PhD Studentship: Next-Gen Eye Tech for Early Detection

The Methodist Church in Britain; North East; Presencial; GBP 16.000 - 20.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Laptop

UKRI stipend

Research training in data analysis/AI

Descripción de la vacante

The Methodist Church in Britain is offering a three-and-a-half-year, full-time PhD studentship hosted by University of Sunderland's NORI, in collaboration with Durham University and Occuity Ltd. The project evaluates new ophthalmic technologies as potential biomarkers for chronic diseases, using NHS and population study data and cutting-edge analytics.

Applicants should hold a STEM honours degree with health data analytics experience and have UK home or EU settled/pre-settled status for full

Formación

• First or higher second-class honours degree in a STEM subject.
• For a second-class degree: a Master's degree, or expected Master's, or 2 to 5 years' full-time relevant professional experience.

Responsabilidades

• Evaluate novel ophthalmic technologies that capture biological information from the eye.
• Investigate how measurements relate to ocular and systemic health.
• Assess potential as biomarkers for disease detection, stratification and monitoring.
• Work with data and participants recruited through NHS and population-based studies.
• Contribute to observational and translational studies involving people with or at risk of chronic disease.
• Apply analytical approaches such as statistical modelling, image analysis, machine learning and multimodal biomarker integration.
• Generate evidence to support responsible translation of ophthalmic technologies into clinical research and healthcare.
• Complete research-in-practice internships with academic, civic and industrial partners.

Conocimientos

Health data analytics

Statistical modelling

Image analysis

Machine learning

Multimodal biomarker integration

Educación

First or upper second-class honours degree in a STEM subject

Master's degree (for second-class degree) or 2–5 years relevant experience

Descripción del empleo

The Methodist Church in Britain is offering a three-and-a-half-year, full-time PhD studentship hosted by University of Sunderland's NORI, in collaboration with Durham University and Occuity Ltd. The project evaluates new ophthalmic technologies as potential biomarkers for chronic diseases, using NHS and population study data and cutting-edge analytics.

Applicants should hold a STEM honours degree with health data analytics experience and have UK home or EU settled/pre-settled status for full