[Ieee_vis_open_positions] PhD positions Workflow Visualization TU Eindhoven

[J.J. van Wijk]

Dear colleagues,

We have two open PhD positions in an exciting new project, if you 
know students looking for a position, feel free to bring it under
their attention.

Best regards, Jarke van Wijk

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PhD Positions: Visualization of Healthcare Workflows

TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands

The Visualization group of the Department of Mathematics and Computer
Science of TU Eindhoven has two vacancies for a 4 year full-time PhD
research position. The vacancies are within the project Optimizing
Healthcare Workflows, in which Philips Research, the AIS group of
prof. Wil van der Aalst (world leading expert in process mining), and the 
Visualization group cooperate. The aim of the project is to develop 
new methods and techniques to analyze and improve workflows in healthcare,
especially for radiology and pathology. 

We are looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:

- a Master degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or closely
  related discipline;
- a strong interest in visual analytics, information visualization, 
  human computer interaction, and workflow analysis;
- excellent analytic, creative, and implementation skills;
- ability to work in a team, cooperate both with academic and industrial
  partners;
- fluent in spoken and written English.

Appointment and salary:

We offer:

- a full-time temporary appointment for a period of 4 years, with an
  intermediate evaluation after 9 months;
- a gross salary of 2,083 euro per month in the first year increasing
  up to 2,664 euro per month in the fourth year;
- a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% (annually)
- assistance in finding accommodation (for foreign employees)
- the opportunity to perform research in a large-scale joint project from 
  a leading technical university and a leading high-tech company
- support for your personal development and career planning including 
  participation in the EIT doctoral training, courses, summer schools, 
  conference visits, research visits to other institutes (both academic 
  and industrial), etc.
- a broad package of fringe benefits (e.g. excellent technical
  infrastructure, the possibility of child daycare and excellent sport
  facilities).

Information:

- For more information about the project, please contact
  prof.dr. Jarke J. (Jack) van Wijk, e-mail: J.J.v.Wijk at tue.nl .
- For information about employment conditions, please contact
  mrs. C.M. van Dam, HR advisor TU/e, e-mail: pzwin at tue.nl.

Application:

Selection will be on-going in the period July 1, 2014 - November 1, 2014. 
This means that suitable candidates will be interviewed and if deemed fit, 
be hired immediately without waiting for applications of other candidates.

For more information and how to apply, see the vacancy on the
website of TU Eindhoven:
http://jobs.tue.nl/en/job/18-phd-positions-on-data-science-joint-project-data-science-center-philips-190316.html
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