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Postdoctoral Fellow - Radiation Oncology

Job Details

Job Ref:
10035489

Location:
Duarte, CA 91009

Category:
Clinical Research

Job Type:
Full-time

Shift:
Days

Pay Rate:
$34.25 - $37.82 per hour

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at City of Hope where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

The Radiation Oncology Department at City of Hope National Medical Center (Duarte, CA) under the direction of Dr. Tyler Watkins is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team. The position will include onsite training in clinical medical physics and exciting research in imaging and radiation therapy. This is a great opportunity to join the medical physics community with the potential to transition into a clinical medical physics residency. This 1-year position includes on-site training working with a great team of medical physics faculty, residents, and radiation oncology physicians.

Career opportunities upon completion of the postdoctoral training include:

  • Clinical medical physics

  • Medical imaging computer programming

  • Radiation therapy computer programming

As a successful candidate you will:

  • Support clinical physics faculty in PET/CT imaging for investigating immune response, cancer detection, disease progression, and radiation therapy adaptation.

  • Gain Research experience that includes medical image processing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm development, and scientific writing.

  • Gain clinical experience including training in radiation oncology software, imaging including multiple PET/CT scanners, and radiation delivery systems including PET-guided radiation therapy.

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include:

  • A PhD in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

  • Programming experience in Python, Matlab, and SQL.

  • Mathematical modeling and data analysis.

  • Machine/Deep learning (e.g. Pytorch, TensorFlow, JAX).

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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