Organisation/Company: University of A Coruña
Research Field: Mathematics, Physics
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: Bachelor Positions
Country: Spain
Application Deadline: 20 Sep 2024 - 15:00 (Europe/Brussels)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Part-time
Hours Per Week: 20
Offer Starting Date: 16 Nov 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? European Union / Next Generation EU
Reference Number: 2024/CP/201
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description Grant/funding reference: RYC2022-036010-I
Job title: Ramón y Cajal Program (Patient-specific computational forecasting of prostate cancer growth and treatment response to guide clinical decision-making)
Research line / Scientific-technical services: Personalized biomathematical models of radiotherapy.
TASKS Development of biomathematical models of prostate cancer growth and radiotherapeutic treatment response with/without (neo)adjuvant hormonal therapy based on ordinary differential equations that describe the dynamics of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) over time.
Development of methods of parametrization of these models based on least squares and Bayesian calibration techniques employing longitudinal series of anonymized PSA data from patients.
Analysis of the predictions, parameters, and biomarkers obtained with the personalized models for each patient and within the group of patients.
Development of computer codes in MATLAB and Python to implement the tasks 1-3.
Contribution to the preparation of text and visual materials for the presentation of scientific results in conferences and scientific articles.
Minimum Qualifications: The candidates will have to be in possession of a Bachelor degree.
Additional Information Eligibility Criteria SELECTION CRITERIA Applications will be scored up to 100 points in accordance with the following criteria:
A. Academic track (maximum 35 points):
A.1. A maximum of 15 points will be given in function of the grade point average (GPA) in the academic track record of the required Bachelor degree. Applications with degrees in the field of Mathematics and Physics will be valued preferentially. In the case of applicants with degrees in engineering, a weighting factor of 70% will be applied to the GPA. In the case of applications with other degrees, the previous weighting factor will be of 10%.
A.2. The 20 remaining points will be awarded in function of the grades obtained by the candidate in courses of their Bachelor degree related to the project tasks as follows: a maximum of 0.025 points for each 1 ECTS will be awarded for courses related to differential equations, numerical methods, and scientific programming; and a maximum of 0.125 points for each 1 ECTS will be awarded for courses related to applications of mathematics, physics, and engineering in biology and medicine. For all these courses, the same weighting scheme as a function of the type of Bachelor degree used for the GPA will be applied.
B. Experience related to the activities to develop (maximum 30 points):
B.1. Experience in the use of models based on ordinary differential equations of growth and radiotherapeutic response of cancer (maximum 10 points). Each month of experience will be valued with a maximum of 1.5 points.
B.2. Experience in the parametrization of models of ordinary differential equations with least squares techniques (maximum 10 points). Each month of experience will be valued with a maximum of 1.5 points.
B.3. Experience in the parametrization of models of ordinary differential equations with Bayesian calibration techniques (maximum 10 points). Each month of experience will be valued with a maximum of 1.5 points.
B.4. Experience in the preparation of codes in MATLAB and Python (maximum 10 points). Each month of experience will be valued with a maximum of 1.5 points.
B.5. Other academic merits (maximum 10 points). Awards, scholarships, and contracts in relation with the tasks of the project obtained in competitive calls will be scored with a maximum of 5 points for each merit.
C. English level (maximum 10 points): A maximum of 10 points will be awarded for the provable knowledge of an intermediate or upper level of English language in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference (B2: 6 points; C1: 8 points; C2: 10 points).
D. Personal interview (maximum 25 points): Candidates that achieve a score above 50 points in sections A-C will be invited to a personal interview, in which they will have to show their capacity and knowledge for the tasks to be developed.
A minimum score of 65 points will be necessary to be beneficiary of this position. The process will create a waiting list (reserves) with the applications that satisfy this condition. If no candidate obtains a score over 65 points, the position may be declared unfilled. In the case in which two or more candidates obtain the same total score, the one with the higher score in the interview will be selected.
Selection process WHERE TO APPLY: UDC online services site. Applications should be addressed to the Office of the Vice-Rectorate for Research and Transference, and include the call reference.
DEADLINE: 5 working days from the day following the publication of the call on the official bulletin board of the UDC online services site.
PLACE OF PUBLICATION OF RESULTS: Official bulletin board of the UDC online services site.
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