PhD echocardiography in hemodynamics - anesthesiology and Intensive Care

You will include patients in the wards, the operating room, and the Intensive Care unit of Amsterdam UMC. For these patients, you will perform the study measurements, centered on transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), supplemented by continuous (generally non-invasive) hemodynamic blood pressure measurements. In doing so, you are responsible for careful and complete data collection. Do you have little experience with cardiac echo yet? Then you will be trained and supervised at the beginning of your trajectory until you perform the research echoes independently and according to protocol.

In addition to the measurements, you will analyze the echo data, contribute ideas for new studies, and set up your own sub-studies. You will work closely with other PhD candidates in the group, including a biomedical engineer. You will process your results into scientific publications, present at national and international congresses, and follow education via the Amsterdam UMC Doctoral School.

What do you bring?

Hard requirements

• You are (nearly) a graduated medical doctor, or you are an echocardiographer/echo technician with a completed, relevant university master's degree;
• You have experience performing cardiac echoes (TTE), or you have demonstrable basic knowledge of ultrasound and want to undergo further training in this;
• You have a demonstrable interest in cardiology, anesthesiology, intensive care medicine, and hemodynamics;
• You have an affinity for clinical research and working with (large) clinical datasets;
• You have a good command of the Dutch language, given the patient contact in this research;
• You have a good command of the English language, both spoken and written.

• You are accurate and enjoy working according to a fixed protocol, even with a large number of measurements;
• You are analytically strong and have a critical, investigative attitude;
• You interact well with patients and enjoy working together with healthcare providers in the department;
• You work independently, but also function well within a multidisciplinary team;
• You demonstrate initiative, perseverance, and a sense of responsibility;
• You communicate clearly with various stakeholders, nationally and internationally.

• You will be employed by Amsterdam UMC Research BV.
• A contract for a duration of 12 months, with the intention to extend to a total of three years. The PhD Candidate Guidelines apply to this vacancy.
• Salary scale. If you hold a master's degree in Medicine, a classification in salary scale 10 applies: € 3,724 to € 5,867 gross. If you hold another master's degree, then a classification in salary scale OIO applies: € 3,217 to € 4,077 gross for a full-time employment (depending on experience). Additionally, you will receive an 8.3% year-end bonus. Calculate your net salary here.
• Vacation hours: 194.4 hours per year for a full-time employment and the possibility to save up hours.
• 100% public transport reimbursement. Do you come by walking, cycling, or by car? Then you will receive a reimbursement of €0.21 per km (for the car, a maximum of 40 km one way applies).
• Do you come by bike? Make use of our good bicycle scheme.
• Pension accrual at BeFrank, a modern, understandable, and fairly priced pension.

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