PhD in AI-Driven Multimodal Liver Disease Imaging

KU Leuven; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

KU Leuven invites applications for a full-time PhD position in AI and digital pathology focusing on chronic liver disease and HCC. The project combines histopathology with molecular data to build multimodal models, with MRI where available, and includes rigorous evaluation and biological interpretation.

The role spans curation, model development, collaboration with clinicians and researchers, and dissemination through manuscripts and conferences.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, computational biology, statistics or a closely related field.
• Strong programming skills, preferably Python; proficiency in R is an asset.
• Solid foundation in machine learning, deep learning, statistics or data science.
• Motivation to work at the interface of AI, pathology and translational liver research; doctorate in four years.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete a doctoral training programme and conduct original research leading to a PhD in AI and digital pathology for chronic liver disease and HCC.
• Develop, train and evaluate ML and DL models for whole-slide pathology and multimodal biomedical data.
• Work with large, heterogeneous datasets and contribute to data preprocessing, quality control, annotation and documentation.
• Collaborate with pathologists, hepatology, oncology, radiology, molecular biology and biomedical AI researchers.
• Communicate progress and results to supervision and present at national and international meetings.
• Prepare scientific manuscripts and contribute to collaborative outputs and funding applications.
• Support master’s students or educational activities within the department.

Skills

Python

Machine learning

Statistics

Communication

Education

Master's degree in CS/AI/bioinformatics

Tools

R

Job description

KU Leuven invites applications for a full-time PhD position in AI and digital pathology focusing on chronic liver disease and HCC. The project combines histopathology with molecular data to build multimodal models, with MRI where available, and includes rigorous evaluation and biological interpretation.

The role spans curation, model development, collaboration with clinicians and researchers, and dissemination through manuscripts and conferences.