PhD student in image analysis in cancer research (f/m/x)

Your future with us We are one of the leading university hospitals in Germany and network research, teaching and health care at the highest level. That's why many things are a lot bigger for us: the spectrum of exciting development opportunities. The limitless openness with which specialists from all over the world work here. Or our commitment as an employer to support all employees as best we can in reconciling their job with their goals and life situation. This is the University Hospital of Cologne: Everything but ordinary. We are looking to support our growing team as soon as possible: PhD student (f/m/x) in image analysis in cancer research Biomedical Informatics – AG Bozek 29 h / week (75,32 %) limited for 3.5 years according to WissZeitVG (Third-party funded project) Your salary will be based on TV-L Your future in detail Located at the biomedical campus of the University of Cologne the “Data Science of Bioimages lab- is working on data-intensive problems in biomedicine by combining machine learning, statistical and other computational methods. Image data and deep learning solutions represent key focus of our research. Embedded in the thriving biomedical research hub of Cologne, we are involved in scientific collaborations with partners across medical disciplines and address questions ranging from histopathology of cancer to behavioral changes in neurodegenerative diseases. As a part of the Collaborative Research Center 1310 “Predictability of Evolution- we are involved in a large study of cancer evolution of resistance to chemotherapeutic treatment. In a close collaboration with the Pathology Institute of the hospital, we will analyze a large set of patient samples in the search of molecular and morphological factors that drive cancer to neoadjuvant therapy. We are looking for a PhD candidate to perform the data analysis on this project. .