Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
- Research Field: Medical sciences » Medicine
- Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Positions: PhD Positions
- Application Deadline: 1 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Country: Netherlands
- Type of Contract: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-time
- Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2026
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Horizon Europe - MSCA
Offer Description
Do you want to do a PhD project on large axial field of view (LAFOV) PET and work with international experts on (LAFOV) PET/CT imaging as well as with leading medical imaging companies, then apply for one of the 15 PhD project vacancies within our consortium (preference-consortium.eu).
Where to apply
E-mail: preference@amsterdamumc.nl
Requirements
Research Field: Physics » Applied physics
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Research Field: Medical sciences » Medicine
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications: Required skills and qualifications are specified on the preference-consortium.eu websites as well as the official job portal of the hosting institutes.
Specific Requirements:
- Very good command of the English language (additional skills in Dutch will be of benefit)
- Good communication skills (a pre-requisite for cooperating in a multi-disciplinary environment)
- Willingness to travel and flexibility
- Technical skills will be of benefit
- Prior experience with medical imaging data will be of benefit
- Appropriate physical condition to work in a radiation protection control area
Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Excellent
Research Field: Medical sciences
Additional Information
Benefits: Information on the exact employment conditions will be provided by the host institution and can also be found on their job announcement board, information on salary (gross and net salary, social security benefits etc) will be communicated during the interview and upon appointment by the host institution.
Eligibility criteria
Mobility Rule: The fellow may not have resided in the country where the research training activities take place (i.e. the country of the host institute that offers the PhD student project) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date and not have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in that country.
Doctoral candidate: The fellow must be — at the date of recruitment — an ‘doctoral candidate’ (i.e. not have a doctoral degree).
Selection process: After assessing compliance with the mobility rule and eligibility for the position based on your CV and motivation letter you might be invited for several online or in-person interviews. Selection of the candidates and invitation for the interviews will be done by the local (host) supervisory team. These interviews will be performed by the local (host) supervisory team as well as an international scientific mentor from the network and, possibly, one of the scientific advisors. Information on your application will be shared with the coordinator of the consortium for centralized coordination and registration of the recruitment process.
Additional comments: Please check compliance with the mobility rule before applying for a position. Make sure you will be able to collect the necessary proofs and documentations that you comply with this rule.
Website for additional job details: https://preference-consortium.eu
Work Location(s)
- Amsterdam UMC (Netherlands) – Number of offers available: 2
- University Medical Centre Groningen (Netherlands) – Number of offers available: 1
- Aarhus University Hospital (Denmark) – Number of offers available: 1
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (Germany, Heidelberg) – Number of offers available: 1
- Eberhard Karls-Universitaet Tuebingen (Germany, Tuebingen) – Number of offers available: 1
- Medical University Vienna (Austria, Vienna) – Number of offers available: 1
- Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital (Denmark) – Number of offers available: 1
- Turku PET Centre, University of Turku (Finland) – Number of offers available: 1
- University of Bern (Switzerland) – Number of offers available: 1
- Université Bretagne Occidentale (France, Brest) – Number of offers available: 1
- University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom, Edinburgh) – Number of offers available: 1
- King’s College London (United Kingdom) – Number of offers available: 1
- Antaros Medical (Sweden, Uppsala) – Number of offers available: 1
- Siemens Healthineers (Germany, Erlangen) – Number of offers available: 1
Contact
City: Amsterdam
Website: https://preference-consortium.eu
Postal Code: 1018HV
E-Mail: preference@amsterdamumc.nl
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