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PhD student (d/f/m) Physiological Signal Processing for Clinical Decision Support

Specialty
Digital health, Medical informatics

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Work time
part-time

Start date
01.11.2026

Employment period
limited

Application deadline
15.09.2026

Deployment location Charité
Campus Charité Mitte

Jobcode
8179

Salary group
E13

Working at Charité

The Institute for AI in Medicine, established at Charité in November 2025, systematically integrates computer science with medicine and the basic sciences. Its portfolio spans fundamental AI research, the development of clinical applications, and their rigorous evaluation in routine healthcare settings. The institute places a strong emphasis on application-oriented research and development. In close collaboration with the Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data (BIFOLD), it develops novel AI methods, adapts them to medical use cases, and translates them into clinical practice.

Overview of the position

For the HumAMI project, we are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate with a strong quantitative and methodological-technical background. The position is particularly suited to candidates who wish to work at the interface of artificial intelligence, biosignals, and clinical research, and who aim to translate technical methods into robust, clinically relevant applications.

Your responsibilities will include:

Conducting a doctoral research project at the interface of artificial intelligence, signal processing, and clinical research
Developing and evaluating AI-based methods for multimodal physiological monitoring and clinical decision support
Processing, synchronizing, assessing the quality of, and analyzing multimodal physiological data
Employing technologies such as remote photoplethysmography (rPPG), radar-based sensing, and other physiological and contextual sensors
Methodological focus on signal processing and machine learning
Contributing to AI-supported clinical decision support systems based on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and agent-based approaches
Working in an interdisciplinary team comprising computer scientists, data scientists, and clinicians
Collaborating with academic, clinical, and industrial partners within the HumAMI consortium

The position is offered as a research associate role. In accordance with § 110 (4) sentence 3 of the Berlin Higher Education Act (BerlHG), scientific staff are granted appropriate time during working hours to pursue their own academic qualification.

What we are looking for

Completed university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, medical informatics, applied mathematics, physics, or a related quantitatively oriented field
Very good programming skills, preferably in Python, along with experience in scientific computing and common libraries for data analysis and machine learning
Solid knowledge of machine learning, statistical data analysis, and quantitative research methods
Experience with time-series data, signal processing, and/or the analysis of biological signals
Experience with physiological signals such as ECG, PPG/rPPG, blood pressure data, or radar-based sensor systems is an advantage
Familiarity with relevant signal-processing concepts, e.g. filtering, segmentation, feature extraction, and signal quality assessment
Experience with temporal alignment of multimodal data, data synchronization, sensor fusion, or related methods is desirable
Experience in the development, validation, and performance evaluation of machine learning models
Familiarity with longitudinal, repeated-measures, or participant-level grouped data is an advantage
Ability to work with heterogeneous datasets and to develop reproducible data processing and analysis pipelines
Experience with medical or clinical datasets, as well as an understanding of requirements regarding data protection, interpretability, and clinical validation, is desirable
Familiarity with version control systems and reproducible research workflows, e.g. Git and Docker
Excellent English skills, both written and spoken (C1 level)
Strong scientific curiosity, independent and reliable working style, and willingness to work in an interdisciplinary research environment

Charité offers you

Highly professional work environment in motivated and interdisciplinary teams
A future-oriented, varied and demanding position with a high grade of personal responsibility and personal decision making opportunities
Extensive offers for inhouse training and professional development as well as further qualifications
Special offers in the areas of shopping, travel and sports
Additional pension program with a company wide pension scheme
Certification as a family friendly university and company since 2007 (you may find further information here)

Information regarding the position

Salary group E13 TVöD VKA-K. You can find all information on salary and the applicable collective agreement here
The position is to be filled on a part-time basis at 25.03 hours per week (65%), fixed-term for 36 months under the WissZeitVG and serves the qualification objective of obtaining a doctoral degree
30 days of paid vacation per year
The application period ends on: 15th September, 2026
Position ID: 8179

Application

Everyone is welcome at the Charité, regardless of age, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, ethnic or social background. We are committed to equal opportunities and inclusion.

For data protection reasons, we only accept applications via our application portal. The contact details provided below are intended solely for inquiries.

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If you have questions, please contact:

Dr. Dominik Naumann
dominik-werner.naumann@charite.de

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Data protection information

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Additional information

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin makes its personnel decisions based on suitability, ability and professional performance. The Charité aims to increase the proportion of women in management positions and therefore strongly encourages women to apply. Women with equivalent qualifications will be given priority within the scope of legal possibilities. Applications from people with a migration background who meet the recruitment requirements are expressly encouraged. Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preference. A police good-conduct certificate, in some cases an extended good-conduct certificate, is required at the time of recruitment. Unfortunately, application documents can be returned only if a sufficiently stamped envelope is enclosed. Any incurred travel expenses cannot be reimbursed.