Medical Physics Resident with a concentration in Data Science

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center / New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City is inviting applications for one resident position at the CAMPEP-accredited Residency Program in Medical Physics (Therapy) with a starting date as early as October 1 st , 2024. This three-year training program consists of two years of clinical instruction and one year of research on data science applications in radiation oncology. Comprehensive clinical training will be provided through 9 clinical rotations that cover all areas of clinical medical physics services, including clinical dosimetry; treatment planning (3D, IMRT, VMAT, SRS, SBRT); IGRT; Brachytherapy (GYN HDR, LDR, IVBT, INTRABEAM IORT, Eye Plaque); machine QA and commissioning; special procedures; and online adaptive radiotherapy.

The Department of Radiation Oncology presently has 10 full-time board-certified medical physicists, seven dosimetrists, and 14 radiation oncologists practicing throughout three clinical sites, treating approximately 120 patients daily. Our state-of-the-art treatment devices include 4 Varian regular Linacs, Varian Ethos with an active adaptive therapy program, Accuray TomoTherapy, Gamma Knife, ZEISS INTRABEAM unit, Siemens dual-energy SOMATOM CT simulator, Eclipse treatment planning system, Varian GammaMed HDR afterloader; AlignRT and RPM for motion management; MapCHECK, ArcCHECK, and Portal Dosimetry for IMRT/VMAT QA. As part of the department’s long-term growth strategy, we plan to install five additional Varian TrueBeam Linacs within five years.

The department has a robust research program and is the home of the Center of Radiological Research (CRR). By collaborating with researchers and clinicians from diverse fields across different departments/schools at Columbia University, we are building a physics research program that seeks to improve the clinical effectiveness of radiation therapy with data science and other technological advances, including scalable deep-learning models for medical image analysis, data-driven image reconstruction, learning approaches for automated treatment planning, improved treatment planning optimization algorithms, adaptive radiotherapy, and novel imaging/dosimetry devices. We have access to high-performance computer clusters with the most advanced GPU resources.

Applicants should have earned a master’s degree, with a Ph.D. strongly preferred, in physics, engineering, or a related discipline. In addition, applicants must have either graduated from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program or have completed a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program. The PhD applicants are expected to have completed their study with a PhD degree when residency training starts. Given our current research focus, we are particularly interested in applicants with good programming skills (Python, Matlab, C#, Varian ESAPI) and demonstrated experience in applying data science/machine learning to radiation therapy.

Interested applicants should email the following materials to Emily Timson, the Program Coordinator, at et2565@cumc.columbia.edu . Only the applications with completed materials will be considered.

• Personal Statement
• CV
• Undergraduate transcripts
• Graduate transcripts
• Transcripts from the CAMPEP-accredited certificate programs if the applicant is not from CAMPEP-accredited graduate programs.
• Three reference letters
  
  

A brief interview can be arranged during the AAPM Annual Meeting in Los Angeles from July 21 st to July 24 th .

Benefits

Our program offers a competitive salary and benefits package. PhD Medical Physics Residents hold appointments as Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Visa support is available for highly qualified international residents. For more information, please visit our website:

https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/departments-centers/radiation-oncology/education/radiation-oncology-therapy-physics-campep-residency

For further questions, please get in touch with Yading Yuan, PhD, the Program Director at yading.yuan@columbia.edu .

Columbia University is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and other status protected by law.