NOW CLOSED - PhD in Bioengineering Combined with Imaging and Artificial Intelligence
Two 4-year PhD studentships funded by the Department of Mechanical Engineering as part of the CDT i4health - NOW CLOSED
8 April 2022
The i4Health CDT is one of the top CDTs in the UK and provides an outstanding environment in which get your research career off to a great start.
The studentship will combine bioengineering/biomedical engineering with imaging and AI. This opportunity is open to, UK, EU and International students.
Projects will typically be offered in the following areas:
- Computational modelling of cardiovascular systems to underpin clinical science and practice
- Design and development of novel medical devices, from diagnostics (sensing) to treatment, including medical robotics
- Development of advanced manufacturing techniques, such as micro 3D printing, and their biomedical applications
- Understanding multiscale mechanobiology from cells/tissue to organ/body, using state-of-the-art measurement techniques
- High-resolution 3D printed nanosensors and CMOS images for smart gastrointestinal interventions
If you are interested in any of these topics, please don’t hesitate and apply!. There are no preferred areas and we are looking for engaged, motivated and keen PhD students to make any of these projects a reality.
Required Qualifications
• Have achieved (or are predicted) a first class or upper second class honours undergraduate degree (or equivalent international qualifications or experience). An MSc is also preferred, though not essential.
• Our preferred subject areas are Physical Sciences (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics) with a preferred route through any core Engineering discipline (e.g. Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical, Electrical Engineering, etc.). All applicants must be able to demonstrate strong mathematical skills.
• Applicants should have an interest in bioengineering combined with medical imaging as this is core to our projects.
• Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English by UCL. Further details can be found on the following UCL web page.
Start date: October 2022
Value of award: Successful applicants will be awarded a stipend of £19,706 (tax free stipend) in line with all the other i4Health CDT applicants as well as fully funded fees at the UK level and a generous Research Training Grant for conference expenses.
How to Apply:
Please complete the following steps to apply.
- Send an expression of interest and current CV to Professor Vanessa Diaz and cdtadmin@ucl.ac.uk. Please use the subject title: Project Code 22013
- Make a formal application to via the UCL application portal https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/apply . Please select the programme code MRes Medical Imaging TMRMEISING01 and enter Bioengineering Combined with Imaging and Artificial Intelligence 22013 under ‘Name of Award 1’.
Fees will be paid at UK fee level. International fees might be considered extraordinarily on a case by case basis. We encourage overseas students to apply.
Application Deadline - 31st May 2022
Application Process:
- After the deadline, all applicants that specified Project 22013 and with a Portico application will be considered for interview.
- Candidates will normally be invited for interview within two-weeks of the deadline. If you have not been contacted within this time-period, you have unfortunately not been successful in being shortlisted.
- The interview panel will normally consist of the supervision team on the project and the CDT Director.
- The interview will normally consist of a short presentation (5-10mins) by the candidate followed by questions from a panel.
- The successful candidate will be informed by email and given a week to confirm whether they wish to accept the PhD place and funding.
- Note that applications without specifying the project they are applying for and/or making a formal Portico application will be automatically rejected.
- Once accepted, a formal UCL offer of admission will be sent to the applicant as well as an offer of studentship funding.