Technician research AI engineer - DataTools4Heart

Department : OPIR

Research Field : Computer Science Engineering

Other Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Positions : Master Positions

Country : Spain

Application Deadline : 14 Apr 2025 - 23:59 (Europe / Madrid)

Type of Contract : Temporary

Job Status : Full-time

Offer Starting Date : 1 Oct 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

We are looking for a highly skilled AI engineer to join our team at the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine lab within the University of Barcelona. Candidates should have an MSc (or equivalent) in a relevant field, such as computer engineering, artificial intelligence, data analytics, or computational intelligence, and possess a strong technical background. The selected candidate will contribute to developing innovative and trustworthy AI solutions for personalized medicine, particularly in the field of cardiovascular diseases. The successful candidate is expected to organize their work with minimal supervision and prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines.

We offer :

• A dynamic position in beautiful Barcelona and its Mediterranean climate.
• Research experience within a prestigious university (1st position in Spain).
• Cutting-edge research in AI for healthcare in one of the most dynamic research groups in Europe (10 active projects including an ERC grant).
• An international research environment with a multi-cultural team representing all continents.
• Opportunities to collaborate with international and interdisciplinary partners as part of European projects.
• Flexible working hours, with the possibility to telework.

The requirements for the position are :

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Intelligence, AI, or related fields
• Proficiency in Python
• Machine/deep learning experience
• Ability to oversee the federated learning environment
• Good team spirit and active participation in the lab’s scientific life
• Enthusiasm for research and medical applications of AI

Aptitude to work independently and meet deadlines is essential.

The research projects :

You will join our AI for cardiology team, participating in ongoing projects such as DataTools4Heart and AI4HF, funded by the European Commission and some coordinated by our lab. We are developing new trustworthy AI solutions for a personalized medicine approach to tailor care models in the field of cardiovascular diseases. The project will build on a unique set of big data repositories, real-world hospital data, trustworthy AI methods, computational tools, and clinical results from major EU-funded projects in cardiology leveraging federated learning. Should you join our team, you will collaborate with several technical and clinical partners within and outside Europe (e.g., in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, Peru, Tanzania, Czechia, Turkey).

The Group :

The successful candidate will join the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Lab, which is part of the University of Barcelona’s Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. It is a young and dynamic research lab, highly active in international projects, composed of over 20 enthusiastic academics, researchers, students, and research managers, with expertise in data science, machine/deep learning, biomedical informatics, biomedical ethics, and health-related applications. The research team has an established track record in coordination and participation in national, European, and international projects in biomedical data science and medical AI (e.g., EuCanImage, LongITools, HealthyCloud, RadioVal, DataTools4Heart, Youth-GEMs, HappyMums, AIMIX, AI4HF).

The Institution :

The University of Barcelona (UB), founded in 1450, is one of the oldest universities in Spain. It comprises a student body of 84,370 and 4,548 research staff members. With 73 undergraduate programs, 273 graduate programs, and 48 doctorate programs, UB is the largest university in Barcelona and Catalonia. The UB is ranked the first Spanish university according to several rankings (QS World University Rankings 2018, ARWU / Shanghai Ranking 2018). It is particularly interested in fostering international relations and has managed an average of 150 European projects per year. Since January 2010, Universitat de Barcelona has been part of the prestigious League of European Universities Research (LERU).

Specific Requirements

• Experience with federated learning environments
• Proficiency in Python
• Machine/deep learning experience

Research Field : Computer Science Engineering

Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria :

The selection is made through the evaluation of the curriculum, with an overall score of zero (0) to ten (10) points. The minimum score is five (5) points. The evaluation criteria are as follows :

• Suitability of the candidate to the main function to be carried out
• Curricular experience
• Professional knowledge and skills

The tribunal assesses the CVs of the candidates presented during its constitutive session.

Selection process :

A resolution of adjudication is issued to the person who, having passed the selection procedure, obtains the highest score, and a prioritized list of applicants who have passed the selection process is published, indicating the scores obtained for subsequent recruitment, if necessary.

Additional comments :

The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within 5 working days from the date of notification of the selection.

Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favor of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).

Please be aware that the starting date set in this offer is an estimate. The official starting date will depend on the bureaucratic time required for the preparation of the labor contract and presentation of the necessary documents for the selected candidate's hiring.