University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine
The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is seeking a clinically focused and academically driven Medical Physicist for a full-time, open-rank faculty position. Tenure status, academic rank, and compensation will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
What We're Looking For:
- Ph.D. in Medical Physics, Physics, or a closely related field
- ABR certification in Therapeutic Medical Physics (or board-eligible with completed CAMPEP-accredited residency)
- Demonstrated record of scholarly achievement
- Strong commitment to clinical excellence, teamwork, and academic collaboration
Clinical Role:
The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of clinical medical physics support, quality assurance, and radiation safety across our main campus and regional satellite clinics. Clinical scope includes:
- IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, respiratory gating
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
- Interstitial and intracavitary HDR brachytherapy
- I-125 eye plaque therapy, Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
- Photons and electrons with advanced linear accelerator platforms
Technology & Infrastructure:
- Varian platform: 2 TrueBeam, 1 Edge, 2 iX (with RapidArc and cone beam CT), 1 Ethos
- 2 Philips Brilliance Big Bore CT simulators
- Varian Bravos HDR unit
- Treatment planning and R&V systems: Varian Eclipse/ARIA
Academic Environment:
Our physics team includes 15 Ph.D. physicists, working alongside 17 radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, therapists, and administrative leadership to provide high-quality care for more than 170 patients per day across UAB and satellite locations.
We offer an accredited CAMPEP medical physics residency program and train two physics residents and ten radiation oncology residents annually. The department strongly supports academic development and expects faculty to build collaborative, clinically relevant research programs. Faculty are encouraged to collaborate across UAB's Heersink School of Medicine and its nationally recognized academic and research infrastructure.
For additional information about our department, please visit our website at https://www.uab.edu/medicine/radonc/.
About UAB
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB Radiation Oncology is a trusted training site for Varian where trainees traverse from across the nation. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States, and in the top 10 worldwide, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 2018 Young University Rankings.
UAB Medicine is the third-largest public academic medical center in the country, with more than 1,900 beds and almost 18,000 employees. UAB Hospital is the centerpiece of the UAB Health System and is the teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Situated among major research centers and clinics, UAB Hospital provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services, as well as the most up-to-date treatments and innovations in health care. In addition to UAB Hospital, UAB Medicine includes The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, as well as several primary and specialty care clinics, a dozen member and affiliate hospitals within Alabama, more than 10 cancer associates in the Southeast, and the Viva Health HMO.
Recently, UAB expanded further by acquiring five hospitals from the Ascension St. Vincent's Health System. This acquisition added 5,000 employees, 409 beds, and outpatient facilities, which include hospitals in Birmingham, Blount, Chilton, East, and St. Clair counties; the One Nineteen campus; the Trussville Freestanding Emergency Department; imaging centers; and other clinics.
To learn more about the University of Alabama at Birmingham, please visit http://uab.edu/home.
Birmingham
Located in the heart of the Southeast, Birmingham is a short drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Memphis and Gulf Coast beaches. Some of the most beautiful suburbs in the United States surround the city. With its picturesque surroundings, Birmingham has been recognized as an "All American City", one of the top ten American cities to live and work, and one of the top ten entrepreneurial and job growth hot spots in America. The combination of pleasant weather, geography, diverse culture, activities, and lifestyle make this city a wonderful place to live, raise a family, and practice medicine.
Apply:
Interested candidates should apply here: https://uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/27397 by submitting an online application to include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references. Evaluation of applications will occur as they are received and will continue until the position is filled.
A pre-employment background investigation is performed on candidates selected for employment. In addition, physicians and other clinical faculty candidates who will be employed by the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) or other UAB Medicine entities must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen to be hired.