Consultant - Medical Physics Education

Organizational Setting

The Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications implements the IAEA's Major Programme 2, "Nuclear Techniques for Development and Environmental Protection". This Major Programme comprises individual programmes on food and agriculture, human health, water resources, environment and radiation technologies. These programmes are supported by laboratories in Seibersdorf, Monaco and Vienna. The Major Programme's objective is to enhance the capacity of Member States to meet basic human needs and to assess and manage the marine and terrestrial environments through the use of nuclear and isotopic techniques in sustainable development programmes.

The Division of Human Health is organized into four Sections whose objectives are to enhance the capabilities of Member States to address needs related to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health problems through the development and application of nuclear techniques within a framework of quality assurance.

The Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section (DMRP) is responsible for quality assurance and metrology in radiation medicine. The Section works closely with clinical colleagues of the Applied Radiation Biology and Radiotherapy Section and the Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging Section. Specifically, DMRP provides technical support in medical physics to ensure the safe and effective applications of nuclear technology in radiotherapy, diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. It operates the Dosimetry Laboratory located at the Agency's Laboratories, Seibersdorf, and provides a dosimetry calibration service and a dosimetry auditing and verification service for Member States.

Main Purpose

As a consultant in the Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section (DMRP), the Radiotherapy Medical Physicist contributes specialized technical knowledge and experience to facilitate dosimetry and quality assurance educational activities. The incumbent will provide expert professional advice pertaining to the development of key radiotherapy and medical physics education activities. The incumbent will also assist in the review of medical physics education activities in the Section.

Functions / Key Results Expected

In collaboration with relevant officers of the Section, the subscriber shall\:  

• Develop and review radiotherapy medical physics education and training material based on Agency guidance, and using equipment in the Dosimetry Laboratory as relevant (linac, HDR brachytherapy and treatment planning); 
• Develop and review education and training material pertaining to radiotherapy dosimetry audit methodologies and thereby contribute to the support of the dosimetry audit network; 
• Compile and record training courses, workshops and educational events conducted at the Agency; 
• Transform material pertaining to training in advanced technologies, dosimetry and quality management into self-paced e-learning courses, including self-assessments; 
• Upload relevant medical physics educational material on the Human Health Campus and CeLP platforms; 
• Obtain copyright permissions and relevant citations for all educational content; 
• Review, test, update and validate DMRP education data and documentation. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Medical Radiation Physics

Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced degree in Medical Physics.
• Minimum of five years of hospital-based experience in radiotherapy medical physics.
• Experience in developing and reviewing educational material for medical physicists.
• Experience with education and training of medical physics residents.
• Experience with advanced radiotherapy techniques.
• Good oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese,
  French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Remuneration

The remuneration for this consultancy is a daily fee of up to a maximum of € 250, based on qualifications and experience. In case duty travel is required within the assignment, a daily subsistence allowance (DSA) and travel costs are provided. Health coverage and pension fund are the responsibility of the incumbent.