University of Twente
PhD’s Secure Patient-Centric Management of Health Data 3,0 fte
Enschede, 7500 AE, (Overijssel), 38 hours per week
University of Twente
Job description
Project Description
There is trend in health care to move towards personalized treatment that stretches out from the hospital to the patients home, as exemplified by ambient assisted living. Additionally, there is a growing emphasis on prevention by means of healthy lifestyles. As a result healthcare becomes more patients oriented, which will lead to increasing influence and responsibility of the patient. An ideal personal health record (PHR) would provide a complete and accurate summary of the health and medical history of an individual by gathering data from many sources and making this information accessible online to anyone who has the necessary electronic credentials to view the information. Since PHRs are sensitive personal data, illegitimate disclosure of such information may cause a negative influence of the patient’s life. To a certain extent, the law gives patients control over who can access patient data so as to safeguard the privacy of the patient. However, the patient needs a mechanism to enforce privacy policies for her PHRs in a trustworthy manner.
On the other hand the healthcare information is sensitive data that needs to be shared amongst organizations with heterogeneous systems and different levels of trustworthiness. Main issues in securely sharing data are the lack of interoperable access control and policy management mechanisms, and methods to determine the trustworthiness of organizations, systems and users.
Requirements
University Graduate
What we ask
You have completed a university education or are about to graduate in an area that is relevant to our research, i.e. computer science, electrical engineering, or mathematics. You like working in a team and have knowledge of one or more of the following topics: data bases, networking, and security. Your main task will be to do research, but you will be given the opportunity to acquire some teaching experience.
Additional information about the job:
3 PhD positions
Secure Patient-Centric Management of Health Data
Members of the project team will be stationed at CTIT (Enschede) and for at least one year at Philips Research (Eindhoven).
Organization
University of Twente CTIT & Philips Research
The University of Twente (UT) is an entrepreneurial research university, located in Enschede, the Netherlands. Organized over five faculties, the UT offers twenty educational programs ranging from applied physics, public and business administration, communication studies and diverse programs in engineering technology. Research takes place within the context of institutes and focuses, among other things, on information and communication technology, nanotechnology, biomedical technology, policy studies, construction management & engineering, and mechanics. More than 7,000 students and 2,700 staff members live and work at the UT, the Netherlands’ only campus university.
CTIT & Philips Research
The Centre for Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT) is a multidisciplinary
research institute of the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. CTIT coordinates the research activities in all the areas relevant to the development, the introduction and the usage of information technology systems. http://www.ctit.utwente.nl/
Philips Research is one of the world’s major private research organizations. With laboratories in three regions (Europe, East Asia, North America) and staffed by around 1,800 people, Philips Research creates innovations in the areas of Healthcare, Lifestyle and Technology. Our common vision is to create technologies that will lead to products that improve people’s lives. Our activities have led to more than 130,000 patent (total R&D) and design rights, and the publishing of many thousands of technical and scientific papers. http://www.research.philips.com/
CTIT and Philips Research collaborate in a 4 year research project aimed at
developing methods and tools
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Salaryscale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro’s a month 2612
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
What we offer
As PhD student you will be appointed for a period of four years, at the end of which you must have completed a PhD thesis. During this period you have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge by joining international exchange programs, to participate in national and international conferences and workshops, and to visit other research institutes and universities worldwide. The PhD students will be appointed at CTIT. The monthly salary of a PhD student ranges from 2042,- gross in the first year to
2612,- gross in the fourth year. In addition to this we offer a holiday allowance (8%) and an end-of-year bonus (8,3%) and a number of additional benefits. The labor agreements are in accordance with the CAO-NU for Dutch universities.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr. Svetla Nikova
E-mail address:s.i.nikovaatutwente.nl
Prof. Pieter Hartel
E-mail address:pieter.hartelatutwente.nl
Application
EWI
Ing. H. van Egmond
postbus 217
7500 AE Enschede
E-mail address:jobs
ctit.utwente.nl
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