We are seeking a PhD student to participate in the
research project entitled “Aortic Growth Mapping and Genotype
Refinement to Advance Precision Medicine in Marfan and Loeys-Dietz
Syndromes”. Education and qualifications: Required: Bachelor’s
degree in Biomedical Engineering, Physics, or related topics
Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging, or
related discipline Fluency in Catalan or Spanish (business level)
Fluency in English (business level) Experience and knowledge:
Required: Commitment to pursuing a PhD Experience in programming
using Matlab or Python Experience in the management and analysis of
medical databases Experience in the statistical analysis of
clinical and imaging data Motivation for clinical research
involving advanced imaging Desired: Previous experience in medical
imaging analysis, particularly computed tomography Experience in
scientific writing Advanced-level experience programming in RStudio
Main responsibilities and duties: Candidate must enrol to a PhD
Programme in Medicine at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Research in cardiovascular imaging, with a specific focus on
computed tomography and aortic diseases. Further develop of Matlab
and Python codes for medical image analysis. Perform advanced
statistical analysis using RStudio. Labour conditions: Full-time
position: 37.5h/week. Starting date: May, 2026. Gross annual
salary: 23.200 – 24.300 euros. Remuneration will be determined by
experience, skills ans responsabilities. Salary ranges are
consistent with our Collective Agreement pay scale. As specified in
the call for pre-doctoral contracts associated with a Knowledge
Generation project 2024. Contract : Technical and scientific
activities contract linked to the project activities. Duration: 4
years What can we offer? Incorporation to Vall d’Hebron Research
Institute (VHIR), a public sector institution that promotes and
develops the biomedical research, innovation and teaching at Vall
d'Hebron University Hospital (