Industrial PhD student Human-centered AI - Sectra Medical
Industrial PhD student Human-centered AI - Sectra Medical
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- Application Deadline: May 18 2025
- Linkping
- Onsite
Job Description
Do you want to develop your expertise in AI and humancomputer interaction to make a difference to actual patients and save lives We are looking for an industrial PhD student a position combining the best of two worlds: advancing the frontier of human knowledge while keeping an industrial focus on creating real products for healthcare.
About the position
Sectra is one of the worlds leading providers of healthcare IT systems for diagnostic data. This industrial PhD student position is part of the Sectra Research Department within a project focusing on precision medicine in breast cancer.
The potential of AI agents as members of medical teams is clear but equally clear is that we still lack methods for AIassisted expert teams that ensure both high productivity and robust quality in this highstakes setting. New data science methods in AIcentered humancomputer interaction are needed where scientific expertise is matched with clinical prerequisites in an industrial context.
Your team and environment
The Research Department is responsible for developing knowledge methods and prototypes to pave the way for product development. You will work in a team of scientists and closely collaborate with academic and healthcare professionals worldwide as well as with Sectras many domain experts.
The academic setting is with internationally leading groups at Linkping University within the division of Media and Information Technology and the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization. The position is also part of the Wallenberg AI Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP). WASP is a major national initiative with a vision to conduct excellent research and grow competence in artificial intelligence autonomous systems and software for the benefit of Swedish industry. Read more:
Life at Sectra
At Sectra you will be offered:
- The opportunity to work with technology that is beneficial for life
- A rewarding and challenging workplace where you work in teams with smart and talented people just like you
- An organization where have a real opportunity to make a difference
- An international environment with the opportunity to work in or with other countries and cultures
Specifically this position offers:
- The opportunity to learn about and eventually push the boundaries of key technology areas of our time
- The opportunity to contribute to a leading area of precision medicine: agentive AI for multidisciplinary medical teams with focus on diagnostic data (radiology pathology genomics) in breast cancer
- The chance to contribute to useroriented innovations transferring knowledge and prototypes to Sectras product development teams
- Participation in a PhD student training program at Linkping University and the WASP program a strong environment with other students and researchers in visualization and AI
- After four years obtaining a PhD degree
This is an opportunity out of the ordinary. Intense efforts will be needed at times and high flexibility is required. We are looking for someone who sees the multifaceted challenges of this position in a positive light as a path to a rewarding extraordinary professional life.
Employment Type
Student
