PhD candidate in intracoronary imaging and artificial intelligence

Are you looking for a PhD trajectory at our team? We are immediately looking for a talented and driven team member with a background in medicine or technical medicine who is interested in cutting-edge medical technologies. Within the interventional cardiology department of Radboudumc, we are motivated to improve patient care through the appliance of new technologies. One of these new technologies is optical coherence tomography (OCT), which allows high-resolution imaging of the coronary arteries from the inside of the artery.

In this PhD trajectory, you will investigate potential applications of this new technology and contribute to the development and testing of artificial intelligence for OCT, so that OCT will become more readily available in the future.

You will work in a large team of PhD candidates across the cardiology department, particularly within the CARA lab. This artificial intelligence lab currently consists of five PhD candidates and is led by four professors from Amsterdam UMC and Radboudumc.

Because this is a diverse lab in terms of backgrounds, everyones strengths can be utilized, and there is much to learn from one another. Additionally, we collaborate closely with a large global network of physicians and researchers with shared objectives.

As a PhD candidate, you will also be closely involved in the clinical application of OCT in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, as well as in education and internship supervision. Physician candidates will also contribute to clinical services, allowing you to simultaneously gain clinical experience at Radboudumc.

Our new PhD candidate has a background in (technincal) Medicine. You have affinity with cardiology. Furthermore you have good verbal and written skills in English, and preferably Dutch.

At Radboud university medical center, you build on your future. We are committed to providing the best care, education, and research. And we are true to our word, because we help you develop and seize opportunities and give you the room to grow. As an employer, we believe that employees should feel vital and happy at work in all stages of life. We are also committed to creating a healthy and safe working environment. Our employment conditions contribute to that. What we offer:

• Upon commencement of employment, you will start at scale 10A, step 0 (€ 3.017 based on a full-time appointment). Over a maximum period of 4 years, you will progress to scale 10A, step 3 (€3.824 based on a full-time appointment). You will also receive an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a 47% to 72% bonus for working unsocial hours.
• 172 vacation hours per year based on a 36-hour working week. (As of 1 January 2025, you will receive 176 vacation hours).

The department of Cardiology contains a large research department with approximately 25 PhD candidates. The research department is integrated in clinical care, to ensure easy processes and valuable interactions between teammembers.

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Our ambition is to lead the way in the pursuit of prevention, sustainability, meaningful care. We believe that through our research, we can significantly improve the health and well-being of society. Join us on our mission to make a difference in healthcare. Become a part of our community of gifted researchers, professionals or patient partners who are dedicated to making a real impact on population health and healthcare.

Read what it is like to do a PhD at the Radboud University Medical Center.

Any questions? Or wondering what it is like to work at Radboudumc? Then email to Niels van Roijen, head of department and head of research Cardiology. Use the Apply button to submit your application.