The MSCA PF under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Research & Innovation programme, dedicated to excellent research promoting international mobility, as well as interdisciplinary and intersectoral exchanges.
MSCA PF grant provides a competitive salary (including mobility and family allowances if applicable), as well as a contribution to cover research, training and networking activities' costs. The research projects will have 24 or 36 months’ duration, depending on type of fellowship:
- European Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to researchers of any nationality who wish to engage in R&I projects by either coming to Europe from any country in the world or moving within Europe (duration: 12-24 months).
- Global Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to European nationals or long-term residents who wish to engage in R&I projects with organisations outside EU Member States and Associated Countries (duration 24-36 months (including 12-24 months outgoing phase in a non-associated Third Country & 12 months mandatory return phase to a host organisation in EU Member State or a Associated Country)).
RESEARCH GROUP
Institute of Medical Technology and Intelligent Systems
TUHH is the major technical university in northern Germany with its campus located in the south of Hamburg. Our group focuses on applications of AI – particularly machine learning and robotics – in medicine and healthcare. Research topics range from treatment planning, motion compensation, and robotics in radiation therapy to imaging, computer vision, and image processing in, e.g., radiology, cardiology, and surgery. Currently, we are particularly interested in applying fast volumetric imaging (4D ultrasound and OCT) to estimate motion, deformation, and stiffness of tissue during robotic surgery. Moreover, we maintain collaborations with clinical partners at different institutions, where we typically evaluate our methods in realistic settings.
We would be happy to discuss a range of topics falling within the scope of our research. Particular areas of interest include
- Machine learning for artifact reduction when imaging moving structures
- Machine learning for surgical navigation and decision support
- Explainable AI methods in medicine and healthcare
Our group also collaborates with Maximilian Kiener, who heads the Institute for Ethics in Technology at TUHH, is a member of the SustAInLivWork project team, and has extensive experience with Ethics in AI.
INFORMATION ABOUT SUPERVISOR:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9201-8854
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Alexander Schlaefer is a full professor at TUHH where he heads the Institute for Medical Technology and Intelligent Systems. He has a background in computer science and a long-standing interest in AI and robotics, particularly for medical applications. Current projects cover topics ranging from fast markerless motion tracking to medical image understanding and robotics, with a number of different clinical applications. He is a senior member of IEEE and a full member of AAPM.
ELIGIBILITY:
The application period for the HORIZON-MSCA-2026-PF is 9th April 2026 - 9th September 2026. Postdoctoral candidates must be in possession of PhD, shall have a maximum of 8 years of postdoctoral research experience and must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Lithuania for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
An expression of interest shall be sent directly to Prof. Alexander Schlaefer (schlaefer@tuhh.de) latest at 1st September 2026. Contacting the supervisor, please provide him:
- Curriculum Vitae;
- List of publications (significant research achievements);
- Proposal summary.
