple outreach education initiatives. The department is highly interested in innovative teaching and mentoring, including using eLearning, simulation training, and interprofessional collaborations. The successful candidate will join an advanced department of seven radiation oncology faculty, six certified medical dosimetrists, eight physics faculty, three physics residents, two medical physicist assistants, one physics post-doctorate research scientist, and two radiation oncology research faculty. Medical physicists provide clinical coverage under the guidance of the Director of Physics. Requirements include a Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics or a related physics field, being ABR board certified (preferred) or board eligible in Therapeutic Radiation Oncology Physics and having at least two years of clinical experience (which can include residency training). Candidates with solo physicist experience will be preferred. |
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| Required Qualifications | Master’s degree in Medical Physics or related physics field and be ABR board certified (preferred) or board eligible in Therapeutic Radiation Oncology Physics with a minimum of two years of clinical experience. |
| Supplemental Qualifications | Candidates with treatment planning skills in SBRT and Flexitron-based HDR brachytherapy will be preferred. |
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