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The Division of Radiation Oncology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine is seeking applicants for an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor tenure or term tract.

Cancer subsite of specialization is negotiable.

The University of Louisville encourages candidates to apply who have demonstrated the capacity to create inclusive work environments, will work effectively on increasingly diverse teams, and will serve the increasingly diverse students we admit and want to attract.

Duties include:

• Clinical service
• Teaching medical students and Radiation Oncology residents
• Participation in clinical trials
• Basic science research
• This position will be dually employed, faculty, research and clinical time as negotiated in the hiring process.
• This includes on-call coverage and service rotation at the University of Louisville Health hospitals and clinics in Louisville, KY.
• Full Time position M-F
• Weekend call is 1:4

Candidate Requirements:

• Must be board-certified or board-eligible in Radiation Oncology
• Eligible to be licensed in Kentucky
• Candidates must have strong clinical knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills
• The Candidate would be highly motivated and be compassionate towards all patients.

Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Louisville offers a wide range of advanced treatment techniques in radiation therapy as follows:

• CyberKnife radiosurgery
• Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
• High-dose-rate brachytherapy
• External beam radiation therapy
• Image-guided radiotherapy
• Intensity modulated radiation therapy
• Radioisotope therapy
• Stereotactic body radiation therapy
• Total body irradiation
• Total skin irradiation.

*Individual faculty members maintain areas of specialty interest and strive for discoveries in these areas.

Research is an integral part of the department's mission.

Faculty focus on providing exceptional patient care while striving to improve care through research for our future patients.

Clinical trials are conducted to discover new therapeutic interventions to help prevent and treat cancer in patients.

• We are a full-member site for NRG Oncology.
• We actively participate in cooperative group trial enrollment.
• We work with industry leaders to develop novel treatment techniques.

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