PhD in AI, Diversity and Cardiology

Are you passionate about artificial intelligence, cardiology, and improving healthcare for diverse populations? Join a leading research collaboration and develop innovative AI tools to predict atrial fibrillation using large-scale clinical and population data.

We are looking for a PhD candidate to join the Dutch Heart Foundation-funded project DIVERSE-CVD
. This research programme is a flagship collaboration between Amsterdam UMC, Erasmus MC and Radboudumc and focuses on improving cardiovascular risk prediction through diversity‑aware artificial intelligence. In this project, you will work with clinical datasets and large population biobanks containing electrocardiogram (ECG) data and cardiovascular outcomes. Your research will focus on developing and evaluating AI models that predict the onset and progression of atrial fibrillation, including post‑operative atrial fibrillation, while accounting for population diversity.

• Developing and implementing reusable data preprocessing pipelines for clinical and research data;
• Transforming clinical data into research‑ready datasets;
• Developing and evaluating machine learning and deep learning models for diverse patient populations;
• Improving model reproducibility through APIs, documentation and reusable workflows;
• Publishing scientific articles and presenting research findings at national and international conferences.

• A completed master’s degree in biomedical engineering, technical medicine, computer science, artificial intelligence or a related field;
• Demonstrated affinity with cardiology or cardiovascular research;
• Experience with Python and/or R;
• Experience with cloud computing and/or Unix‑based high‑performance computing environments;
• Strong organisational, communication and collaboration skills.

• Employed by Amsterdam UMC Research BV;
• 12‑month contract for the first year, with intention to extend for a total of four years;
• Salary scale OIO: €3,108 to €3,939 gross per month (depending on experience), plus 8.3% end‑of‑year bonus;
• Holiday hours: 194.4 per year for full time, with possibility to save additional hours;
• 100% reimbursement for public transport travel costs; mileage allowance of €0.21 per km (up to 40 km one way by car);
• Bike scheme available;
• Pension accrual with BeFrank.