Medical Physicist, Open Rank

Medical Physicist, Open Rank Faculty School of Medicine Requisition

Medical Physicist, Open Rank

Department of Radiation Oncology

The Department of Radiation Oncology, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio is currently recruiting for a faculty position in Medical Physics (radiation therapy track).

The successful candidate should hold a DMP or PhD degree in Medical Physics or related field. Preference will be given to candidates that have a strong clinical and research background and are ABR certified or eligible for certification.

Faculty rank and tenure status will be determined on the qualification of the final candidate.

UT Health MD Anderson Cancer Center is recognized as an NCI Designated Cancer Center, and is located in San Antonio, Texas, near the heart of the beautiful Texas Hill Country.

The center is equipped with two in-house CT simulators with D capabilities. The division of Medical Physics maintains five linear accelerations, including a Novalis Tx unit and four ELEKTA VersaHD.

Our brachytherapy program includes HDR for gyn a soon prostate implants and LDR for eye plaques.

There are several active clinical and research programs in the areas of IMRT, SGRT, SRS, SBRT, Monte Carlo simulation, D treatment planning, IGRT and adaptive radiotherapy.

The Division of Medical Physics has currently faculty medical physicists, dosimetrists, doctoral students (PhD and DMP track), medical physics residents, and dosimetry students.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work well in a strong team environment and have excellent communication skills UT Health San Antonio has two CAMPEP accredited graduate medical physics program (PhD and DMP tracks), a CAMPEP accredited medical physics residency program, and a dosimetry program which is accredited by JRCERT.

It is expected from the new faculty member to teach courses both in the graduate and the dosimetry schools, and to mentor DMP, doctoral students and medical physics residents.

The candidate is also expected to be active in research and to successfully pursue extramural funding.

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UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities.

All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions. Additional Information Benefits Overview

UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least hours a week, with an appointment of at least months, are eligible for benefits.

Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of premier physicians including more than specialists.

Dental- Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan.

Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.

Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.

Life Employees receive $, of group term life insurance and $, of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.

Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions.

ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.

Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options :

Front-loaded Paid Time Off : to hours ( to days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year.

PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.

Extended Illness Bank : hours ( day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.

Paid Family Leave : Up to hours ( weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after months of consecutive employment.

Holidays : set paid holidays each year plus three floating holidays, which can be used anytime during the fiscal year.

FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.

Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.

UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.