Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Radiation Oncology

Play your role in developing and applying AI into improving cancer care.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 4 September 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Senior Scientific Officer
Remuneration: $2,330.11 - $3,058.39 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ688414

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.  

Where you'll be working
Radiation Oncology

What you'll be doing
The Medical Physics Researcher will perform research and education in medical physics within the medical physics team of the Northern Sydney Cancer Centre. The role is to perform research towards the vision to create, share and apply scientific knowledge in radiation physics to improve human health. A strong ongoing commitment to securing competitive grant funding, performing practice changing research and developing research infrastructure is expected. The position will support existing strong relationships with Schools of Physics and Medicine at University of Sydney. Perform research in medical physics, working diligently to develop innovative solutions to important medical problems in alignment with clinical goals. This position will focus on improving the state of the art image guidance systems for abdominal and genitourinary adaptive radiotherapy. Participate in the development of multiple ongoing and future clinical trials (prostate tumour tracking, markerless tumour tracking , multi-target tumour tracking). 

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria: