King’s College London Digital Twin of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension to Predict Patient Outcomes Studentship 2024

Fully funded NIHR HRC studentship in Advanced Respiratory Diagnostics and Monitoring hosted within the King’s Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital Twins for Healthcare to start 1 October 2024.

Project Description

Applications are invited for a 3.5-year PhD studentship centred around development of digital twins in pulmonary hypertension, a condition with a high unmet clinical therapeutic need. The project will focus on cross-cutting themes that include the investigation of acute and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and other sub-types focussed on the development of models of pulmonary haemodynamic impairment which underly clinical deterioration and excess patient mortality. With access to clinical databases that include patient outcomes, this will allow a machine learning approach to the optimisation of pulmonary hypertension management. Students will also be involved in the prospective acquisition of clinical data with the aim of developing an advanced phenotypes of CTEPH, with potential application of personalised digital twins to real world cases.

This PhD studentship at King’s College London is part funded via the NIHR Healthtech Research Centre (HRC) and hence will draw on multidisciplinary expertise focussed on health technology development and implementation. Significant engagement with Industry collaborators is anticipated during the project. Within the HRC, the post holder will assist with operational and management support to the specialist CRF units to ensure the effective use of infrastructure and resources. The post holder will also be offered opportunity to work alongside the CRF Directors and other senior operational leads to ensure the timely delivery of a large and diverse portfolio of commercial and non-commercial studies undertaken in the CRF (including first-in-human Phase 1 trials and other experimental medicine studies), while ensuring compliance with regulatory research frameworks and driving the strategic development of the CRF. This will include working to strengthen links and collaborations with partner organisations and other NIHR funded infrastructure, contributing potentially to development of national CRF policies and initiatives through participation in the UK CRF Network.

Organisational Values:

Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.

The post holder will:

• Put patients first.
• Take pride in what they do.
• Respect others.
• Strive to be the best.
• Act with integrity.

Our values and behaviors framework| describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. The framework can be found on our Trust careers pages and GTIntranet.

The post holder will maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour, which are consistent with Trust and professional standards and requirements, ensuring these standards are achieved.

• Table of Content
• About King's College London
• King’s College London Digital Twin of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension to Predict Patient Outcomes
• Aim and Benefits of King’s College London Digital Twin of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension to Predict Patient Outcomes
• King’s College London Digital Twin of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension to Predict Patient Outcomes Courses
• Requirements for King’s College London Digital Twin of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension to Predict Patient Outcomes Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About King's College London

King's College London was founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington (then Prime Minister) in 1829 as a university college in the tradition of the Church of England. It now welcomes staff and students of all faiths and beliefs. King's professors played a major part in nineteenth-century science and in extending higher education to women and working men through evening classes. The university has grown and developed through mergers with several institutions each with their own distinguished histories. These include: United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's an... continue reading

King’s College London Digital Twin of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension to Predict Patient Outcomes

Aim and Benefits of King’s College London Digital Twin of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension to Predict Patient Outcomes

This studentship is fully funded for 3.5 years. This includes tuition fees, stipend and generous project consumables.

Stipend: Students will receive a tax-free stipend at the UKRI rate of £21,237 (AY 2024/25) per year as a living allowance.

Research Training Support Grant (RTSG): A generous project allowance will be provided for research consumables and for attending UK and international conferences.

Tuition fees: Home

King’s College London Digital Twin of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension to Predict Patient Outcomes Courses

• Biomedical Engineering

Requirements for King’s College London Digital Twin of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension to Predict Patient Outcomes Qualification

School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences

Postgraduate research

The project will most suit prospective candidates with either engineering or mathematics backgrounds. Suitable medically qualified candidates will also be considered based on prior experience and could consider the post as an academic OOPE within a cardiology or respiratory specialist training pathway. Engineering candidates should have a 1st or 2:1 M-level qualification in Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related programme. Medically qualified candidates should already have attained MRCP level training or an equivalent.

Preference will be given to candidates with a background conducive to multidisciplinary research and preferably programming skills.

We welcome eligible applicants from any personal background, who are pleased to join diverse and friendly research groups.

For information on our English language requirements and whether you need to complete an English language test, please see our English Language requirements page.

Application Residency:

Candidates who meet the eligibility requirements for Home Fee status will be eligible to apply for this project. Home students will be eligible for a full award, including fees, stipend (at the UKRI rate: £21,237 for AY 2024-25), and a Research Training & Support Grant. To be classed as a Home student, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
• Have settled status, or
• Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
• Have indefinite leave to remain or enter.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Please submit an application for the Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Science Research MPhil/PhD (Full-time) programme using the King’s Apply system. Please include the following with your application:

• A PDF copy of your CV should be uploaded to the Employment History section.
• A 500-word personal statement outlining your motivation for undertaking postgraduate research should be uploaded to the Supporting statement section.
• Funding information: Please choose Option 5 “I am applying for a funding award or scholarship administered by King’s College London” and under “Award Scheme Code or Name” enter BMEIS & RBH_PL & CM. Failing to include this code might result in you not being considered for this funding.

Application Deadline: 

Thursday 22 August 2024 (applications can be closed earlier if a suitable candidate is found).

For more details visit: King’s College London website.