Clinical Assistant​/Associate Professor Medical Physics Positions at Stanford - Palo Alto

Overview

The Division of Radiation Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University seeks motivated medical physicists to join the Division as Clinical Assistant/Associate Professors in the Clinician Educator line. We are interested in candidates who are A  board certified, have a PhD or equivalent, and a record of research in clinical medical physics. The successful candidates will join a dynamic and supportive team, providing comprehensive clinical physics services  the Palo Alto main campus, we are currently seeking support for external beam and brachytherapy services and have one position available.

Faculty typically cover one or two clinical service lines—most commonly external beam, brachytherapy, or both—with flexibility to rotate or cross-cover as program needs evolve. Additionally, to support our expanding clinical footprint, we are seeking a Lead Physicist to oversee physics services at our new regional center in Oakland, working alongside two physicists and two dosimetrists, with plans for team expansion.

The Lead Physicist position requires a minimum three years of experience; five years is preferred. Managerial or supervisory experience in clinical setting is preferred. This new cancer center will offer both external beam and brachytherapy using two Varian True Beams, one Varian Edge linacs equipped with surface guidance system and a Varian Bravos system for HDR brachytherapy. The center will have a CT simulator, a PET/CT, a SPECT/CT and an MRI shared with radiology and will have an open linac vault for future development.

• Provide comprehensive clinical physics services and coverage across satellite sites and clinical groups as needed, including external beam therapy and brachytherapy.
• Serve as a Clinician Educator with a primary focus on clinical care (generally ~90%), contributing to teaching and, where appropriate, research and scholarship.
• Collaborate with the team to support expansion of clinical services at the regional center and other sites.
• Engage in departmental translational research initiatives and participate in program development and quality improvements.
• Possibly assume leadership responsibilities such as overseeing physics services at the Oakland center, including personnel and operational coordination.

• A  board certified in medical physics;
  PhD or equivalent in a relevant field; record of research in clinical medical physics.
• Strong initiative, commitment to clinical excellence, teaching, and scholarship.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and critical thinking.
• For Lead Physicist role: minimum of three years of experience; five years preferred; managerial or supervisory experience in a clinical setting is preferred.
• Willingness to provide coverage across satellite sites as required by clinical coverage needs.

The department operates a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment, including two Accuray Cyber Knife systems, one Refle Xion X1, one View Ray MRIdian, one Mevion S250

Fit proton therapy platform, and three Varian True Beams at Palo Alto campus. Additional equipment includes two PET/CT simulators and a 3T MRI simulator, treatment planning systems (Accuray Precision, Ray Search Ray Station, Varian Eclipse), and ARIA for patient information. Brachytherapy is supported by Bravos systems with Brachy Vision and Vitesse real-time planning. The department also utilizes a Mobetron Intra Op electron accelerator.

Stanford Medicine operates four satellite clinics in the Bay Area, with a total of seven Varian True Beams and one Edge. The Stanford Cancer Center Palo Alto practice is fully accredited by ASTRO’s APEx.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical…