Skip to main content
logo-erasmus logo-erasmus lifeline-menu facebook X linkedin instagram play pause refresh expand contract close sound mute share down angle-left angle-right slider-right slider-left search phone mail location earth external-link clock clipboard-list location print whatsapp warning hash heartbeat lifeline checkmark stethoscope calendar specialty closing-date bell
Cardiologie Erasmus MC

IQ-BRAIN Marie Curie PhD student - multi-compartment diffusion MRI

You will advance advanced multi-compartment diffusion-relaxometry acquisitions.
  • Closing date 30-11-2024
  • 45.04.24.TDA
  • 36 hours
  • Research university
  • Research & Education
Apply
  • Closing date 30-11-2024
  • 45.04.24.TDA

Job description

Observing the movement of water with diffusion MRI provides great insights into tissue abnormalities. However, at the voxel (2-20mm3) level there often are multiple tissue types with different diffusion and relaxation properties. In this project you will investigate and advance advanced multi-compartment diffusion-relaxometry acquisitions that can disentangle these tissues. To achieve trust and clinical usability, the results of such acquisitions should be stable in time and similar across scanners with differences in hardware performances. By harmonizing the acquisition where possible and training deep leaning based analysis methods to be invariant to the residual scanner differences diagnostic utility and trustworthiness of the results is maximized.

Your tasks will include:

  • Sequence setting optimization.
  • Designing and implementing a DL architecture for robust multi-compartment diffusion-relaxometry acquisitions.
  • Write scientific papers.
  • Present at scientific conferences

This vacancy is part of the Marie Curie project IQ-BRAIN. For this project, we foresee secondments to research and commercial partners in the consortium.

Work environment

The research will be conducted at the MR physics group as well as the Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam (BIGR), which are part of the department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine of the Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam. The department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine of the Erasmus MC is one of the largest medical imaging departments in Europe with 10 clinical MRI scanners at several field strengths. The department has an international and diverse character with a good balance between internationally recognised, high-end research and an excellent social working environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, belief, culture, place of birth or occupational impairment when recruiting and selecting staff and students. You will collaborate with a team of experienced researchers with backgrounds in image analysis, machine learning, radiology, pathology, surgery, and oncology. Within this project we collaborate with IQ-BRAIN partners and specifically also with GE Healthcare.

Qualifications and skills

  • Your profile aligns with the general requirements and eligibility criteria of the IQ-BRAIN project.
  • You should be an independent and highly motivated researcher with an MSc or MEng degree in a technical domain (e.g., Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Informatics, Engineering). If you have not yet obtained your diploma, but expect to do so in the near future, you can already apply.
  • Experience with MR imaging, image processing, and/or machine learning is highly valued.
  • You should be able to communicate and work with researchers from various fields. Excellent proficiency in English is required.

Before you apply please check our conditions for employment.

Terms of employment

  • The PhD position is for 4 years; of which 3 years is funded through the Marie Curie IQ-BRAIN project and additional funding is secured to cover the fourth year.
  • The gross monthly salary is € 3.017,- in the 1st year and gradually 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.
  • An International Office which aids you in preparing for you arrival and stay.
  • Pension insurance with ABP. We take care of approximately 2/3 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.

More information

For more information about this position, please contact Dirk Poot, assistant professor, via d.poot@erasmusmc.nl

This vacancy is as 'DC 10' part of the Marie Curie project 'IQ-BRAIN'. Please apply via the central vacancy website

No agencies please.

Application proces

Application proces

1

Apply

Step 1 - Apply

Did we get you excited about this position? Submit your application through the application button. You will receive a confirmation of receipt from our recruiter right away.

2

Selection

Step 2 - Selection

Based on your application, we check to see if there is a fit between us. We will let you know as soon as possible whether you are invited for an interview.

3

Job interview

Step 3 - Job interview

You have been invited for an interview, great! In this first meeting we get to know each other and see if You can form an idea of the position, the department and Erasmus MC. If the interview goes well usually a second interview follows.

4

Offer and terms of employment

Step 4 - Offer and terms of employment

It’s a match! Your future manager will discuss your salary and employment with you. You will also receive more information about our other terms of employment.

5

Getting started

Step 5 - Getting started

Your first working day has come! We are more than happy to have you. Your new department will give you a warm welcome and provide you with all the information you need. Enjoy your job at Erasmus MC!

Contact me

Olivia Lindner
Recruiter

Olivia Lindner, Recruiter Erasmus MC
Erasmus MC

Pioneering, pushing boundaries and leading: in healthcare, education and research

Erasmus MC is an international leading academic hospital in Rotterdam. We are recognized as a world-class scientific research organization aiming to improve our understanding of diseases and disorders and helps to predict, treat and prevent them. We have access to the latest equipment and techniques. A working environment that gets the best out of people.

Find out more about Erasmus MC

Apply for IQ-BRAIN Marie Curie PhD student - multi-compartment diffusion MRI