Postdoctoral researcher position for the execution of the research line on computational modeling in biomedicine

Organisation/Company

Universitat Pompeu Fabra – ETIC

Department

Tecnologies de la Informació i les Comunicacions

Research Field

Engineering

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

22 Jan 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

37,5

Offer Starting Date

12 Jan 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

We are looking for a highly motivated researcher with a PhD in computational biomedical engineering, ideally related to physiological modelling in cardiovascular or neurological applications, willing to do research at the leading edge of biomedical engineering.

A 2-year postdoctoral position (additional 1-2 years are possible) is available at the BCN MedTech Research Unit (https://www.upf.edu/web/bcn-medtech/ ), Department of Information & Communication Technologies (DTIC) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain. The candidate will contribute as a researcher in two European projects where the Physense group leads several work-packages in heart-brain fluid simulations and thrombus modelling. Ideally, the candidate should start the position during the 1st trimester of 2024.

During the last years, Physense has become a leading research group on fluid simulations of the left atria to derive in-silico indices for the risk of thrombus formation, obtaining funding from different national and international projects in collaboration with an extensive network of academic, industrial, and clinical partners. An example is the SimCardioTest EU project (https://www.simcardiotest.eu ), which has the main goal of building the credibility of physiological simulations required for being part of in-silico trials.

The Physense research group leads the use case on left atrial appendage occluder devices, following the V&V40 standards, to help optimizing device settings. Within the SimCardioTest project, the candidate will work on modelling the thrombus formation process, coupled with fluid simulations, as well as the interaction with drug treatment (e.g., anticoagulants). Additionally, the candidate will be involved in in-vitro experiments for the validation of fluid simulations, which is led by international collaborators.

A new EU project, GEMINI, has been granted with Physense as a key partner, to develop systemic models of the heart-brain system to support medical decisions in stroke patients. In GEMINI, neurology and cardiology clinical and engineering specialists will work together to build multi-scale heart-brain vascular models, coupled with thrombus simulations. The candidate will work on building the heart-brain fluid models and validate thrombus simulations, as well as exploring ways for accelerating computational models.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Specific Requirements

High motivation is the only essential pre-requisite; our top-quality research standards demand hard work, which only strong motivation and commitment can ensure. Candidates must have excellent teamwork and communication skills and be enthusiastic about collaborating with a diverse range of international partners. We expect them to be fluent in oral and, particularly, writing English, as it will be the language used to interrelate with the different partners. Interest in clinical translation is essential since meetings with clinicians will regularly take place.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Engineering

Years of Research Experience

4 – 10

Additional Information
Additional comments

English at scientific level.

Website for additional job details

https://www.upf.edu/web/etic

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Universitat Pompeu Fabra – ETIC

Country

Spain

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Postal Code

08018

Street

Roc Boronat 138

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://apply.interfolio.com/139268

Contact

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Barcelona

Website

https://www.upf.edu/web/etic

Street

Roc Boronat 138

Postal Code

08018

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED