Professor - SOM Radiation Oncology Physics
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MDFull-time$226–397K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The University of Maryland School of Medicine seeks an Associate Professor or Professor of Clinical Medical Physics for its Radiation Oncology Department at UMMC in Baltimore. The faculty member will provide clinical physics services, support special radiation therapy procedures, teach residents and trainees, and engage in clinical innovation and translation. Candidates with significant interest and a track record of extramural funding in specified research areas may receive dedicated and shared resources by mutual agreement.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Associate Professor or Professor of Clinical Medical Physics: The Department of Radiation Oncology, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is recruiting for a faculty Medical Physicist at the rank of Associate / Professor, nontenure track level at our University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) location in Baltimore, MD. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in medical physics, engineering, or related physical science and ABR board certification/eligibility in radiation oncology physics. Expected rank for this position will be Associate Professor or higher; however, final rank and tenure status will be commensurate with selected candidate’s experience.
The successful candidate will join our existing team of dedicated Medical Physics faculty at UMMC and will be responsible for clinical duties such as quality assurance, machine maintenance and calibration, patient treatment planning and treatment support, as well as technology and workflow optimization and implementation. In addition, the faculty member will be expected to support our special procedures which include (i) motion managed intensity modulated photon therapy; (ii) robust stereotactic body radiation therapy, and (iii) brachytherapy. Active participation is also expected in teaching residents and trainees. The incumbent is also expected to actively engage in clinical innovation and translation. We have a comprehensive research program that encompasses various areas such as proton and electron FLASH radiation therapy, prompt gamma imaging, proton arc therapy, dual-energy CT planning, LET-based planning, advanced motion management, AI and Radiomics applications, small animal image-guided proton therapy on the beamline SARRP platform, and MRI-guided IMPT. Candidates with significant interest and track record of extramural funding in one or more
of these areas will be given dedicated and shared resources upon mutual agreement.
The Medical Physics team is led by Dr. Amit Sawant, Vice Chair for Medical Physics, and has 31 medical physics faculty, 25 dosimetrists, 3 physics residents, and 7 information systems and technology staff. All practice sites are connected via a state-of-the-art telemedicine network facilitating interactions between faculty and staff. Research programs include the development of advanced treatment planning and delivery techniques, real-time respiratory motion management, functionally guided radiation therapy, prompt-gamma imaging, dual-energy CT, AI applications in radiation therapy, including radiomics and radiogenomics, and electron and proton FLASH radiotherapy. Medical physics research space is co-located with our precision radiotherapy and radiobiology research to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and team science.
Expected Salary Range: $226,193 - $397,329. The referenced salary range reflects base pay, which is based on
faculty rank and years in rank. This salary range does not include all components of the Radiation Oncology faculty compensation program or pay from participation in Radiation Oncology variable compensation programs. Therefore, the actual compensation paid to the selected candidate may vary from the salary range stated herein. For more information, please contact the hiring department.
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on the
University of Maryland School of Medicine’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University. UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. This position offers a retirement program that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire. Faculty receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, personal leave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school.
UMB is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy. If you need a reasonable accommodation for a disability for any part of the employment process, please submit an online request or contact [email protected]. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. We value diversity and how it enriches our academic and scientific community and strive toward cultivating an inclusive environment that supports all employees.
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The appointee ordinarily shall have established an outstanding record of teaching and research, scholarship or creative performance, and, where appropriate to the mission of the institution, a national reputation. There shall be continuing evidence of relevant and effective service to the institution, the community, and the profession.
QUALIFICATIONS
Doctorate or recognized terminal degree in the field of specialization. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in medical physics, engineering, or related physical science and ABR board certification/eligibility in radiation oncology physics. Established outstanding record of teaching and research, scholarship or creative performance, and, where appropriate to the mission of UMB, a national reputation. There shall be continuing evidence of relevant and effective service to the institution, the community, and the profession. May require unrestricted license in the State of Maryland.
Job Identification: 240
Job Category: Faculty
Job Schedule: Full time
Expected Salary $300,000
SOAPF 255-10418010-000000-00000000-210
JobType Regular
How this job compares
Set against the 2,960 open Professor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$226–397K/yr
- Maryland median$160–250K/yr57 salary ranges
- US median$115–164K/yr802 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $312K, is 45% above the Maryland median midpoint ($215K) — in the middle half of Professor salary ranges in Maryland.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 57 open Professor jobs in Maryland and 2,960 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University37 open
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (this employer)20 open
- Experience
- Professor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (359 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 1,851 of the 2,960 open Professor jobs (63%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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