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PhD candidate: FAIR data for neuromuscular disease research

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PhD candidate: FAIR data for neuromuscular disease research

Are you a motivated researcher interested in FAIR data and semantic web in health? Then we are looking for you!

Deadline Published Vacancy ID 10954

Job types

PhD

Education level

Doctorate

Weekly hours

36 hours per week

Salary indication

€2901—€3677 per month

Location

Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam

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Job description

In collaboration with international partners, the Department of Medical Informatics at Amsterdam UMC is working on the PaLaDIn-project aimed to enhance treatments and care for individuals with neuromuscular diseases. The project is dedicated to making data collection more user-friendly for patients, offering advanced tools for research and care, and making the collected patient data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable). We are looking for a dedicated PhD candidate to join our team and contribute to this project.

As a PhD student on this project, you will be:
  • Developing semantically rich schemas and ontological models to enhance the FAIRness of collected project data;
  • Applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate the FAIRification process;
  • Collaborating closely with programmers and bioinformaticians to construct an Application Programming Interface (API) for access to metadata and data.

Furthermore, you will be:
  • Conducting your research within an active group at the department of Medical Informatics;
  • Disseminating your results at (inter)national conferences and publishing your work in peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements

We are searching for a motivated and enthusiastic PhD candidate who is passionate about improving care for neuromuscular disease patients and making a meaningful contribution to the field of medical informatics.

Prerequisites:
  • Master's degree in medical informatics, computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistics, data science, or related fields;
  • Strong analytical and programming skills;
  • Affinity and preferably experience with writing research papers;
  • Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal. Proficiency in Dutch is an added advantage.

Not required, but helpful:
  • Familiarity with data governance principles, GDPR, GCP, and/or FAIR data principles.

Conditions of employment

  • Fully funded PhD position: we offer a contract for one year (12 months) with the intention to extend for another 36 months.
  • Salary scale OiO: € 2.901 - € 3.677 with a 36 hour week (depending on qualifications and experience).
  • Besides a good basic salary, you will also receive an 8.3% year-end bonus and 8% holiday allowance.
  • Free and unlimited access to our online learning environment GoodHabitz.
  • Pension accrual with BeFrank, a modern, understandable, and well-priced pension.
  • Excellent accessibility by public transport and reimbursement of a large part of your transport costs. We also have a good bicycle scheme if you cycle, and sufficient parking spaces in case you drive.
  • An active personnel association and the Jong Amsterdam UMC platform, both of which organize fun (sports) activities and events.

Employer

Amsterdam UMC

At the department of Medical Informatics, about 70 people collaborate on research, teaching, and valorization.

The research in our department consists of six research lines:

Further, we contribute to the Bachelor's and Master's programme in Medical Informatics, and in the Master Health Informatics.

Read more about our department, including the latest news, at Medical Informatics.

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