Description
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Department of Radiation Oncology
UAMS College of Medicine Job Ad
Job Title: Medical Physicist Faculty Position
Job Status: Active
Date Posted: 10/9/2026
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Job Category: Medical Physics – Radiation Oncology: Proton Focus
Position Type: Full Time
Education: Doctorate Degree or Masters - Proton experience preferred
Description
The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock is seeking candidates for a faculty position at the Assistant-Associate Professor levels to enhance and support our academic mission. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, collegial, and growing medical physics team under the leadership of the Director of Medical Physics and Department chair. Demonstrated excellence and Proton Therapy experience in preferred.
About the Department of Radiation Oncology
The UAMS Department of Radiation Oncology is a growing academic department currently housed in a brand-new three-story building on the UAMS campus. The department currently has:
- One IBA Proteus One proton unit with C-Rad surface imaging guided radiation therapy (SIGRT)
- One Varian Edge with C-Rad SIGRT
- One Truebeam (Millennium 120MLC) with C-Rad SIGRT
- One Ethos Adaptive radiotherapy system
- One HDR suite
- o Elekta Nucletron HDR unit
- o Elekta in-room imaging ring
- One open vault accommodates future technology
- Philips Brilliance Big Bore 16-slice CT scanner
- One Philips spectral CT7500 scanner
- Three SDX respiratory gating systems
The Physics Division research and development resources include an imaging and dosimetry device development lab. There is also extensive collaboration with the Radiation Biology Division as well as Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics.
Department of Radiation Oncology host a dynamic clinical team of 7 clinical faculty radiation oncologists, 6 faculty medical physicists, 2 medical physics residents, and 4 radiation oncology residents. The department has several radiation therapists, medical dosimetrists, two medical physics assistants, and clinical nursing staff all working collaboratively to support patient care.
Requirement and Responsibilities
Prerequisites for the position include a Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics, or closely related fields, and be board certified or eligible for board certification. Clinical experience is required along with experience using modern technologies such as IGRT, SRS & SBRT, and HDR. Experience with Varian LINAC and/or with proton therapy is preferable but not required. In addition, the candidate should have mentorship and supervisory skills to function in an academic and teaching environment. A track record of peer-reviewed publications, extramural funded research, and/or industrial partnerships will be a given favorable consideration.
Both a CAMPEP-accredited medical physics residency program and a radiation oncology residency program are in place. The UAMS medical physics residency is in the MATCH program and admits one resident per year. All physics faculty members are expected to participate in didactic and clinical rotations in these educational programs.
Applicants may submit their CVs to Dr. Hershey Garner, Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, care of Tracey Soto at TSoto@uams.edu
Review of applications will be completed immediately until the position has been filled.
About UAMS
UAMS is the only comprehensive cancer treatment and research center in the State of Arkansas and serves a population of 3 million people. The Department of Radiation Oncology offers a competitive starting compensation packages commensurate with the individuals’ experience, qualifications, and reflective of a strong commitment to academic activities and continued expansion of externally funded research programs. In addition, the department of radiation oncology funds the medical and malpractice insurance costs of the selected faculty.
Salary and rank will depend upon qualifications and will be commensurate with the current AAPM salary survey.
The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual preference, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University’s Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
