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MD Anderson Cancer Center · 1 month ago

Postdoctoral Fellow - Radiation Physics - Research

positionHouston, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$64K/yr - $76K/yr

MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world's premier comprehensive cancer centers, and they are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Radiation Physics. The role focuses on developing AI-driven methods for medical imaging and enhancing radiation therapy workflows through innovative research and collaboration with a team of scientists and physicians.

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Responsibilities

Designing and translating AI-driven methods for medical image registration, synthetic imaging, segmentation, and treatment planning to advance radiotherapy
Investigating breakthrough AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, generative AI) to evaluate their potential in reducing clinician burden and improving patient safety across radiation-oncology workflows
Developing automated QA/QC methodologies for the safe implementation and monitoring of AI systems in radiation therapy
Creating decision-support systems for online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) on MR-linacs and CT/CBCT-linacs
Contributing to other high-impact clinical projects, such as Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy (SFRT), Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT), and Brachytherapy

Qualification

AI-driven methodsMedical image registrationProgramming MATLABProgramming PythonProgramming C/C++Image processingMachine/deep learningCommunication skills

Required

Candidates must hold a recent Ph.D. in physics, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, or a related discipline
Strong programming skills are essential
The candidate should demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

Prior experience with programming (MATLAB, Python, C/C++) and image processing is preferred
Familiarity with machine/deep learning and high-performance computing is a plus but not required

Company

MD Anderson Cancer Center

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MD Anderson Cancer Center is a cancer treatment and research institution which gives treatment, and research of all types of cancer.
dateFounded in 1994
location
Houston, Texas, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.mdanderson.org/

H1B Sponsorship

MD Anderson Cancer Center has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$16.2M
Key Investors
Break Through CancerGastro-Intestinal Research Foundation
2023-05-16Grant· $2.7M
2023-01-24Grant· $3.5M
2022-04-19Grant· $10M

Leadership Team

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David Tweardy
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