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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic research physicist, mathematician or computer scientist to join a team of physicists, engineers and dosimetrists/technologists for an initial fixed-term 2-year research post. This position is supported by an EPSRC program grant, MaThRad (Mathematical Theory of Radiation Transport), and presents an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of innovative research in the field of radiation therapy.

You hold, or are close to completing, a PhD in Physics, mathematics or computer science with evidence of research dissemination and radiotherapy physics experience.

You will have a practical and theoretical understanding of radiotherapy physics. Experience with Proton Beam radiotherapy would be an advantage but is not essential.

Main duties of the job

The main role of this post is to:

• Provide support for the development and implementation of state-of-the-art automated planning techniques at UCLH.
• Be based within the radiotherapy physics department at UCLH and participate in scientific research activities in radiation oncology physics.
• Collaboratively design and rigorously test tools for automated planning and the objective assessment of clinical plans, with a strong emphasis on transparency and the ultimate potential for clinical application.
• Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians.
• Participate in knowledge dissemination through presentations and publications.
• Work closely with other researchers at the National Physical Laboratory and Universities of Warwick, Bath and of Cambridge and other collaborators including industrial partners.
• Aid non-clinical researchers and actively engage in research retreats, fostering collaborations with academic and industrial partners

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.     

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:     

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)   
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery  
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals  
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building  
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine   
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre   
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases  
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.    

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.