A position as medical physicist combined with a clinical professorship in oncology with special focus on medical physics and radiation therapy

A position as medical physicist combined with a clinical professorship in oncology with special focus on medical physics and radiation therapy

A clinical position as medical physicist at the Department of Oncology at Finsen Centre, Rigshospitalet is open for appointment from as soon as possible.

The position is combined with with a 5-year externally funded position as clinical professor of oncology with special focus on medical physics and radiation therapy at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

With this new position the Department of Oncology, Finsen Centre, Rigshospitalet wishes to strengthen the leadership in clinical research and teaching in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen.

It is a requirement that the applicant is accepted for appointment of both the professorship and the position as medical physicist.

About the department

Department of Oncology performs non-surgical antineoplastic therapy and provides care for cancer patients. The department is part of the health care service of The Capital Region of Denmark, where non-surgical oncology is also provided at Herlev Hospital and in Hillerød Hospital.

Section of Radiotherapy is a large radiation therapy section providing ~48,000 fractions of radiotherapy annually. At present the department is equipped with linear accelerators from Varian with a variety of advanced facilities including RapidArc, OBI/CBCT imaging, ExacTrac and 6D robotic couches. Three NovalisTX and one TrueBeamSTX are equipped with 2.5 mm high definition multileaf collimators for stereotactic therapy. The majority of treatments are delivered with volumetric intensity modulated therapy (IMRT/VMAT) and all curative treatment fractions are image guided. In addition to the accelerators and brachytherapy equipment, the section of radiotherapy has two CT scanners and one MR scanner.

Within the coming years, the Department of Oncology will replace nine accelerators and two brachytherapy treatment units. Additionally, it is the expectation that the department will get access to new treatment options, so the departments long-standing tradition of being at the forefront of implementing new techniques in the clinical practice can be maintained.

Department of Oncology and in particular Section of Radiotherapy has a close collaboration with Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine and PET, which has 5 PET/CT scanners, a PET/MR scanner and two cyclotrons.

Research and teaching

The successful candidate will work as an integrated part of the research and development team in the Department of Oncology in general and in particular in the Section of Radiotherapy. A large group of PhD students in a multidisciplinary team of medical doctors, physicists and polytechnic candidates are currently involved in radiotherapy research at the Department of Oncology at Rigshospitalet.

The applicant is expected to contribute to maintain high quality clinical training and expand a good collaborative climate and a strong research and development environment in the department. The successful candidate is also expected to participate in collaborations with other departments within the hospital and external partners, including University of Copenhagen and other national and international partners.

The candidate will furthermore be expected to be actively involved in teaching, including supervision of junior staff in the department and handle administrative duties related to the job.

Qualifications

The candidate is expected to hold a master’s degree (preferably PhD) in physics or a similar degree with physics specialization. The successful candidate should have a documented research track record within the field of radiotherapy, radiophysics and/or radiobiology. The candidate should hold a medical physics certification (preferably medical physics expert) as detailed by Danish Society of Medical Physics, or hold an international equivalent. See www.dsmf.org for further information of the Danish approvals within medical physics.

Conditions

In order to be considered, the applicant must send an application to both the Faculty (the professorship) and to the hospital (the position as medical physicist) cf. the simultaneously advertised position of the professorship. Appointment is conditioned by the fact that the applicant obtains both positions. This also applies to the applicants who are already employed as medical physicist at Rigshospitalet.

Salary and conditions of employment as medical physicist are as agreed between the Danish Regions and the Danish Association of Medical Specialists and between the Capital Region and University of Copenhagen.

As clinical professor at least 50 % of the working time will be allocated to academic tasks (e.g. research, teaching, evaluation tasks and communication with the public) in agreement with the Head of Department of Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. The remaining time will be allocated for clinical work in agreement with the head of Department of Oncology. The clinical professor will receive secretarial or technical support equivalent to 50 % of a full time secretary position from the Department of Oncology. Additional support and details on the working conditions must be negotiated with the head of the Department of Oncology, Finsen Centre, Rigshospitalet.

Application procedure

The application must include the following:

• Application
• Curriculum Vitae and a complete list of publications
• Exam papers and proof of certifications

The closing date for applications is 8 September 2016.

Further information:

For further information contact department chair, Professor Hans von der Maase

by email Hans.von.der.maase@regionh.dk or phone +45 35459510

or head of medical physics, Jens Peter Bangsgaard, email

jens.peter.bangsgaard@regionh.dk or phone +45 35458118

The advertisement for the professorship is available from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (http://employment.ku.dk/faculty/).

• Fakta

• Arbejdssted
  Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej
• Kontaktperson
  Hans von der Maase
• Adresse
  Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø
• Stillingstype
  Forsker
• Speciale
  Radiologi
• Ansættelsesform
  Tidsbegrænset periode
• Ugentlig arbejdstid
  Fuld tid
• Ansættelsens start
  01-01-2017
• Regionens jobnr.
  201470
• Quick-nr.
  307955
• Indrykningsdato
  11-08-2016
• Ansøgningsfrist
  08-09-2016 (udløbet)