Research Associate - Department of Radiation Oncology - Virginia Commonwealth University

Position Responsibilities:

The Department of Radiation Oncology is seeking two applicants interestedin a part time research position in medical physics in our Image-guided Radiation Therapy Research Program.  Our research focuses on investigating deformableimage registration approaches, radiomics and deep learning approaches forpredicting radiotherapy related clinical outcomes on computed tomography imagesin lung cancer. Of particular interest are applicants with experience indeformable image registration and other advanced image processing techniques, databasemanagement and statistical modelling as well as experience with machinelearning.

This is an excellentopportunity for physicists or engineers to broaden their research experience inradiation oncology physics.

 
Required Qualifications:

A Ph.D. in physics,medical physics or engineering is required.  Experience withcomputational programming in UNIX/LINUX/Windows environments is essential.  Successful candidates will have experienceworking with image analysis and machine learning algorithms in Python, andMatlab environments.

Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment, or commitment to do so as a employee at VCU

Preferred Qualifications: 

A broad background inengineering mathematics, experimental measurements, and scientific programmingare desirable. Clinical experiencein medical physics, such as completion of medical physics residency or similar,is of advantage. 

Number of Hours per Week:  approximately 5 hours for both candidates perweek

The School of Medicine continuously strives for our workplace and learning environment to reflect the demographic and social milieu of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. 

Salary Range: $25.00

Position Details:

Department: Department of Radiation Oncology
Employment Type: H1 - Hourly
Restricted Status: No
FTE: 50%
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Contact Information:

Contact Name: Janet Salmon