School of Medicine-Open Rank-Radiation Oncology (Physics-22410) | University of Alabama, Birmingham Job at University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

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  • University of Alabama, Birmingham
  • Birmingham, AL

Job Description

Position Number: 311750000.36618.210701

School/College: School of Medicine

Job Description:

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) School of Medicine seeks medical physicists for a faculty position with open rank and tenure status. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in all facets of radiation oncology physics clinical support and quality assurance at the primary center and satellite sites as needed. Furthermore, the candidate will team with faculty within the department and work collaboratively with investigators across the Heersink School of Medicine, UAB , and peer academic departments to develop a clinically meaningful and scholarly rich research program for radiation oncology.

To be considered, applicants must hold a Ph.D. in physics or a closely related field, be certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics, or have completed an accredited residency and be ABR board eligible, and able to demonstrate a record of scholarly achievement.

Our team consists of 15 Ph.D. physicists and 22 radiation oncologists, assisted by a team of dosimetrists and therapists. We train ten radiation oncology and two medical physics residents in our CAMPEP -accredited program. We routinely provide physics services for 90+ patients per day at our main campus and 80+ patients per day across our extension clinics. Procedures include IMRT , VMAT , IGRT , respiratory gating, stereotactic radiosurgery, SRS , SBRT , interstitial and intracavitary HDR , 125-I eye plaques, and TBI with photons and electrons.

We utilize Varian accelerators (two TrueBeam, one Edge, two iX with RapidArc and cone beam CT, an Ethos, two Phillips Brilliance Big Bore CT simulators and a Varian Bravos HDR unit. Our external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning systems and record and verify system are Varian Aria/Eclipse.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States and in the top 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings.

UAB Medicine is the third-largest public academic medical center in the country, with more than 1,900 beds and almost 18,000 employees. UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services, as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. In addition to UAB Hospital, UAB Medicine includes The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, as well as several primary and specialty care clinics, a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama, more than 10 cancer associates in the Southeast, and the Viva Health HMO .

Located in the heart of the Southeast, Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Memphis, and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings, Birmingham has been recognized as an

About University of Alabama, Birmingham

Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a part of the University of Alabama System, is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with more than $715 million in annual research funding and an economic impact on the state exceeding $12.1 billion a year. UAB is Alabama’s largest employer, with some 28,000 employees, and was named Forbes’ No. 1 Large Employer in the United States in 2021. UAB enrollment surpassed 21,500 for the fifth consecutive year in fall 2022. The university offers more than 180 degree programs in nine schools and one college. The pillars of UAB’s mission include education, research, innovation and economic development, community engagement and patient care. Learn more at

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