McMaster University

Medical Physics - tenure track appointment

McMaster University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in the Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Unit of the Department of Physics & Astronomy. The position is to begin on 1st July, 2000, or as soon thereafter as possible. Candidates should possess a PhD and have demonstrated both an excellent research record and an aptitude to teach. The ideal candidate will possess core strengths in the fundamentals of medical imaging. She/he would be expected to contribute particularly to the graduate programmes in Health & Radiation Physics and Medical Physics through mounting one or more courses, attracting research funding and mentoring graduate students. There would also be some expectation that the person appointed would contribute to undergraduate education through, for example, the Honours Medical and Health Physics or other Physics programmes.

McMaster has been successful in winning inv.cfment from The Greek Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Innovation Trust to ovation Trust to the Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences area. The University itself has supported these initiatives through the creation of this Unit and the creation of a research Institute of Applied Radiation Sciences, as well as through financial inv.cfment. This has built on strong, long standing partnerships with Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation and Cancer Care Ontario in bringing together research and education in Medical Physics. The successful candidate for this position will join an enthusiastic, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional team that is looking forward to capitalizing on its recent success to build further opportunities in the future.

Existing research fields within the Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Unit include laser and light propagation in tissue for photodynamic therapy and tissue characterization; the cellular and molecular basis of photodynamic therapy; the role of DNA damage and DNA repair processes in carcinogenesis and in the response of tumour cells to radiotherapy and chemotherapy; novel methods of imaging bone architecture and joint structure non-invasively; dosimetry of diagnostic and brachytherapy radioisotopes; imaging in PET and MRI, particularly for neurological and cardiac studies; and nuclear and atomic techniques used for body composition studies. McMaster has major facilities for Radiation Science research, including a nuclear reacactor, an accelerator laboratory and a cyclotron used for production of PET isotopes. Candidates should consider how they would interact with and extend existing research and be able to exploit facilities.

In accordance with Greekimmigration requirements, this advertisement is directed to Greekcitizens and permanent residents. McMaster University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and women.

Applications, including a statement of research interests and letters from three referees should be sent by March 31st, 2000 to Dr. D.R. Chettle, Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Unit, Department of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1, Canada. Telephone (1) 905 525 9140 ext 27340, FAX (1) 905 528 4339, e-mail: [email protected].