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Position Details Position Details Job Title Radiation Oncologist Faculty Position Position Title Radiation Oncologist Faculty Position Position Number Job Category SSOM Clinical Faculty Job Type Full-Time FLSA Status Exempt Campus Maywood-Health Sciences Campus Location Code

RADIATION ONCOLOGY (06720A)

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RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No Duties and Responsibilities The Department of Radiation Oncology at Loyola University Chicago (LUC) Stritch School of Medicine in conjunction with Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, is seeking a Radiation Oncologist at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level. Applicants must be board-certified in radiation oncology, have an MD or DO degree and have successfully completed a residency training in an ACGME accredited program. The applicant will be the chief of the CNS radiotherapy service. CNS malignancies experience / expertise including but not limited to stereotactic radiosurgery and proton therapy is preferred. This position will include oversight of the clinical, educational, and research programs in collaboration with the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center multidisciplinary neuro-oncology team. The successful candidate will expand the clinical trial portfolio, including participation in NCI cooperative group trials, as well as conduct investigator-initiated trials through intramural and extramural grant funding. Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) is a 547-licensed-bed quaternary hospital in Maywood, Illinois that includes the William G. & Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, a certified comprehensive stroke center and a children's hospital. Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Loyola has 7,221 employees including 859 physicians, 491 residents and 108 fellows. Loyola is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in Illinois, and is currently ranked No. 4 in the state by both U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek. LUMC is part of Loyola Medicine, a three-hospital system that includes LUMC, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from more than 1,800 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. Loyola Medicine is part of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation with 92 hospitals in 22 states. Loyola University Medical Center has a close partnership with Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, which lies immediately east of Hines' campus. Most faculty members of LUMC have joint appointments at Hines VA, and Loyola students, resident physicians, and fellows rotate through Hines VA as part of their training. Researchers from Loyola and Hines collaborate closely on many federally funded studies. Qualifications Physical Demands Working Conditions Minimum Education and/or Work Experience Applicants must be board-certified in radiation oncology, have an MD or DO degree and have successfully completed a residency training in an ACGME accredited program. Open Date 08/10/2023 Close Date Salary Range Additional Salary Information This opportunity offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including: Competitive starting compensation between $159,000 - $985,945 Salary Based on Academic Rank and Experience Excellent Benefits: Trinity Health Benefits Summary Paid Time Off Days Paid malpractice, including post-employment tail coverage Relocation Expense Reimbursement (in accordance with IRS guidelines) CME Days and Allowance Additional Benefits from LUC or VA (if applicable) Special Instructions to Applicants Interested candidates should email cover letter and CV to Dr. William Small Jr., c/o Katie Delaney, Physician Recruitment Office, at [email protected] as well as apply online at . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. About Loyola University Chicago About Loyola University Chicago Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is the largest of twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities ( and one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola enrolls approximately 17,000 students, including over 11,000 undergraduates, across its three campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area: Lake Shore Campus on Chicago's north side; Water Tower Campus near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago; and Health Sciences Campus in the western suburb of Maywood. The University has over 1,600 full-time and part-time faculty. It also operates a study abroad center - the John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) - in Rome, Italy. Loyola offers programs in a variety of disciplines through thirteen schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences (founded in 1870), the School of Law (1908), the Stritch School of Medicine (1909), the School of Social Work (1914), the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (1914), the Graduate School (1915), the Quinlan School of Business (1922), the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (1935), the School of Education (1969), the School of Communication (2008), Arrupe College (2014) which operates as a two-year college and confers associates degrees, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health (2019), and the School of Environmental Sustainability (2020). As one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees. Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others. The Loyola University Chicago community acknowledges its location on the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires (the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes) and a place of trade with other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk, and Meskwaki. We recognize the tragic legacy of colonization, genocide, and oppression that still impacts Native American lives today. As a Jesuit university, we affirm our commitment to issues of social responsibility and justice. We further recognize our responsibility to understand, teach, and respect the past and present realities of local Native Americans and their continued connection to this land.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity - including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment - is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees. Quick Link for Posting Job Number

R210901-N1

Organizational Location HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS Loyola University

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Full time, Part time, Work experience placement, Local area, Immediate start, Relocation,

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