PhD Scholarship:
We invite qualified candidates to apply for a Jamieson Trauma Institute-funded PhD scholarship in the Science and Engineering Faculty. You will be involved in the development and testing of AI-based methods for detecting and classifying bone fractures on clinical radiographic images. A possible extension of the project is virtually-reconstructed 3D models of the bone fragments from routine orthogonal 2D radiographs.
University:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Degree level:
PhD Research
Subjects:
Scholarship Award and Benefits:
As a scholarship recipient, you’ll receive:
- an annual stipend of $30,000 for up to three and a half years of full-time study
- the opportunity to work in QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
- opportunities to work close with:
- clinicians at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
- informatics specialists at CSIRO’s e-Health Research Centre
- engineers at QUT.
If you’re an international student, you’ll also receive a QUT Tuition Fee Waiver Scholarship.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be considered for this scholarship, you must:
- commence full-time study at QUT prior to 30 June 2021
- currently live in Australia due to COVID-19 international travel restrictions
- not have already completed a PhD or equivalent degree
- hold a relevant degree of at least a first-class honours or equivalent, including:
- engineering
- informatics
- physics
- other related branch of study
- demonstrate skills in:
- mathematics
- programming
- artificial intelligence (AI) methods
- image processing
- oral and written communication.
Nationalities:
International Candidates.
Applying procedure Instructions:
For more information, and to express your interest in the scholarship, please contact Dr Beat Schmutz.
Application Deadline:
28 February 2021
