IKIM - Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Monday 4th March 2024

Contact Email for the Job Posting Gijs.Luijten@uk-essen.de
Organization IKIM - Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Location Essen, Germany
Title Ph.D. and Postdoc Position in Medical Mixed Reality and Medical Image Processing
URL https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3842827861/
Closing date Dec 30, 2024
Description Ph.D. and Postdoc Position in Medical Mixed Reality and Medical Image Processing.
full-time, starting now

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a background in computer graphics and vision, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and/or medical imaging to work on interdisciplinary research projects within our XR lab: https://xrlab.ikim.nrw/#JobOpenings
We are open to candidates from other fields, affinity with AR/VR/Programming is desired!

Conditions of admission
• M.Sc. degree in a relevant field (CS, SE, BME, ...)
• For Postdoc position: PhD degree in relevant field (CS, SE, BME, ...)

Contact
Please send your application including the usual material (CV, motivation letter, M.Sc. thesis or published papers, list of grades, etc.) to Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Egger (jan.egger ”@” uk-essen.de), and MSc. Technical physician Gijs Luijten (gijs.luijten ”@” uk-essen.de, in the cc).

Responsibilities
Planning and execution of research in the area of medical Mixed Reality
Development and evaluation of algorithms/tools for medical Deep Learning / Mixed Reality in cooperation with physicians from the University Hospital in Essen, Germany
Supervision of Bachelor and Master students
Publication of research results and authoring of a PhD thesis

Desired qualifications:
• English at an advanced level (written and spoken)
• Solid programming skills (e.g. C++, C#, Python)
• Prior experience in computer graphics and vision
• High motivation, self-initiative, passion, and commitment to research
• Interest in AR, medical image processing, scientific work, and project management.
• Prior experience and knowledge in funding acquisitions are an advantage.