Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, seeks a Medical Physicist to join the faculty at Loyola Palos South Campus. The selected candidate will join a group consisting of nine medical physicists who have clinical responsibilities throughout our network in brachytherapy, SRS/SBRT, TBI, and quality assurance. The ideal candidate will be Board Certified (or Board Eligible) with a PhD in Medical Physics or related field, and a strong clinical background in Radiation Oncology Physics. We are seeking an individual who has good communication skills, the ability to problem solve, and who enjoys working independently, as well as part of a team. Participation in the teaching of physics and medical residents, along with the development of an independent research program, is expected. This is a faculty position and rank is commensurate with experience.
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center,
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital,
MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from more than 1,500 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. Loyola is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the
William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, a Level 1
trauma center, Illinois's largest
burn center, a certified comprehensive stroke center and a
children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s
Stritch School of Medicine and
Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Established in 1961, Gottlieb is a 247-licensed-bed community hospital in Melrose Park with the Judd A. Weinberg Emergency Department, the
Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Care and the
Loyola Cancer Care & Research Facility at the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Center. MacNeal is a 374-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Berwyn with advanced medical, surgical and psychiatric services, acute rehabilitation, an inpatient skilled nursing facility and a 68-bed behavioral health program and community clinics.
About Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a private Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Jesuits, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola's professional schools include programs in medicine, nursing, and health sciences anchored by the Loyola University Medical Center.
Comprising eleven colleges and schools, Loyola offers over 80 undergraduate and 140 graduate/professional programs and enrolls approximately 16,000 students. Loyola has six campuses across the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as a campus in Rome and guest programs in Beijing and Ho Chi Minh City. The flagship Lake Shore Campus is on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Rogers Park and Edgewater neighborhoods of Chicago, eight miles north of the Loop.