Multiple postdoctoral positions are immediately available in the Biomedical Imaging and Radiation Technology (BIRT) Lab in the Division of Medical Physics and Engineering in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas. Our mission is to innovate, develop, and apply biomedical technology to empower radiation therapy (RT) cancer research.
Several projects are available: (1). develop 3D optical-guided system for pre-clinical RT research, specifically, the development of a quantitative fluorescence, bioluminescence, and diffuse optical tomography (FT/BLT/DOT) system. The optical tomography system is expected to localize tumor in vivo, guide irradiation, and quantify treatment response; (2). advance the BLT system integrated with positron emission tomography for in vivo cell tracking and assessment, and (3). establish molecular imaging-guided ultra-high dose rate FLASH platform for pre-clinical RT research.
The postdoctoral fellows will work closely with the principal investigator Dr. Ken Wang, industrial partner, and academic collaborators in translating the research development to the scientific community. The projects are highly multi-disciplinary involving engineering, optics, radiation physics, biology, and industrial component. The success of the projects will provide significant advance in functional image-guided technology for pre-clinical RT/cancer research.
Dr. Wang’s group is supported by long term NIH R01 and R21 grants and Texas CPRIT Rising Star funding. Beyond the funding resources, the candidate will also expose to the strong research environment established in the Division of Medical Physics. The division is funded by 10 active NIH R01s and state funding in the fields of pre-clinical technology development, artificial intelligence techniques to facilitate RT, imaging processing and image-guidance techniques, and adaptive RT. There are about 40+ postdoctoral fellows in the division with an established academic training program in place.
The postdoctoral positions at UTSW are full-time research positions. The initial appointment will be for 1 year with renewable appointments for subsequent years. The successful candidates, if interested, will also be eligible for basic clinical medical physics training and a tuition fee waiver for enrollment into a certificate program with CAMPEP-accredited courses, covering essential medical physics didactic elements for individuals entering the medical physics profession through an alternative pathway.
The multi-disciplinary project, strong research environment, and medical physics pathway provide a very unique opportunity to prepare the candidate for pursuing academic faculty, industrial position, or medical physics residency.
We are looking for candidates with strong motivation, independent problem solving, demonstrated publication record, and good verbal and written communication skills. Curiosity, open-mindedness, creativity, persistence, and collaborative-work ability are the key personal skills we target. Candidates with established experience in biomedical optics, engineering system design and development, and numerical algorithms are desired. Candidates hold Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering, physics, optics, and engineering are encouraged to apply.
Salary is based on candidates’ experience and NIH scale with competitive benefits. Information on our postdoctoral training program and benefits can found at http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/postdocs .
Interested candidates should send a statement of interest, CV, and the contact of 3 references to:
Ken Kang-Hsin Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Kang-Hsin.Wang@utsouthwestern.edu
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