[Geant4] Fwd: post doc position in prompt gamma imaging for proton radiotherapy
Frederick Jones
fwj at triumf.ca
Mon Aug 7 11:55:25 PDT 2017
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Subject: post doc position in prompt gamma imaging for proton radiotherapy
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 17:01:28 +0000
From: Polf, Jerimy <JPolf at som.umaryland.edu>
To: geant4-namu at SLAC.STANFORD.EDU <geant4-namu at slac.stanford.edu>
CC: Polf, Jerimy <jpolf at umm.edu>
_PostdoctoralFellow__– ProtonRadiotherapyandPromptGammaImaging_
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*Position****Description:*
TheDepartmentofRadiationOncologyattheUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicineisrecruitingforapost-doctoralfellowposition,tobeginasearlyasOctober2017,tocarryoutresearchanddevelopmentonaprototypePromptGammaImagingsystemforprotonradiotherapytobedevelopedandclinicallytestedattheMarylandProtonTreatmentCenter(MPTC).Thepost-doctoralfellowwill
workaspartofanNIHfundedacademic-industrialresearchpartnershipprogram.The fellowwillbe partofadynamicteamofmedicalphysicists as well asnuclear scientist and
engineersonthedevelopmentandcharacterizationofaComptoncamerabasedpromptgammaimagingsystemtobeusedclinicallyforprotonbeamrangeverificationattheMPTC.ResearchwillincludeexperimentalanddevelopmentalworkattheMPTCaswellastravelforexperimentsattheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST)andtheArmyResearchLaboratories.Opportunitiesforclinicaltrainingarepossibleforthepost-doctoralfellow.Itisexpectedthatthesuccessfulcandidatewillpublishtheirworkinreputedjournals.Theposition
is for twoyears,with thepossibilityof extension foroneadditional year.
Qualifications:
CandidatesforthispositionmusthaveaPh.D.inengineering,physics,medicalphysics,mathematics,oracloselyrelatedphysicalscience.Successfulapplicantsmustbehighlymotivated,independent,andmusthaveexperiencewithscientificcomputerprogramming(C/C++,Matlab,Python,ROOT,andLabview)tobeappliedtodataprocessingand
statisticalimagereconstruction. ExperiencewithMonteCarlo (Geant4) modelingisaplus.
Facilityand Equipment:
Thestate-of-the-artMarylandProtonTreatmentCenterbegantreatingpatientsin2016.TheMedicalPhysicsDivisioniscurrentlystaffedwith24PhDfacultyphysicists,17dosimetrists,and9post-doctoralfellowsandgraduatestudents.In
addition to MPTC weprovideclinicalservicesattheUniversityofMarylandMedicalCenterandfourcommunitypracticecenters. Our current clinical program
includesconformalradiotherapy,IMRT,cone-beamCT-guidedradiotherapy, stereotacticradiosurgery/radiotherapy,brachytherapyand proton radiotherapy.
Howto Apply:
Applicationsshouldincludeacoverletter,CV/resumeandthenamesandcontactinformationforthreereferences.Individualswithastrongrecordofscholarlyresearchandpublicationareencouragedtoapply.TheUniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreisanEqualOpportunity,AffirmativeActionemployer.Minorities,women,veteransandindividuals
with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interestedapplicants should mail or send electronicallytheirapplication to:
Jerimy C. Polf, PhD.
Associate Professor
Maryland Proton Treatment CenterDepartment of Radiation Oncology
22 South Greene St
BaltimoreMD 21201
<mailto:jpolf at umm.edu>jpolf at umm.edu <mailto:jpolf at umm.edu>
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