[afro-nets] Vacancy - Senior Medical Physics Consultant - Saudi Arabia

[Annette Mueller-Roth <Annette.Mueller-Roth@gtz.de>]

Vacancy: Senior Medical Physics Consultant
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Country of assignment and location: Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
 
The project:
 
The King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah is a large 
public hospital serving the entire western region of Saudi 
Arabia. It is a teaching hospital for King Abdulaziz University 
Jeddah, and offers post-graduate medical specialist training for 
physicians in the western region. Technologically, the hospital 
meets modern standards. 
 
The Radiology unit performs approx. 60% of its work with digital 
imaging and aims be completely film free in the near future. To 
this end there are already several fully digital workstations 
available in the Radiography and Fluoroscopy units. The 
otherwise gradual transition from analogue to digital imaging is 
carried out via CR technology. A PACS and an RIS are available 
and integrated in a hospital information system. Large equipment 
available in the unit includes two CT scanners (Siemens 
Sensation 16 and GE Lightspeed QX/i) and two MRI units (Siemens, 
closed and open). 
 
Radiation therapy is operated jointly with the personnel at King 
Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center. Two older Varian 
Clinacs and an Oldedelft Simulator are in place. At the 
beginning of the year a Siemens ONCOR (with cone beam CT) was 
additionally put into operation and together with the newly 
installed CT Somatom Sensation Open opens the way for the step 
to IMRT and whole body stereotaxy. A LANTIS environment which 
has also been newly installed ensures that the radiation 
planning systems (Advantage Sim, Eclipse, KonRad) are linked to 
the accelerator. The hospital has a Varian microSelectron with 
associated BrachyVision planning software for HDR brachytherapy. 
 
The Nuclear Medicine unit covers the customary diagnostic 
spectrum with two dual-head cameras. It also conducts 
radioiodine therapies. 
 
All three units, radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine, 
are administered in a single department. In addition to its 
patient care tasks, this department is responsible for radiation 
protection throughout the entire hospital. It is also integrated 
in post-graduate specialist physician training and student 
training at King Abdulaziz University.
 
 
Your tasks:
 
As Senior Medical Physics Consultant you are chiefly responsible 
for 
? supervising, implementing and further developing quality 
assurance in the radiology and nuclear medicine units;
? planning, advising on and specifying the procurement of new 
equipment and software in the above-mentioned units represented 
by the department;
? physical-technical requirements of specialist physician 
training (approx. 2 teaching periods per week, in English); 
? teaching (lectures, seminars, practical training) in and 
further development of the newly established course ?Medical 
Imaging Technology? at King Abdulaziz University (between 10 and 
15 teaching periods per week).
 
In addition your participation in establishing IMRT and other 
innovative methods in radiation therapy would be highly welcome. 
Due to local regulations you will only work in an advisory 
capacity and not be responsible for radiation protection. The 
RSO already in place at the hospital will provide support here. 
The hospital?s concept combines experience gained in various 
healthcare systems. In the working environment you will need to 
deal with American, British and German approaches and will 
frequently work with multinational teams in interdisciplinary 
areas. 
 
Your qualification:
 
You have a doctorate in Physics and at least five years of 
professional experience, including two years in a responsible 
position in a large hospital. A good command of English is an 
absolute prerequisite. Ideally, you will already have held a 
comparable position in an English-speaking country. 
 
You are interested in other cultures and able to negotiate and 
work in a different cultural environment. 
 
Duration: 
October/November 2006 ? May 2008
Application deadline: 09.10.2006
 
For further information please contact
Mrs. Annette Mueller-Roth
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Phone: +49-6196-79-1483
mailto:Annette.Mueller-Roth@gtz.de