Description

The Department of Radiation Oncology at The University of Kansas Cancer Center and the University of Kansas Health System is seeking an outstanding leader to serve as Director of Proton Therapy. This individual will hold a faculty appointment at the Clinical Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level.

This position offers the unique opportunity to practice in either an academic or community setting, depending on the candidate’s interests and experience. Both environments provide access to advanced technology, collaborative multidisciplinary teams, and the support of a nationally recognized NCI-designated cancer center.

About University of Kansas Cancer Center: 

The University of Kansas Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and plans are underway to construct a new $550 million state-of-the-art new cancer center building. The Department of Radiation Oncology provides cancer care services throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area with over 4,500 treatment courses annually and 300 patients on treatment daily. Our primary network includes 7 locations with 11 Varian linear accelerators including TrueBeam, Edge and Ethos. The Department has recently completed a Varian ARIA/Eclipse v18.0 upgrade, the first in the US, and maintains a close relationship with Varian, IBA, and other equipment vendors providing unique opportunities for collaboration. The Department of Radiation Oncology is one of a dozen ABS fellowship training sites for both HDR and LDR brachytherapy for prostate and gynecological cancer. The University of Kansas Proton Center is equipped with a state-of-the-art IBA ProteusONE compact proton therapy system, a RayStation v2023B treatment planning system, and an SDX respiratory gating system that are integrated within Varian’s ARIA V18.0, the first ProteusONE center doing so in the world.  The system is LATTICE, FLASH, and minibeam capable. Since our proton center opened in May 2022, we have successfully treated more than six hundred patients. The Proton Center is a founding member of the Conformal Flash Alliance and there is an ongoing research agreement with IBA for its preclinical validation and clinical implementation.

About University of Kansas Cancer Center-Department of Radiation Oncology: 

The Division of Medical Physics is staffed at 20 faculty medical physicists, 19 medical dosimetrists, 6 medical physics residents and 1 department-funded research fellow; the division supports a full range of clinical, research, and educational services. The department has a 1200 sq. ft. physics research space located adjacent to the main radiation oncology clinic, housing both computational and instrumentation labs. Collaborations with physics and engineering departments at the University of Kansas-Lawrence create abundant exciting opportunities for both academic research and education. The Medical Physics group at the University of Kansas strives for excellence in clinical, educational, and research endeavors, and has a rapidly growing national reputation in many specialties, including proton therapy, FLASH, optimization, treatment planning, dosimetry, quality assurance and more.

Benefits and compensation:

• Recent increase in overall compensation package
• Generous retirement contribution
• Relocation assistance
• Health, dental, vision
• CME allowance
• LTD/STD and life insurance
• Professional liability coverage

Requirements

Required Qualifications: 

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Medical Physics or a related field
• CAMPEP-accredited residency program in medical physics
• Board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) in Therapeutic Medical Physics