The Department of Radiation Oncology and the Division of Medical Physics & Biophysics have established a program for training research fellows in medical physics and biophysics. The program includes daily supervision of the fellow's experimental work by senior fellows and principal investigators; regular laboratory meetings to discuss and assess results in the presence of peers; attendance of lectures and seminars of specific and general knowledge. presentations at conferences internally and externally; and mentorship for future job opportunities.
Clinical Physicist Investigator: Radiation Oncology Clinical Physicist Investigators are professionals primarily engaged in the evaluation, planning, delivery and optimization of radiation treatments. A primary responsibility is the accurate determination and specification of the radiation dosage for each treatment. The treatment planning functions include consultation with the clinician to design treatment plans, the preparation of the technical details for the deliveries, the correct implementation of the treatment plan, and the quality assurance and progress review of the treatment. Physicists with expertise in computer science applications will develop digital solutions to provide cost effective processes to integrate the above activities. At a more basic but critical level, clinical physicists develop and implement radiation dosimetry protocols and data bases for all radiation sources in the department (from machines, and sealed brachytherapy sources) to meet national and State standards. They report to the section chief or the Chief of Medical Physics.
Resident: The Harvard Medical Physics Residency Program is a 3-year program for PhD physicists. The educational philosophy of the program can be broken down into four principles:
1.To provide comprehensive clinical education using the technical resources and specialist faculty of the program site
2.To provide training in medical physics that goes beyond the requirements of the board exam
3.To develop clinical, translational and/or basic science research skills through a research year
4.To develop future leaders in academic medical physics through this clinical training, research opportunities, and graded responsibility within the program.
The overall goal of the program is to provide clinical training to enable Residents to practice independently as medical physicists, to pass the ABR board exam, and to educate the next generation of world-class medical physicists-scientists and leaders.
At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are committed to having faculty and staff who offer multifaceted experiences. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and compassionate professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.
The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate's relevant experience, skills and qualifications.
For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
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