Join our innovative Health Technology and Services Research (HTSR) section at the Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social Sciences. We emphasize personal and professional development and encourage social activities. Contribute to future-proofing the healthcare system while maintaining accessibility and quality!
The Challenge
Our healthcare systems are facing growing and multifaceted challenges. The ever-increasing demand for care is outstripping capacity. At the same time, rapid technological advancements require constant adaption of intervention strategies, necessitating responsible use of our resources. These dual pressures highlight the need for innovative solutions to ease the burden on healthcare systems, optimize resource utilization, and enhance patient outcomes. Addressing these challenges requires the development and evaluation of strategies such as integrated care or personalised medicine that account for the complexity and dynamic nature of healthcare systems and their outcomes across various levels.
A highly motivated and skilled PhD candidate is needed to address crucial healthcare challenges using a systems approach, showcasing advanced simulation techniques. This position is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in healthcare systems and/or exceptional quantitative skills, who is driven to improve healthcare efficiency and sustainability.
In this research hybrid simulation model will be developed. This model should combine individual- and system-level elements. The main aim is to evaluate and optimize healthcare strategies through systems thinking. This could involve, for example, optimising cancer pathways through multidisciplinary care coordination.
The research will involve:
* Individual-Level Modeling: Using a bottom-up approach, patients will be simulated at the individual level, capturing unique responses to interventions and interactions with environmental and system resources.
* System-Level Modeling: At a higher level, parameters such as disease dynamics, population trends, and financial flows to provide a complete, system-wide perspective will be integrated.
This project requires partnering with healthcare organizations to make tangible impacts on healthcare delivery.
Information and application
Does this sound appealing? Please apply before May 31, 2025. This position will be filled as soon as we find a suitable candidate, so we encourage early applications.
Your application must include:
* A cover letter (maximum 2 pages A4), explaining your specific interest, qualifications, and motivations to apply for this position.
* A Curriculum Vitae, including a list of all courses attended and grades obtained, and, if applicable, an overview of publications, as well as up to three references.
* Applicants with a non-Dutch qualification and who have not had secondary and tertiary education in English can only be admitted with an IELTS-test showing a total band score of at least 6.5, internet. TOEFL test (TOEFL-iBT) showing a score of at least 90, or a Cambridge CAE-C (CPE).
Additional information can be acquired via email to Dr.-Ing. Shiva Faeghinezhad (s.faeghinezhad@utwente.nl).
About the department
At HTSR (https://www.utwente.nl/en/bms/htsr/), multidisciplinary expertise is combined to support decisions on health innovation development, evaluation, optimization, and implementation. Research focuses on quantitative analyses supporting strategies to improve the efficiency and sustainability of healthcare systems. The HTSR section is part of the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences (BMS, https://www.utwente.nl/nl/bms/) and the Technical Medical Center (TechMed, https://www.utwente.nl/nl/techmed/), a leading innovation hub of the University of Twente!
About the organisation
The Faculty of Behavioral, Management and Social sciences (BMS) aims to play a key role in understanding, jointly developing and evaluating innovations in society. Technological developments are the engine of innovation. As a technical university that puts people first, we tailor them to human needs and behavior. We also ensure adequate governance at public and private level, and robust, inclusive and fair organizational structures. We do this by developing, sharing and applying high-quality knowledge in Psychology, Business Administration, Public Administration, Communication Sciences, Philosophy, Educational Sciences and Health Sciences. Our research and education in these disciplines revolves around tackling and solving societal challenges. The research programs of BMS are closely linked to the research of the UT institutes Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, TechMed Center and Digital Society Institute.
As an employer, the Faculty of BMS offers work that matters. We equip you to create new possibilities for yourself and for our society. With us, you will become part of a leading technical university with increasing, positive social impact. We offer an open, inclusive and entrepreneurial atmosphere, in which we encourage you to make healthy choices, for example through our flexible, adaptable benefits.
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