discovering multiple biomarker panels from heart-patient data using data-mining techniques. The final goal is to predict individual outcome and to define therapy beneficial for individual heart patients.
At: Maastricht U.
Location: the Netherlands
Web: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Schools/DKE.htm
Predicting Response to Therapy in
Heart Failure by Using a Multiple Biomarker Panel
Job description
Applications are invited for a full-time 4-year PhD research position shared by the
Department of Knowledge Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the
Netherlands, and the Heart Failure Clinic of the Maastricht University Medical Centre,
Maastricht, the Netherlands, starting from September 2011.
The PhD project aims at discovering multiple biomarker panels from heart-patient data
using data-mining techniques. The final goal is to predict individual outcome and to
define therapy beneficial for individual heart patients.
The PhD student is expected to work on the following main tasks:
- Reviewing, analyzing, and adapting state-of-the-art data-mining approaches for feature selection, feature construction, bio-marker discovery, and classification;
- Discovering multiple biomarker panels for heart patients;
- Predicting outcome and defining therapy for individual patients.
Requirements
The PhD student is expected to meet the following requirements:
- A master's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Mining, or
a related field, with a strong interest in feature selection/construction, and biomarker discovery;
- Programming skills: Java/C, Matlab;
- An enthusiastic and cooperative working attitude;
- Good didactic abilities.
- Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English.
Conditions of employment
Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch
Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information
look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ , A-Z Terms of Employment.
Monthly gross salary during the first year will be € 2,042 and during the fourth year
€2,612 Employment basis: 4 years Maximum hours per week: 38
Contract Type: Temporary for 48 months
Organization
Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning
system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research
at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated
in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 14,000 students and
3,500 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of
both students and staff are from abroad. The university is comprised of 6 faculties:
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and
Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/
Department
Departement of Knowledge Engineering (DKE)
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Schools/DKE.htm
Research group BioMathematics and BioInformatics (BMI) within DKE:
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Schools/DKE/Thema/Research/BMI.htm
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr. Evgueni Smirnov
Tel.: +31 43 38 82023
Email: smirnov@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 1 Oct 2011 by sending your application to:
Email: recruitmentfhs@maastrichtuniversity.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT2011.119.
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