Department of Radiation Oncology - Faculty Position

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Description

Applications are sought for full-time faculty positions at the Assistant, Associate, or Full

Professor level in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of

Medicine under the guidance of the Director of Medical Physics.

Emory's Department of Radiation Oncology serves multiple clinical institutions in the Atlanta

metropolitan area, including Emory University Hospital Clifton, Winship Cancer Institute at

Emory Midtown, Emory Proton Therapy Center, Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, Grady

Hospital, and Emory Decatur Hospital. It is an integral part of Winship, a National Cancer

Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The newest practice sites include the Emory

Proton Therapy Center, which opened in late 2018 and offers pencil beam scanning, and the new

Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown facility which offers a unique setting of

multidisciplinary care delivery.

The department treats over 4,000 patients annually. Highlights of the technology offered include

8 Varian linear accelerators, 1 Halcyon unit, 2 Elekta linear accelerators, a multi-room

proton center, Gamma Knife®, Zeiss IntraBeam® intraoperative unit, multiple brachytherapy

HDR afterloaders, large bore CT scanners with 4D capabilities, and access to MR and PET

scanners including two dedicated 1.5 T MRI scanners. All linear accelerators are IGRT (2D, 3D)

and respiratory motion management equipped. The oncology information system is ARIA® with

treatment planning systems including Eclipse and RayStation©.

The department has grown in its clinical, teaching, and research activities in the past decade and

includes leaders in each of these areas, with many faculty members holding substantial NIH and

other grant funding, leading innovative multi center trials, and publishing extensively in the

highest impact journals. There are currently more than 60 faculty members in the department's

Divisions of Clinical Affairs, Cancer Biology, Medical Physics, and Health Services, Outcomes,

and Policy. In addition, there is a fully accredited three-year training program for medical

physics residents as well as a four-year training program for radiation oncology residents. Emory

physics faculty also participate in Georgia Institute of Technology's medical physics education

and research programs. The Medical Physics Division has a successful research program and has

multiple investigators funded by NIH in artificial intelligence and image-guided radiotherapy.

Candidates must have a PhD, or equivalent doctoral degree. Candidates must be ABR board

eligible and certification in therapeutic radiological physics is preferred. The candidate is

expected to support clinical services, participate in the education of medical physicist residents

and medical residents, and conduct clinical and translational research. Applicants who have

research interests that significantly contribute to the overall departmental academic effort are

strongly encouraged to apply. Emory School of Medicine is renowned as a premier research

institution, educational leader, and provider of cutting-edge patient-centered care: we welcome

those seeking to elevate our mission to join us.

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Job Number 116423

Job Type Regular Full-Time

Division School Of Medicine

Department SOM: Rad Onc: Admin

Campus Location (For Posting) : City Atlanta

Location : Name Emory Clinic Bldg A

This position may involve the following Health and Safety issues: Working in a laboratory, Working with radioactive materials or devices.

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