Position Description:
The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine is recruiting for a post-doctoral fellow position to carry out research in large-scale optimization problems and OR applications in radiation therapy. Projects will involve computation using a high-throughput computing environment or GPU. Expertise in operations research (good knowledge of exact/heuristic linear/nonlinear optimization techniques) is preferred. Candidates for this position must have a Ph.D. in industrial engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, medical physics, biomedical engineering, or related field. Successful applicants must be highly motivated and must have strong programming (C/C++ and Matlab) skills.
Facility and Equipment:
The Medical Physics Division is currently staffed with 14 PhD faculty physicists, 9 dosimetrists, and 15 post-doctoral fellows (some with an operations research background) and graduate students. We provide clinical services at the University of Maryland Medical Center and three community practice centers. Services include conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, intensity-modulated arc therapy, cone-beam CT-guided radiotherapy, on-line portal imaging, stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy and brachytherapy. We are outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment including seven Varian and one Elekta linear accelerators. In addition we have two multi-slice large bore CT simulators with 4D capabilities and two other CT simulators. The department has access to clinical PET/CT and MR scanners. Campus-wide shared resources include small-animal imaging PET and MR scanners. Treatment planning systems from multiple vendors include Philips, Varian and Prowess.
Employer and Environment:
The Department of Radiation Oncology within the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center has a main facility at the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore, close to the main attractions of the Inner Harbor waterfront and professional sports arenas, theaters and symphony venues.
Interested applicants should mail or send electronically their curriculum vitae to:
Warren D’Souza, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chief of Medical Physics
Department of Radiation Oncology
UMMC Gudelsky Building Room GGJ-02
22 South Greene St
Baltimore MD 21201
wdsou001@umaryland.edu
The University of Maryland, Baltimore is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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