PhD student in Health Data Science

1 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Erasmus MC (University Medical Center Rotterdam)

Research Field

Medical sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

13 May 2024 - 22:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

36.0

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The department of Medical Informatics is looking for a PhD student to work on cutting-edge health AI and data science topics. This research will be performed in close collaboration with the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) initiative, which is a global, multi-stakeholder, interdisciplinary collaborative to bring out the value of health data through large-scale analytics (www.ohdsi.org ) which develop frameworks to generate reliable real-world evidence.

As a PhD student, you will be responsible for the research on using federated data networks to improve best practices around the development and validation of prediction models. You will lead and contribute to projects conducting methodological research within the field of machine learning in healthcare. Research will be performed in clinical settings, feature engineering methods, deep-learning, and other advanced machine-learning methods to support personalized medicine. The research will focus on using large-scale federated data networks made possible by the standardization of health data to the OMOP Common Data Model. Impact assessments of these new approaches on patient care are part of the research agenda.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

• We encourage applications from candidates with a background in Natural Sciences, Informatics, Economics, Sociology and Data Science.
• Interest in data mining, deep-learning, machine learning, regression analysis and programming is required.
• We invite candidates who are working in the regulatory domain or are interested in applying health data science in their clinical setting, to propose research topics. These candidates preferably have a medical background.
• The candidates must be highly motivated, willing to learn and demonstrate initiative in assigned tasks.
• Good written and verbal communication skills are desired for this international project.

Additional Information
Benefits

• You will receive a temporary position for 4 years.The gross monthly salary is € 3.017 ,- in the 1st year and increases to € 3.824,- in the 4th year (scale OIO).
• Excellent fringe benefits, such as a 13th month that is already paid out in November and a individual travel expense package.
• Pension insurance with ABP. We take care of approximately 70% of the monthly contribution.
• Special benefits, such as a incompany physiotherapist and bicycle repairer. And there is also a gym where you can work on your fitness after work.

Selection process

For more information about this position, please contact Ross D. Williams, project lead, via +31 (0)10 704 30 50 or e-mail [email protected] . See also www.healthdatascience.nl .

If you are excited by the thought of this position and would like to apply, please do so by using the application form on our website.

Additional comments

For more information about this position, please contact Ross D. Williams, project lead, via +31 (0)10 704 30 50 or e-mail [email protected] . See also www.healthdatascience.nl .

If you are excited by the thought of this position and would like to apply, please do so by using the application form on our website.

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/341018/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Erasmus MC

Country

Netherlands

City

Rotterdam

Postal Code

3015 GD

Street

Dr. Molewaterplein 40

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/en/341018/phd-student-in-health-data-science/a…

Contact

City

Rotterdam

Website

http://www.erasmusmc.nl/

Street

Dr. Molewaterplein 40

Postal Code

3015 GD

STATUS: EXPIRED