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September 10, 2025

**Job Description**
This PhD position focuses on developing innovative Digital Twin technology to transform treatment decisions for heart failure patients with valve disease. The candidate will create personalized computer simulations to predict patient responses to different therapies, aiming to bridge computational modeling with clinical cardiology to solve real-world healthcare challenges. This joint doctorate program between Maastricht University and Hasselt University offers a unique opportunity for translational research at the intersection of biomedical engineering, computational modeling, and clinical cardiology.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Strong interest in cardiovascular physiology and computational modeling.
• Programming experience (preferably MATLAB, Python, or similar).
• Enthusiasm for interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical translation.
• Excellent communication skills for working across technical and medical domains.
• Prior experience with cardiovascular modeling, medical imaging analysis, or clinical research (advantageous but not required).

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• (Biomedical/Mechanical) Engineering
• Technical Medicine
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Related field

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Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Annual Salary: €36,708 - €46,572 gross per year Benefits: 8.0% holiday allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, flexible working hours, possibility to work partly from home, monthly commuting and internet allowance, 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year (Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, Liberation Day), option for 12 additional compensation days, good pension scheme (ABP), company fitness, extensive sports facilities, wide range of training programs, 'acknowledge and appreciate' initiatives.
Valid Until
September 24, 2025
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 48 months (12 months initial, 3-year extension) Remote Work: Hybrid Location Requirement: Work across two leading institutions (Maastricht University in the Netherlands and UHasselt/Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg in Belgium) Campus-based across two locations
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM) • Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences • Department of Biomedical Engineering • Computational Cardiology group (Maastricht University) • Heart failure clinical research centers (UHasselt/Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg)
Supervisor(s)
Joost Lumens
Supervisor Email
j.lumens@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Maastricht University (UM)
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