PhD in Biomedical Image Processing

Department/faculty: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Level: Master degree
Working hours: 38 uur per week (Maximum of 38 hours per week (1 FTE))
Contract: Four years
Salary: €2042 to €2612 per month gross Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science


The faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) is known world wide for its high academic quality and social relevance of its research programs. The faculty’s excellent facilities accentuate its international position in teaching and research. The faculty offers an interdisciplinary setting for its 500 employees, 350 PhD students and 1700 undergraduates. Together they work on a broad range of technical innovations in the fields of sustainable energy, telecommunications, microelectronics, embedded systems, computer and software engineering, interactive multimedia and applied mathematics. EEMCS: Your Connection to the Future.
Job description



The PRB group actively participates in the Medical Delta consortium, a collaboration among TU Delft, Erasmus Medical Centre and Leiden University Medical Centre. Medical Delta's goal is the development of novel technology that enhances health care in a broad sense. The Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition lab has a vacancy for a PhD student to conduct research on the intersection between the fields of bio-informatics and bio-imaging. Bio-informatics explores mechanisms of gene expression, metabolism, reaction, etc., within the cell, whereas bio-imaging increasingly enables imaging gene expression.

The project’s aim is to investigate methods to link gene expression data to biomedical imaging data. This may involve linking anatomy derived in MRI images to gene expression atlases (phenotyping transgenic mice), or to protein expression in spectroscopy or microscopic data. Techniques to correlate features in multi-spectral imaging series also form a part of this research project. Methods to compare phenotypes in a group based on genetic differences are of interest as well. We seek a PhD student who can contribute to this research at the intersection between bioinformatics and bio-imaging. She/he must cooperate intensively with imaging researchers at the Leiden University Medical Centre, as well as with computer vision and bioinformatics researchers at the PRB group.

Requirements


The candidate should have an MSc degree in Computer Science or a related field, a background in digital image processing, and an affinity for biomedical research. Experience in biomedical image analysis and bio-informatics is an asset. Additionally, the candidate should have excellent spoken and written communication skills and programming skills (C, C++, MATLAB).

Conditions of employment


TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week, free high-speed Internet access from home, and the option of assembling a customised compensation and benefits package (the 'IKA'). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Information and application


For more information about this position, please contact Dr. E.A. Hendriks, phone: +31 (0)15-2786269, e-mail:
e.a.hendriks@tudelft.nl. To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV along with a letter of application by 15 April 2010 to J. Eddini, peno-ewi@tudelft.nl.
When applying for this position, make sure to mention vacancy number EWI2010-07.

Closing date 15-04-2010
Enquiries from agencies are not appreciated

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