About your role
You will work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, medical physics, and clinical cardiology. You develop advanced deep learning models and translate them into clinical applications.
Your tasks include:
- developing and optimizing neural network models in Python (PyTorch);
- integrating domain knowledge from medical physics and cardiology into models;
- designing and testing innovative deep learning architectures;
- analyzing multimodal clinical data, including medical imaging;
- collaborating with researchers, clinicians, and AI specialists to implement solutions.
About youYou are a curious and motivated researcher with an interest in both technical development and clinical application. You enjoy working in multidisciplinary teams and tackling complex challenges in healthcare AI.
You bring:
- an MSc degree in artificial intelligence, computer science, (medical) physics, mathematics, medical informatics, or a related field;
- solid object-oriented programming experience in Python and familiarity with building neural networks in PyTorch or similar frameworks;
- experience in designing, implementing, and experimenting with custom deep learning models beyond standard architectures;
- strong communication, presentation, and scientific writing skills in English;
- a strong interest in applying data science and AI to real clinical problems, preferably in cardiovascular imaging;
- the ability to quickly learn new technical concepts and collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams, including clinicians and physicists.
Experience with ECG, MRI or medical image data is a plus (but candidates with general data science/model development experience are strongly encouraged to apply).
Our offer- A flying start to your career in scientific research.
- Plenty of room for your drive to shape tomorrow's healthcare.
- Working on large-scale and in-house research, with motivated colleagues from all over the world.
- You will be employed by Amsterdam UMC Research BV.
- A contract for 12 months, with the intention to extend for a total of 4 years. The Guideline PhD contract applies to this vacancy.
- Classification in salary scale OIO: € 3.108 to € 3.939 gross for full-time employment (depending on experience). In addition to a good basic salary, we offer 8.3% end-of-year bonus. Calculate your net salary here. As of 1 July 2026, the salary will be increased by 3.5% in accordance with the collective labor agreement (CAO UMC).
- Holiday hours: 194.4 per year for full time and a possibility to save additional hours.
- 100% reimbursement for public transport travel costs. If you travel by foot, bicycle, or car, a mileage allowance of €0.21 per km applies (up to a maximum of 40 km one way by car).
- Pension accrual with BeFrank, a modern, comprehensible and fairly priced pension.
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