For this project, advanced image analysis will be used. Therefore, we are looking for a candidate with a MSc, affinity for medical imaging and a background in biomedical or electrical engineering, physics, data science, computational neuroscience, or other related fields. Good programming skills (for instance MATLAB) are important for successful completion of this project, and also some knowledge of and interest in machine learning can be beneficial. In addition, the candidate should have a keen interest in (learning) clinical examination methods on patients, preferably speak the Dutch language, be flexible, open-minded and curious with strong analytical and conceptual skills.
This 4-year project is a multidisciplinary collaboration between the Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and Kempenhaeghe epilepsy center in Heeze (ACE). Scanning will take place at the ultra-high-field MRI center (Scannexus) in Maastricht. The research requires an intense collaboration between multiple medical disciplines, for instance neurosurgery, neurophysiology and radiology, as well as imaging scientists and medical physicists. For the academic career the PhD trajectory will be conducted /imbedded in the setting of the research school Mental Health & Neuroscience (MHeNs) of the University Maastricht UMC+.