PhD student in biomedical engineering with a focus on deep learning for medical images
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Your work assignments
You will work closely with orthopaedic surgeons on various projects aimed at developing analytical methods for orthopaedic radiographs. One area focuses on atypical femoral fractures, while another deals with the loosening of joint prostheses in the hip and knee. Both projects are based on the analysis of tens of thousands of radiographs (plain radiographs and CT scans), and our dataset is unique worldwide thanks to Sweden's registry databases. The images will be analysed on our powerful computers as well as on LiU's Berzelius computing cluster, which is equipped with hundreds of GPUs. You will become an expert in deep learning for image analysis, while also gaining in-depth knowledge of orthopaedics and the application of medical technology in healthcare.
As a PhD student, you devote most of your time to doctoral studies and the research projects of which you are part. Your work may also include teaching or other departmental duties, up to a maximum of 20% of full-time.
Please find more about our research, collaborations and the resources the project has access to:
https://liu.se/en/news-item/ny-kunskap-om-ovanliga-benbrott
https://liu.se/en/research/prio
https://liu.se/en/research/center-for-medical-image-science-and-visualization-cmiv
https://www.nsc.liu.se/systems/berzelius/
Your qualifications
You have graduated at Master’s level in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, machine learning, statistics, computer science, applied physics or completed courses with a minimum of 240 credits, at least 60 of which must be in advanced courses. Alternatively, you have gained essentially corresponding knowledge in another way.
Specific eligibility for doctoral education in Biomedical Engineering Science is granted to those who have completed course requirements of at least 60 higher education credits at an advanced level in a field relevant to the doctoral subject. The applicant must also be able to demonstrate documented proficiency in English.
You have knowledge and expertise in computer vision and/or medical image analysis, as well as deep learning frameworks such as Tensorflow, Keras and Pytorch. You have substantial expertise in programming, especially in Python and Matlab. You are independent, meticulous and work efficiently. Since this employment involves collaboration with orthopedic surgeons it is important that you can communicate well with all the involved researchers.
Proficiency in Swedish is considered advantageous.
Your workplace
You will work at the Division of biomedical engineering (IMT), which conducts research within many different projects connecting medicine and engineering. The available position is within a research group which develops methods for analysis of orthopedic images, and you will have access to excellent computational resources for deep learning. The research group has deep knowledge within orthopedics, medical images and deep learning.
We collaborate with healthcare clinics as well as industry engineers, who, together with our international colleagues and visiting students, contribute to a diverse and exciting environment. Our location at the Campus University Hospital at Linköping University creates a unique opportunity for research, collaboration, and development within the field.
The employment
When taking up the post, you will be admitted to the program for doctoral studies. More information about the doctoral studies at each faculty is available at Doctoral studies at Linköping University
The employment has a duration of four years’ full-time equivalent. You will initially be employed for a period of one year. The employment will subsequently be renewed for periods of maximum duration two years, depending on your progress through the study plan. The employment may be extended up to a maximum of five years, based on the amount of teaching and departmental duties you have carried out. Further extensions can be granted in special circumstances.
Starting date by agreement.
Salary and employment benefits
The salary of PhD students is determined according to a locally negotiated salary progression with a starting salary of 35,200 SEK (with annual review) and paid vacation of 28-35 days depending on age.
More information about the employment benefits at Linköping University is available here.
Union representatives
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Application procedure
Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than 2025-02-13 CET
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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