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PhD Candidate in PET/CT for infection and inflammation Education: WO 36 hours a week Salary: € 3.217 - € 4.077 Closing date: August 31 Share : - Url Posted on July 28, 2026 Do you wish to join the new Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action Doctoral Network PREFERENCE and help us make a transformative difference in the field of molecular imaging? Then, apply to join the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, who is one of the partners of PREFERENCE and work on the topic of detection of early-stage infection and inflammation. Your role: You will pursue research towards the project under the supervision of three Professors: Charalampos Tsoumpas, Andor Glaudemans, Riemer Slart and Joyce van Sluis. You will also have an international coach from the University of Turku and a business coach from Siemens Healthineers. Furthermore, you will participate in training activities, undertake secondments with European academic institutions and industries and collaborate closely with the other 14 PhD candidates of the network. You will register for a PhD with the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Groningen and your work is expected to lead to conference presentations, peer-reviewed journal articles, open-source software, patent applications and eventually in clinical products. Work environment The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) is one of the largest and innovative academic hospitals in the Netherlands and the largest employer in the Northern Netherlands. In addition to providing clinical care, it is a constituent member of the University of Groningen with much focus on core research, training, and education. The Department of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging as part of UMCG has international reputation for its state-of-the-art infrastructure and front-end research activities together with its internal and external collaborations. The Department has installed a Siemens Biograph Vision Quadra PET/CT scanner, on...