PhD Position in AI-Driven Triage of Patients with Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction

At the Faculty of Medicine Department of Health Science and Technology a PhD stipend is available within the general research programme:Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience. The stipend is open for appointment from April 1 2026 or soon hereafter.

At Department of Health Science and Technology we conduct research teaching and innovation within e.g. medicine biomedicine biomedical engineering health technologies robotics neuroscience sports science public health and physiotherapy. Our mission is to contribute to increased quality of life for the benefit of the individual human being and society.

We are a major part in implementing the 2030 vision of the Faculty of Medicine i.e. to become leading within digital health and well-known for doctors and engineers finding solutions together. Our mission is to drive positive societal impact through cutting-edge research and innovation with a strong focus on digital health. We are dedicated to addressing four grand challenges (healthy and ageing living noncommunicable diseases multi- and co-morbidity and rehabilitation) that shape our vision for sustainable and healthy and sustainable future.

We educate bachelors and masters of science within biomedical engineering medicine medicine with industrial specialisation sports science musculoskeletal physiotherapy public health and clinical health and addition to the graduate programmes we are specialized in postgraduates studies within pain science and within digital health. Our graduates contribute to setting the agenda for future needs and contribute to solutions for increased public health and implementation of new health knowledge and technologies.

Currently our department has approximately 280 employees 100 Ph.D.-students enrolled in the Doctoral School in Medicine Biomedical Science and Technology and 1500 students in our bachelors and masters programmes. We hold state of the art research and we offer state of art learning opportunities in our teaching facilities.

At HST you have the chance to explore your passions connect with individuals who inspire and
challenge you and make discoveries that can transform both your life and the world. Our values that we work by are share-care-dare. You can read more about our department at our web page and research portal.

As The Faculty of Medicine wishes PhD positions to enable careers both within and outside the
university the vacant positions are created in such a way that the competences achieved in the position will qualify for both a research career and a career in the commercial and/or public sector. At least a year before the position expires you will be offered an interview to clarify your future career.

The PhD research will focus on the development of AI models for analysis of prehospital ECGs with the aim to triage patients with suspected myocardial infarction and identify acute coronary occlusion from ambulance-acquired ECGs. The project will leverage a unique nationwide dataset comprising all ambulance ECGs recorded since 2001 linked to the Danish national health registers and the Danish Heart registries enabling robust validation of occluded coronary arteries and clinical addition large-scale foundation models will be developed and trained on the Aalborg Supercomputer (TAAURUS) facilitating advanced ECG representation learning and prediction of acute coronary events in the prehospital setting.

The PhD candidate will join the CardioTech Research Group at the Department of Health Science and Technology. The group currently comprises twelve active researchers including five PhD students and applies an engineering-oriented approach to both clinical challenges in cardiology and more fundamental questions related to cardiovascular disease

Description of the candidate:

• The successful candidate is expected to hold:
• A master degree in biomedical engineering or computer science
• Excellent programming skills (Python).
• Experience with data curation large-scale datasets and machine learning methods
• Good command of the English language both written and spoken

Qualification requirements
PhD stipends are allocated to individuals who hold a Masters degree. PhD stipends are normally for a period of 3 years. It is a prerequisite for allocation of the stipend that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School in Medicine Biomedical Science and Technology in accordance with the regulations of Ministerial Order No. 1124 of September 19 2025 on the PhD Programme at the Universities and Certain Higher Artistic Educational Institutions. According to the Ministerial Order the progress of the PhD student shall be assessed at regular points in time.

How to apply
Your application must include the following:

• Application stating reasons for applying and qualifications in relation to the position
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Diplomas (bachelors and masters degree diploma including grades)
• Project description
• Other relevant documents

The application must be submitted via Aalborg Universitys recruitment system which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aalborg Universitys website.

Aalborg University wants to reflect the surrounding society and has diversity as a core value. Therefore everyone regardless of personal background and orientation is encouraged to apply for the position.

Do you have any questions
If you have any questions about the position you are more than welcome to contact us. You will find contact persons at the bottom of the jobpost.

Further information
Read more about our recruitment process here.

The assessment of candidates for the position will be carried out by qualified experts.
Shortlisting will be applied. This means that after the application deadline the head of the department with the assistance of the hiring committee will select the applicants to be assessed. All applicants will be informed whether they have been shortlisted for assessment or not.

The hiring process at Aalborg University may include a risk assessment as a tool to identify potential risks associated with new hires ensuring the safety compliance and integrity of the workplace.

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Salary and terms of employment
The employment is in accordance with the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities (the Appointment Order) and the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (in Danish).

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the collective agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the state (AC collective agreement) (in Danish)

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