Job board July 2026
PhD, postdoc and other academic job opportunities
Group leader/Professorship positions
Assistant-Associate Professor in Biomechanics of Regenerative Implants
As an assistant/associate professor, you will establish a new research direction in the field of Regenerative Engineering & Materials (REM), with a strong emphasis on biomechanics of regenerative implants.
- Institution(s): Eindhoven University of Technology (NED)
- Level of qualifications required: PhD in the field of biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, or similar, with a keen interest in biomechanics and regenerative medicine
- Deadline to apply: 31 Jul 2026
Principal Investigator (f/m/d) – Cellular & Immuno-Therapies
We are seeking an outstanding Principal Investigator in Cellular & Immuno-Therapies for Pediatric Cancer. This position is open to candidates at different career stages – from emerging group leaders to experienced Principal Investigators.
- Institution(s): St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (AUT)
- Level of qualifications required: MD/PhD, MD or PhD in biomedical sciences, with demonstrated deep expertise in at least one area of cellular or immuno-therapy (e.g. cell engineering, immune modulation, or cancer vaccines), with a clear scientific profile and differentiation
- Deadline to apply: 23 August 2026
Assistant Professor recruitment programme 2026
Up to 21 Assistant Professor positions with generous funding and career advancement in areas such as: Data-Driven Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology or Biostatistics, Immuno-Oncology, and more.
- Institution(s): Karolinska Institutet (SWE)
- Level of qualifications required: PhD
- Deadline to apply: 31 August 2026
Research professor in clinical motion analysis for childhood-onset neuromotor disability (BOFZAP)
The successful candidate will leverage state-of-the-art biomechanical methodologies, with a primary focus on 3D clinical motion analysis, to investigate mechanistic explanations of pathological motion, neuromuscular symptoms (such as spasticity and muscle weakness), and muscle degeneration
- Institution(s): KU Leuven (BEL)
- Level of qualifications required: PhD degree in the field of clinical biomechanics (with background in Rehabilitation Sciences or Human Movement Sciences) or a closely related field, preferably in the field of childhood onset neuromotor disability
- Deadline to apply: 1 September 2026
Postdoc positions
Postdoc position – Unraveling the mechanobiology of the OA knee joint
Join the ERC-funded OA-CONNECT project, where we investigate a fundamental and unresolved question: why does mechanical loading—normally essential for cartilage health—become harmful in osteoarthritis (OA)?
- Institution(s): KU Leuven (BEL)
- Level of qualifications required: PhD degree in Physiotherapy, Movement Sciences, Rehabilitation Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, or a related discipline
- Deadline to apply: 14 August 2026
Postdoc in Computational and Multi-Aperture Ultrasound Imaging
Your research will focus on creating a new generation of ultrasound imaging systems that combine multiple distributed transducers into a coherent imaging platform
- Institution(s): Eindhoven University of Technology (NED)
- Level of qualifications required: PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Computer Science, Medical Imaging, or a related field
- Other information: ou will develop novel methods for multi-aperture ultrasound acquisition, ultrasound-based probe localisation, and (adaptive) imaging strategies and reconstruction
- Deadline to apply: 14 September 2026
Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Biology
The selected candidate will be part of an European consortium of clinicians, biologists and computational scientists that aims to personalize high-dose glucocorticoid therapy in children with acute immune-mediated diseases by comparing treatment regimens and identifying multi-omics biomarkers that predict individual treatment response and toxicity.
- Institution(s): University of Luxembourg (LUX)
- Level of qualifications required: Ph.D. degree in computational biology, bioinformatics, biology, computer science or related disciplines
- Deadline to apply: Open
PhD positions
PhD position – Biomechanics and Clinical Movement Analysis in Osteoarthritis
Join the ERC-funded OA-CONNECT project, where we investigate a fundamental and unresolved question: why does mechanical loading—normally essential for cartilage health—become harmful in osteoarthritis (OA)?
- Institution(s): KU Leuven (BEL)
- Level of qualifications required: MSc in Physiotherapy, Movement Sciences, Rehabilitation Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, or a related discipline
- Deadline to apply: 15 August 2026
PhD on Computational growth and remodeling of cartilage microtissues
This PhD project aims to develop a computational growth and remodeling (G&R) framework to investigate how cartilage microtissue growth dynamics, matrix composition, and (anisotropic) matrix architecture are influenced by the mechanical and geometric properties of their environment
- Institution(s): Eindhoven University of Technology (NED)
- Level of qualifications required: MSc degree (or equivalent) in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering/scientific fields
- Deadline to apply: 16 September 2026
PhD Researcher – Agentic AI
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join an interdisciplinary Future Health Technologies (FHT) research programme at the forefront of agentic AI in healthcare. The project aims to design, develop, and evaluate AI-driven coaching and nudging systems capable of supporting positive patient outcomes across a range of conditions
- Institution(s): ETH Zurich (SWI)
- Level of qualifications required: MSc (or near completion) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Informatics, Information Systems, or a closely related discipline
- Other information: Familiarity with cross-platform frameworks such as React Native (frontend) and Django or FastAPI (backend) is expected, alongside proficiency in Python and JavaScript/TypeScript
- Deadline to apply: Open
PhD Researcher – Polytechnical University of Valencia (UPV)
We seek a highly motivated PhD candidate to develop mathematical models of the electrical activity of the heart from 1D to 3D level of both patient-specific EP models of patients suffering genetic deseases and population of models to perform in silico trials
- Institution(s): Polytechnical University of Valencia (SPA)
- Level of qualifications required: Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, other Engineering degrees or related discipline with strong numerical components focusing on mathematical modeling, simulation, and image processing
- Deadline to apply: Open
