Postdoctoral researcher in computational pathology

Deadline 31 Oct ’25

11 Oct ’25 published

Vacancy ID 207228-P1941258-1

Job description

Our Computational Pathology Group at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen (Netherlands) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher. You will work in a project funded by the Gates Foundation, in which we will develop, validate and implement analysis models based on artificial intelligence to assess safety of Oral Polio Vaccines. The study will be carried out in collaboration with partners in Indonesia and the USA.

Tasks and responsibilities

This position involves a detailed analysis of the requirements, planning and development of artificial intelligence models using state-of-the-art architectures, and model validation and implementation. As a postdoc, you will also be responsible for project coordination, communication with collaborators, and possibly managing the data acquisition and storage pipelines.

It is possible to work partly from home, but we require all our team members to be on site at least 2 days per week.

Requirements

You should be a creative and enthusiastic researcher with a PhD degree in a relevant field, such as medical image analysis, computer vision, or machine learning. You should have a clear interest in developing image analysis algorithms and an affinity with medical topics. Good communication skills and expertise in software development, preferably in Python, are essential.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 1 year with prospect of extension.

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:

• A gross monthly salary between € 3.598 and € 5.669 (scale 10) for full-time employment (36 hours per week). You will also receive an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and, depending on the position, an allowance of 47% to 72% for working irregular hours.
• 176 vacation hours per year based on a 36-hour working week.

Employer

Radboudumc

The Computational Pathology Group is a research group of the department of Pathology of the Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc). We are also part of the cross-departmental Diagnostic Image Analysis Group (DIAG) at Radboudumc. We develop, validate and deploy novel medical image analysis methods, usually based on the newest advances in machine learning with a focus on computer-aided diagnosis (CAD). Application areas include diagnostics and prognostics of breast, colon, prostate and lung cancer.

Our group is among the international front runners in the field, witnessed for instance by the highly successful Camelyon, Panda and Tiger grand challenges which we organized. The group currently consists of some 35 persons, including PhD students, postdocs, data and project managers, technicians, and principal investigators.

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.

Radboudumc

Welcome to Radboud university medical center (Radboudumc), where our research groups strive for innovative solutions that make impact on health and healthcare. We challenge the status quo to overcome current and future health challenges. Our goal is to shape the future of healthcare for generations to come. Our focus is on prevention, sustainability, and meaningful care, which we achieve through our in-depth understanding of disease mechanisms, clinical science, public health research, medical technology and data science. Our approach is centered on breakthroughs that can truly enhance personalized healthcare and public health.

At Radboudumc, a comprehensive range of research programs provide the compass for our research efforts. Each program has a clear goal, where collaboration within and outside our organization is highly valued. We integrate care, education and research in partnership with our patients to ensure that our research programs have significant impact on health and healthcare. We invite you to join us in our mission to create a healthy future for all.

Additional information

Any questions? Or wondering what it is like to work at Radboudumc? Then call, send a message or email to Jeroen van der Laak, Professor, through (+31) 6 15 89 16 07. Use the Apply button to submit your application.