PhD Position in medical image processing and information retrieval, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO)

May 8, 2010

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Job description:Applications are invited for a position as a PhD candidate in the medGIFT group at the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Sierre. The successful applicant will join a team of researchers working on algorithms, data structures and representations of medical knowledge using structured and unstructured textual data as well as multidimensional and multimodal images. The analysis of images and particularly multidimensional images will be carried out with the goal to allow for a retrieval of the data by textual and visual means. The goal is to build a full image retrieval system for clinical use by radiologists in collaboration with 11 other European partners in the project. The results are planned to be included into innovative user interfaces to deliver information to the clinicians in the Geneva University Hospitals. A close collaboration with the Geneva University Hospitals and the University of Geneva is foreseen throughout the project.

The candidate is expected to have a Masters/Diploma degree in computer science, mathematics or a closely related field, and to have knowledge in image or signal processing, in machine learning and information retrieval.

The expertise and experience of the ideal applicant should fit the following profile in decreasing order of importance:
• biomedical informatics;
• multimedia indexing;
• information retrieval;
• machine learning;
• image processing;
• artificial intelligence;
• computer vision;

Experience in software development using Java and web programming (HTML, JavaScript, Flex, PHP, MySQL) is desirable. Applications should include a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae, and names and addresses of three referees. Applications by email are welcome. If sufficient mutual interest develops then referees will be contacted to ascertain suitability for the position.

For more information on the project or the application process please contact: henning.mueller@sim.hcuge.ch.

Language:
Good knowledge of either French or English is mandatory. French is the spoken language in Sierre so some knowledge of French is beneficial. The candidate should be willing to learn some French.

Environment:
• medGIFT project: http://www.sim.hcuge.ch/medgift/
• University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO): http://iig.hevs.ch/
• Medical Informatics Service, University Hospitals of Geneva: http://www.sim.hcuge.ch/
• In the context of the same topic three EU and one national project have been granted allowing a close collaboration in a team on related topics
• The offices are located in the heart of the canton of Valais and the high Swiss Alps, minutes from ski resorts such as Crans Montana
• The location is very central in Europe:
Traveling by train to Milano 2.5 hrs, Geneva 2 hrs, and Zurich 2.5 hrs.

Salary:
Switzerland is a relatively expensive place, but the salary of a PhD student permits to cover all living costs easily. Finding a flat in Sierre or the environments is not hard and the quality of life is very high.

Duration:
The position is expected to start in September 2010, or as soon as possible afterwards.
Salary is guaranteed for 4 years in the context of a large EU FP7 project.

Application:
Please send applications to:
Henning Müller
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO)
TechnoArk 3
3960 Sierre
Switzerland
Email: henning.mueller@sim.hcuge.ch

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Scholarship Tags: Applied, Image, Information, medical, of, PhD, Processing, retrieval, Sciences, Switzerland, University, Western