PhD student in Diagnostic Radiology

Description of the workplace
The Stroke Imaging Research Group is led by Associate Professor Johan Wasselius. We conduct clinical research in neuroradiology, imaging, and interventional neuroradiological treatment of stroke and other conditions.

Recent medical advances have provided effective tools for successfully treating ischemic stroke, but most patients arrive too late to benefit from treatment. Early stroke detection and diagnosis are therefore critical to expanding these effective treatments to a larger proportion of stroke patients. The frustration of having access to effective treatment, but only being able to apply it to a small fraction of patients who arrive in time, led our team to form with the goal of developing new methods for early stroke indication and diagnosis. Region Skåne is an ideal place to develop such innovative methods, as the university, university hospital, and leading tech companies are all within walking distance. – Our overarching goal is to increase the proportion of patients treated for acute stroke by using new methods for early detection and diagnosis.

The research group is based at Skåne University Hospital in Lund. Within our group, we value a good working environment with respect and care in our interactions. We constantly strive to create conditions that foster job satisfaction, development, and involvement for all members.

We are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to conduct research in advanced imaging diagnostics for interventional neuroradiological treatment. The desired start date is 2024-09-01 or as agreed.

We offer
Lund University is a public authority, which means that employees get benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee: Work at Lund university

Work assignments
As a PhD student, you will focus on research in advanced imaging diagnostics related to neurointerventional procedures, using the angiography system (Siemens Artis Icono) employed at the Neuroradiology Clinic in Lund. The work will involve:

• Interpretation and processing of images from interventional neuroradiological procedures
• Planning and execution of research projects, analysis, report writing, and publication of scientific articles
• Participation in the research group's meetings and seminars

The main responsibility of a PhD student is to pursue their doctoral education, which includes both participation in research projects and completion of doctoral-level courses. Additional tasks within the research group may also be assigned.

Qualifications

Necessary qualifications for the job:

• A medical degree or completion of at least 9 semesters in medical education at the start of employment.
• Strong skills in both Swedish and English, spoken and written.
• Proficiency and previous experience in statistical analysis.
• Emphasis is placed on personal qualities such as collaboration skills, a sense of responsibility, and scientific integrity.

Meritorious are:

• Previous experience with research projects based on the angiography system for interventional neuroradiology used in the project (Siemens Artis Icono)
• Previous scientific publications

Eligibility
Students with basic eligibility for third-cycle studies are those who- have completed a second-cycle degree- have completed courses of at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits are from second-cycle courses, or- have acquired largely equivalent knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or abroad.

The employment of doctoral students is regulated in the Swedish Code of Statues 1998: 80. Only those who are or have been admitted to PhD-studies may be appointed to doctoral studentships. When an appointment to a doctoral studentship is made, the ability of the student to benefit from PhD-studies shall primarily be taken into account. In addition to devoting themselves to their studies, those appointed to doctoral studentships may be required to work with educational tasks, research and administration, in accordance with specific regulations in the ordinance.

Type of employment
Limit of tenure, four years according to HF 5 kap 7§.

How to apply
Applications are to be submitted via the University’s recruitment system. The application should include a CV and a personal letter justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. The application should also include a degree certificate or equivalent and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (copies of grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.).

Welcome to apply!

The Department of Clinical Sciences Lund is one of six departments at the Faculty of Medicine. Clinical Sciences Lund cooperates closely with Skåne University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine in order to optimize the conditions for preclinical and clinical translational research, research strategies and development, as well as education on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.