Postdoctoral Research Associate â?? Computational Medical Physics / Adaptive Radiotherapy

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position. The research group at UNMC focuses on developing advanced computational and AI-enabled tools for radiation biology and medical physics, with strong emphasis on clinical translation in radiotherapy.

The successful candidate will contribute to an institutionally supported project aimed at developing a dynamic, real-time treatment planning system for ultrasound-guided high-dose-rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy. This project seeks to overcome key workflow and precision limitations in HDR brachytherapy by enabling real-time adaptive optimization during needle insertion, integrating live ultrasound imaging with GPU-accelerated dose calculation and optimization.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will join a multidisciplinary team of medical physicists, engineers, and clinicians, and will have unique opportunities to develop and translate advanced computational tools that directly impact patient care in a clinical environment.

Responsibilities:

Develop GPU-accelerated dose calculation and optimization algorithms for adaptive HDR brachytherapy.
Integrate real-time adaptive planning capabilities into an in-house treatment planning system.
Implement and evaluate image-guided adaptive workflows using live ultrasound data.
Validate system performance using prostate and pelvic phantoms as well as retrospective clinical datasets.
Collaborate closely with clinical medical physicists and radiation oncologists to support translational research.
Write, debug, and maintain high-quality research code.
Present research findings at scientific conferences and publish results in peer-reviewed journals.

Specific questions can be directed to:

Ruirui Liu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
[email protected]

Interested candidates may apply with cover letter describing research interests, a current curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references - https://unmc.peopleadmin.com/postings/95260.