Job description
Are you passionate about advancing medical imaging and improving cardiovascular care? Join us in developing a revolutionary multi-aperture ultrasound platform that enables comprehensive 3D imaging and biomechanical assessment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Information
As a PhD candidate, you will contribute to the prestigious NWO VICI programme "(R)evolution in Abdominal Ultrasound Imaging" within the Photoacoustics & Ultrasound Laboratory Eindhoven (PULS/e) at Eindhoven University of Technology. The project brings together researchers, clinicians, and industry partners to develop ultrasound systems capable of providing CT-like anatomical coverage while retaining the advantages of ultrasound: safety, speed, accessibility, and real-time imaging.
Your research will focus on abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), a potentially life-threatening vascular disease that is currently monitored primarily using diameter measurements. You will develop innovative multi-aperture matrix-array ultrasound systems, advanced acquisition strategies, multi-static beamforming methods, and semi-tomographic reconstruction algorithms that enable high-quality 3D visualization of the abdominal aorta.
In addition, you will develop algorithms for segmentation, motion tracking, elastography, and biomechanical analysis of aneurysms, with the goal of improving patient-specific rupture risk assessment beyond traditional diameter-based metrics. Your work will be validated through simulations, phantom experiments, and first-in-human volunteer studies in close collaboration with clinical partners.
You will work in a highly interdisciplinary environment together with other PhD candidates, a postdoctoral researcher, vascular surgeons, ultrasound engineers, and industrial partners including Philips and Catharina Hospital Eindhoven. The project offers a unique opportunity to perform cutting-edge research that combines hardware development, signal processing, AI-driven image analysis, and clinical translation.
Requirements
We are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated candidate who has:
- A Master's degree (or equivalent) in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Applied Physics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Strong affinity with ultrasound imaging, signal processing, medical image analysis, or computational imaging.
- Experience with scientific programming (e.g., MATLAB, Python and/or C++).
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Interest in image reconstruction, beamforming, machine learning, and quantitative imaging.
- A research-oriented mindset and enthusiasm for scientific discovery.
- Ability to work independently as well as in an interdisciplinary team.
- Interest in collaborating with clinicians and industrial partners.
- Motivation to develop teaching and supervision skills.
- Excellent command of spoken and written English (C1 level).
The following would be considered a plus:
- Experience with ultrasound imaging (crucial)
- Experience with image segmentation, deep learning, or computer vision.
- Experience with 3D image processing or inverse problems.
- Experience with experimental research and data acquisition systems.
Conditions of employment
Fixed-term contract: 4 years.
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:
- Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks, with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment.
- Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. € 3,204 - max. € 4,051 gross per month).
- A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
- High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
- An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care and sports facilities.
- Unlimited access to the modern on‑campus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate.
- An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
- A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the Expat Scheme) for international candidates.
On our website you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e!
Employer
TU/e
We are a leading international university where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.
Our university is located in Brainport Eindhoven — a world‑leading tech region with more than 7,000 high‑tech companies and strong R&D activity. Known for breakthroughs in AI, photonics, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, Brainport is a place where technology serves people and society. Learn more about the Brainport region here.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers top-level education and research in one of the most relevant and exciting scientific disciplines of the 21st century: engineering health. In combining engineering and life sciences, through challenge-based learning and a multidisciplinary approach in collaboration with hospitals, industry and others, the department addresses the great challenges of the future, striving to improve healthcare and society as a whole.
Additional information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact the hiring manager prof. dr. ir. Richard G.P. Lopata, r.lopata@tue.nl.
Visit our website for more information about the application process. You can also contact M. Temmink, Senior HR advisor, m.temmink@tue.nl.
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