PhD Position in Systems Science for Sustainable Safety

1 maand geleden

Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland TU Delft Voltijd
Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join our team at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM). The successful candidate will be part of the Institute of Healthcare Systems Science (IHSS) and will work on a PhD project focused on the role of professional and organisational responsibility towards ensuring safe care in healthcare systems.

Research Focus

The PhD project will investigate the distribution of responsibilities within healthcare systems, including formal and informal responsibilities, and their impact on safe care. The research will consider individual professional performance and professional views on safe care as related to the healthcare system design and performance. The project will also explore the consequences of responsibility vacuums and the need for secure safe care.

Requirements
  • Master's degree in systems engineering, clinical technology, health (technology) management or a related discipline.
  • Knowledge of, or demonstrable interest in, the healthcare domain.
  • Preferably an additional degree or strong interest in philosophy.
  • Basic knowledge on scientific methods to study complex challenges.
  • Professional proficiency in English (mandatory).
  • Professional proficiency in Dutch language (mandatory).
Conditions of Employment

The PhD candidate will be offered a 4-year period of employment in principle, but in the form of 2 employment contracts. An initial 1.5-year contract with an official go/no-go progress assessment within 15 months. Followed by an additional contract for the remaining 2.5 years assuming everything goes well and performance requirements are met.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, increasing from €2770 per month in the first year to €3539 in the fourth year. As a PhD candidate, you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. The TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment with an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff, and a mentor. The Doctoral Education Programme is aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related, and research skills.

The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.

About TU Delft

Delft University of Technology is a top international university combining science, engineering, and design. It delivers world-class results in education, research, and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health, and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft, we embrace diversity as one of our core values and actively strive to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant, and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent, and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

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