Job Erasmus MC - Ph.D. student

We have an open Ph.D. position on the topic of vascular image analysis. In this Ph.D. project you will develop model based techniques to segment the vessel lumen and vessel walls, to determine plaque morphology, and to characterize plaque components from multispectral MR image data of the carotid arteries. The results will be used to derive biomechanical parameters to improve assessment of the risk of stroke and of the need for surgical removal of the plaque. The Ph.D. position is part of the STW-funded research project “Non-Invasive assessment of Biomechanical Stress Acting on Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques for Stroke Risk Prediction”, which is a collaboration with the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Radiology at Erasmus MC and with industrial partners.

Candidates should have a Master’s degree in physics, electrical engineering, mathematics, biomedical engineering, computer science, or a related field. Experience with biomedical image analysis is an advantage. You should be familiar with programming. You should be able to work in a multi-disciplinary team. Strong theoretical skills and affinity with experimental work are required.

Our institute is internationally at the forefront of biomedical imaging, and offers a dynamic, challenging, and cooperative research environment. As a Ph.D. student you will get a temporary position of four years (full-time). The gross monthly salary amounts to € 2.086,- in the first year and increases to € 2.673,- in the final year.

Erasmus MC is an internationally recognized center for high-quality, compassionate care, highly rated transfer of knowledge and high-quality knowledge development in the fields of illness and health.

The Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam (BIGR; http://www.bigr.nl) of the Departments of Medical Informatics and Radiology of the Erasmus MC, performs innovative fundamental and applied research to develop and validate advanced techniques for the processing and analysis of large, complex, and heterogeneous medical and biological image data sets.

The application should be sent by e-mail to vacancies@bigr.nl, stating vacancynumber 30.09.10.C13, before August 15th, 2010.