We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join a project focused on developing a clinically compliant wireless platform for navigated capsule endoscopy and lesion detection. The research will investigate novel strategies for magnetic navigation, real-time localization, and robotic actuation of video capsules inside the gastrointestinal tract.
The candidate will design and implement a control framework that enables clinician-guided navigation, with validation in anatomical phantoms and ex vivo tissue. The ultimate aim is to improve diagnostic accuracy in gastrointestinal screening while maintaining patient comfort and safety.
In this PhD project you will:
- Conduct system integration and bench-level testing to validate performance in terms of navigation and orientation accuracy, responsiveness, stability, safety, and usability under clinically relevant constraints.
- Perform ex vivo evaluations using soft-tissue models to simulate gastrointestinal navigation and refine the system’s interface and functionality based on clinician feedback.
- Contribute to preclinical deployment where the system will be used in early-stage clinical research and workflow integration within a hospital environment.
Information and application
Are you interested in this position? Please send your application via the 'Apply now' button below before October 27, 2025 and include:
- A cover letter (maximum 2 pages A4), emphasizing your specific interest, qualifications, motivations to apply for this position.
- A Curriculum Vitae, including a list of all courses attended and grades obtained, and, if applicable, a list of publications and references. -
- An IELTS-test, Internet TOEFL test (TOEFL-iBT), or a Cambridge CAE-C (CPE). 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).
Screening is part of the selection proces.
About the department
The successful candidate will join the Robotics and Mechatronics (RaM) Department within the EEMCS Faculty at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. This position offers ample opportunities for collaboration and interaction with academic and industrial partners.
You will work in a dynamic, highly interdisciplinary environment, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to advance the understanding and applications of micro swimmers in medical robotics.
About the organisation
The faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) uses mathematics, electronics and computer technology to contribute to the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). With ICT present in almost every device and product we use nowadays, we embrace our role as contributors to a broad range of societal activities and as pioneers of tomorrow's digital society. As part of a tech university that aims to shape society, individuals and connections, our faculty works together intensively with industrial partners and researchers in the Netherlands and abroad, and conducts extensive research for external commissioning parties and funders. Our research has a high profile both in the Netherlands and internationally. It has been accommodated in three multidisciplinary UT research institutes: Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Centre and Digital Society Institute.
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