Norway: Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in medical technology (PhD position)

Deadline: 31st August 2012

Would you like to contribute to strengthen our research team in medical technology? We are looking for a 6-month early stage researcher in image guided diagnostics and therapy, with technological or clinical background for a project in minimally invasive image guided therapy. The project is an EU project, a Marie Curie Initial Training Network project: IIIOS.

The scientific group for image guided therapy (ISB, NTNU, St. Olavs Hospital and Dept. Medical Technology at SINTEF) counts approximately 30 people with background in medicine, medical technology, physics, cybernetics, mathematics, and clinical research. The group has a close cross-disciplinary collaboration, especially in the National Centre for Ultrasound and Image Guided Therapy.

  For more information see http://www.iiios.eu/.

The ESR position: The project will include research, development, and use of navigation technology and imaging methods to improve patient treatment. The candidate will be employed by ISB at the Medical Faculty, NTNU, and will be part of a well established cross-disciplinary research team at the National Centre for Ultrasound and Image Guided Therapy (St. Olavs Hospital, NTNU and SINTEF). Core activities will be related to research and development of new medical technology, applied cross-disciplinary research of novel tool developments, ultrasound in combination with medical imaging/visualization and navigation technology, clinical evaluations, and scientific dissemination of knowledge.

Qualifications:

• The specific content of the ESR project can to a certain degree be adapted to the background of the candidate. Master of science in electro and/or computing, medical cybernetics, biophysics, physics, and mathematics are, however, particularly relevant.
• Strong academic record with a weighted average grade of master’s or equivalent education with a grade of B or higher, in accordance with NTNU’s grading system, before start date for the position.
• Special interests for and competence within medicine and medical technology, ultrasound and medical imaging, development of technology for improved image guided patient diagnostics and therapy, practical experience with research methods, and R&D work at research institutes, universities and/or the health sector can be advantageous.
• We emphasize collaborative skills, initiative, ability to accomplish tasks, practical skills, and ability to create and establish new projects in collaboration with colleagues.

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