PhD: Nanobubble Ultrasound Imaging for Cancer Diagnostics

Departments, Department of Electrical Engineering; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme (ABP)

8% holiday allowance

8.3% year-end bonus

4-year contract

Commuting allowance

On-campus childcare

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Departments, Department of Electrical Engineering at TU/e seeks a PhD candidate to develop modeling and signal analysis methods turning nanobubble ultrasound data into quantitative diagnostic tools for cancer imaging. You will work with lab models to describe nanobubble transport through microvasculature and translate results into pharmacokinetic and spatiotemporal models.

The position is embedded in the Biomedical Diagnostics (BM/d) lab, supervised by dr.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Applied Physics or related field.
• Strong background in signal processing, statistical or kinetic modeling, and quantitative data analysis.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Python; research-oriented attitude; interdisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop modeling and signal analysis methods to convert nanobubble ultrasound imaging into quantitative diagnostic tools.
• Work with imaging data from lab models and translate changes over time into pharmacokinetic and spatiotemporal models.
• Collaborate with TU/e, University of Twente, and industrial/clinical partners to identify biomarkers for tumor angiogenesis.

Skills

Signal processing

Kinetic modeling

Quantitative data analysis

Interdisciplinary teamwork

English (C1)

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering/Applied Physics

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Departments, Department of Electrical Engineering at TU/e seeks a PhD candidate to develop modeling and signal analysis methods turning nanobubble ultrasound data into quantitative diagnostic tools for cancer imaging. You will work with lab models to describe nanobubble transport through microvasculature and translate results into pharmacokinetic and spatiotemporal models.

The position is embedded in the Biomedical Diagnostics (BM/d) lab, supervised by dr.