Job board June 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
Postdoc positions
Postdoctoral Fellow Opening: Reinforcement Learning for the Control of Human-Inspired Musculoskeletal Robots
The project combines advanced neuromusculoskeletal modeling, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and robotic experimentation to enable the next generation of human-inspired musculoskeletal robots.
- Institution(s): University of Twente (NED)
- Level of qualifications required: PhD degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
- Other information: You will join a dynamic research environment focused on translating computational neuromusculoskeletal models into real-world robotic applications, including prosthetic limbs, wearable exoskeletons, and autonomous musculoskeletal robots.
- Deadline to apply: 5 July 2026
Postdoctoral fellow opening: Ambulatory Biomechanics, Sensor Fusion, and Machine Learning for Wearable Robotics
The project focuses on the development of the E-Walk concept: a wearable assistive device that combines novel sensing technologies, biomechanical modeling, and machine learning to estimate human joint moments and external disturbances, and to derive robust, activity-agnostic control strategies for stable exoskeleton-assisted walking in people with impaired gait.
- Institution(s): University of Twente (NED)
- Level of qualifications required: PhD in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
- Deadline to apply: 13 July 2026
Postdoctoral Researcher in AI Modeling of Cellular Dynamics, Alpha Cell Program
We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop next-generation AI models of cellular dynamics, with a focus on scalable neural network architectures that represent the molecular composition of a single cell in space and time.
- Institution(s): Karolinska Institutet (SWE)
- Level of qualifications required: PhD in a field such as physics, systems biology, applied mathematics, machine learning, or related fields
- Other information: Strong programming skills (e.g. Python) and experience with modern ML frameworks
- Deadline to apply: 3 August 2026
Postdoc in Machine Learning and Surrogate Modelling
This position sits at the interface of machine learning, uncertainty quantification and computational biomechanics. You will work within the Legato group and in close collaboration with ARSPECTRA to design and deploy probabilistic surrogate models that run on ARSPECTRA’s devices and provide robust, real-time guidance to neurosurgeons.
- Institution(s): University of Luxembourg (LUX)
- Level of qualifications required: PhD in machine learning, computational mechanics, computer science, applied mathematics or similar
- Deadline to apply: Open
PhD positions
JustHealth: Building a Decolonized Ethics and Governance Framework for Just and Trustworthy AI in Healthcare
Develop, test, validate, and valorise a reliable, scalable and just care pathway, embedding FM-based technology for the screening and staging of Rheumatic Heart Disease RHD
- Institution(s): KU Leuven (BEL)
- Level of qualifications required: Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Medicine, or a closely related field, awarded with at least upper‑second‑class honours / cum laude
- Other information: Prior hands‑on experience with handheld echocardiography, phonocardiography (PCG) devices or field cardiology screening in low‑resource settings
- Deadline to apply: 10 July 2026
PhD Student in Computer Science & Computational Modeling of Health Trajectories in Chronic and Long-Term Conditions (Breast Cancer)
The project will investigate the operational and human factors influencing the use of wearables, smartphone applications, PROs, and HRQoL instruments to collect clinically meaningful longitudinal datasets in clinical trials, research studies, and routine clinical practice.
- Institution(s): University of Geneva (SWI)
- Level of qualifications required: MSc degree in computer science, bioinformatics, human-computer interaction, or related fields with excellent results and professional proficiency in English and French
- Other information: Clinical knowledge of the domain is not required, but would be welcome
- Deadline to apply: 13 July 2026
PhD Project Researcher (m/f/x) focused on the microstructural and passive mechanical characterization of the myocardium
The successful candidate will work on the experimental characterization of the passive mechanical properties of myocardial tissue and its microstructural analysis.
- Institution(s): Graz University of Technology (AUT)
- Level of qualifications required: MSc in biomedical engineering, physics, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, advanced materials science, or an equivalent field
- Deadline to apply: 15 July 2026
Doctoral Researcher – Multiscale Modeling of Cartilage Mechanics
Join the ERC-funded OA-CONNECT project, where we investigate a fundamental question: Why does mechanical loading—normally beneficial for cartilage and chondrocytes—become harmful in osteoarthritis (OA)?
- Institution(s): KU Leuven (BEL)
- Level of qualifications required: MSc biomedical, mechanical or bioengineering sciences, or a closely related field, with a strong quantitative background and an affinity for biological processes
- Deadline to apply: 30 July 2026
Doctoral student in deep learning for biological systems
- Institution(s): Karolinska Institutet (SWE)
- Level of qualifications required: MSc in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field
- Deadline to apply: 31 July 2026
PhD position – Bioengineering and Neuroscience Theme: Neural basis of survival behaviors
We seek a candidate who will contribute to the development and integration of advanced experimental systems for large-scale in vivo recordings, closed-loop behavioral assays, and optogenetic manipulations.
- Institution(s): Karolinska Institutet (SWE)
- Level of qualifications required: MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Deadline to apply: 5 August 2026
Upcoming doctoral (PhD) positions at the International Max Planck Research School – Biological Intelligence
- Institution(s): Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (GER)
- Level of qualifications required: BSc/Msc
- Deadline to apply: 7 August 2026
