Assistant Professor in Cardiovascular & Respiratory Physiology
Are you passionate about translating cardiovascular and respiratory physiology into impactful clinical solutions? We offer a challenging Assistant Professor position in the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology (CRPH) group, where you combine research, education, and clinical collaboration in critical and perioperative care. You will bridge clinical data science, artificial intelligence (AI) modeling and patient care to advance precision medicine in critical care.
Are you driven to connect cutting-edge physiology, data science, and clinical practice? In this position, you will play a key role in advancing translational research and education within the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology (CRPH) group at the University of Twente. You will contribute to the development of innovative, physiology/ machine learning-driven clinical solutions and decision support tools for critically ill patients, focusing on cardiovascular and respiratory monitoring, mechanical circulatory and ventilatory support.
You work at the intersection of research, education, and clinical collaboration, partnering closely with leading hospitals in the Netherlands and abroad. Your work focuses on integrating high-frequency clinical data, advanced signal analysis, and data-driven modeling into predictive models and personalized treatment strategies. In doing so, you strengthen the link between Technical Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and clinical implementation, a strategic priority within CRPH.
In addition, you contribute to high-quality education in Technical Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, ensuring that students are trained in clinically relevant, research-driven environments. You supervise student projects and help shape courses that integrate hands-on clinical skills with academic rigor.
This position offers a unique opportunity to act as a connecting force between disciplines, contributing to the future of data-driven precision intensive care medicine while building a sustainable academic career within a collaborative and clinically embedded research environment.
Information and application
Are you interested in this position? Please send your application via the 'Apply now' button below before May 22, and include:
Examples; a CV, research and education statement, and list of publications.
Screening will be part of the selection procedure.
The first rounds of interviews will take place in June.
About the department
The Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology (CRPH) group at the University of Twente is a multidisciplinary research group focused on advancing understanding and clinical application of cardiorespiratory physiology concepts. Embedded within the Faculty of Science and Technology and closely connected to the TechMed Centre, CRPH operates at the intersection of Technical Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and clinical practice.
The group’s central mission is to enhance system-level insights into cardiovascular and respiratory function, with the overarching goal of improving patient care and medical education. This is achieved through the development of innovative diagnostic tools and decision-support strategies that guide therapy in clinical settings, particularly in acute, perioperative and intensive care medicine.
CRPH is characterized by its strong emphasis on model-based and translational research. Researchers employ a combination of advanced biomedical signal processing, computational modeling, and experimental (in vitro and in silico) approaches to study complex physiological systems. These methods are used to create patient-specific models and monitoring technologies that enable more precise, physiology-informed treatment of critically ill patients.
The group’s research spans a broad spectrum of topics, including hemodynamics, mechanical ventilation, artificial organs, medical imaging, and machine learning-driven clinical decision support. Close collaboration with clinical partners and industry ensures that innovations are translated into real-world healthcare applications.
In addition to research, CRPH contributes actively to education in Technical Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, supervising student projects and teaching courses related to physiology, medical technology, and clinical reasoning.
Overall, CRPH represents a leading example of integrated technical-medical research aimed at developing next-generation solutions for cardiovascular and respiratory healthcare.
About the organisation
The Faculty of Science & Technology (Technische Natuurwetenschappen, TNW) engages some 700 staff members and 2000 students in education and research on the cutting edge of chemical technology, applied physics and biomedical technology. Our fields of application include sustainable energy, process technology and materials science, nanotechnology and technical medicine. As part of a people-first 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 and is strengthened by the many young researchers working on innovative projects with as doctoral candidates and post-docs. It has been accommodated in three multidisciplinary UT research institutes: Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Centre and Digital Society Institute.
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