"PHD candidate 'Artificial intelligence to improve interpretation of kidney transplant biopsies'"

As a PhD candidate at Radboudumc, you will contribute to innovative research within the national PERSIMMON consortium. This consortium investigates how personalized therapy after kidney transplantation can improve patient outcomes.

Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease, but it is not a cure: many transplants fail prematurely due to rejection, requiring dialysis or re-transplantation. You will explore how artificial intelligence can be used to predict the response to therapy in cases of acute rejection of the kidney graft. Using machine-learning techniques, you will assess kidney transplant biopsies and develop and validate predictive models that support and enhance personalized care.

Your tasks include:

• Designing and conducting scientific research, with a focus on machine-learning based assessment of kidney transplant biopsies.
• Analyzing scientific data.
• Writing scientific publications and presenting findings at (inter)national scientific meetings.
• Collaborating within a consortium with researchers from Radboudumc, UMC Groningen and Erasmus MC.

Requirements: You are enthusiastic, ambitious, and strongly motivated to successfully complete a PhD. You have the willingness to actively participate in consortium activities and collaborations. In addition, you have: A master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field. Well-developed communication and social skills, oriented towards teamwork. Interest in applying machine learning in clinically relevant contexts. Affinity with scientific research and academic writing.

Conditions of employment: Fixed-term contract: 4 years. At Radboud university medical center, you build on your future. We are committed to providing the best care, education, and research. And we are true to our word, because we help you develop and seize opportunities and give you the room to grow. As an employer, we believe that employees should feel vital and happy at work in all stages of life. We are also committed to creating a healthy and safe working environment. Our employment conditions contribute to that. What we offer: Upon commencement of employment, you will start at scale 10A, step 0 (€ 3.108 based on a full-time appointment). Over a maximum period of 4 years, you will progress to scale 10A, step 3 (€3.939 based on a full-time appointment). You will also receive an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and a 47% to 72% bonus for working unsocial hours. 176 vacation hours per year based on a 36-hour working week.