ABOUT US

We are the largest academic Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering department in the UK. Our focus is on excellent academic research in developing innovative technologies and methods for diagnosis, treatment and management of medical conditions and diseases. Internationally leading research within the department includes advanced radiotherapy, biomedical optics, biomedical ultrasound, electrical impedance tomography, interventional devices, magnetic resonance imaging, medical image computing and radiation physics. The department currently has a vibrant community of around 120 registered doctoral students, and a very substantial portfolio of external grant funding from research councils, charities, and industry. The department offers several degree programmes, including a Medical Physics BSc/MSci programme in partnership with the UCL Department of Physics & Astronomy, an MSc in Physics & Engineering in Medicine and a BEng/MEng programme in Biomedical Engineering. More information on the department’s research and teaching activities can be found at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/medphys/

The key requirements of the post are to develop an internationallycopetitive research programme in radiotherapy physics, generating impactful publications and research outputs, and to teach and supervise projects in radiotherapy physics and related topics to undergraduate and postgraduate students.