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Introduction Are you excited about designing digital innovations for sustainable healthcare and eager to support Dutch care organizations in reducing medication waste while ensuring safe and compliant care? Join us as a PhD candidate on the NWO project REMARK. Job Description Healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure to become more sustainable while continuing to deliver safe, high-quality, and compliant care. Circular care pathways offer opportunities to reduce waste and improve resource utilization, but they also introduce new challenges. Healthcare organizations need to track resources across organizational boundaries, ensure compliance with regulations and quality standards, and monitor increasingly complex processes involving multiple stakeholders. Existing healthcare information systems provide only limited support for monitoring circular processes and demonstrating compliance throughout the care pathway. As healthcare systems transition from linear to circular models, new methods are needed to continuously monitor processes, detect deviations, assess compliance risks, and provide actionable insights to healthcare professionals and managers. In this PhD project, you will investigate how process-aware information systems can support the monitoring and governance of circular care pathways. You will develop novel methods that use event data and healthcare process information to provide visibility into the execution of care pathways and identify opportunities for improving compliance, transparency, and sustainability. A central goal is to understand how organizations can continuously monitor circular healthcare processes and ensure that circular interventions remain safe and compliant with regulatory requirements. You will become member of the Information Systems group within the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology. Your work is embedded in the NWO KIC funded REMARK project, in which a multidisciplinary consortium investigates how circular healthcare pathways can be designed and implemented in practice. For this project, you will collaborate with researchers from multiple universities, Dutch healthcare organizations and industry partners, giving you a unique opportunity to achieve both scientific and societal impact. Job Requirements You hold a master’s degree in Information Systems or a closely related field such as Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or Innovation Science You have a research-oriented attitude and have interest in Healthcare and Design Science Research. You have interest in working with conceptual and process modelling approaches (e.g., BPMN, CMMN, DMN, goal modelling) as well as data-driven process analysis; prior experience is a plus. You have the ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team involving academic and industrial partners. You have the ability to translate research outcomes into practical tools and insights for stakeholders. You are proactive, independent, and organized, with the ability to contribute to research management activities and coordinate tasks with partners and experts across the consortium You are motivated to contribute to teaching and student supervision. You have a strong publication ambition, targeting high-quality peer-reviewed journals and conferences in Information Systems and related fields, and motivation to participate in dissemination activities targeting healthcare stakeholders You are fluent in spoken and written Dutch and English (C1 level). Conditions of Employment A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In Addition, We Offer You Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks, with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment. Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. € 3,204 - max. € 4,051 gross base salary per month (full-time)). In addition to your base salary, you will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus, both calculated based on your annual gross base salary. Generous leave options: a standard 29 days (based on a 38 hour working week) per year that you can increase to 41 days by working two hours more per week (flexible working hours). This is prorated if you work part-time. As a TU/e employee, you participate in the ABP pension scheme, providing retirement pension and pension benefits for surviving dependents and occupational disability. TU/e pays 70% of the pension premium, while employees contribute the remaining 30%. High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process. An excellent technical infrastructure, and on-campus children's day care. Unlimited access to the modern on‑campus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate. We support your wellbeing with free 24/7 access to OpenUp, providing you and your family with mental health support, expert guidance, and online training. An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs. A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the Expat Scheme) for international candidates. On our website you can discover even more information about our conditions of employment. Build on your career at TU/e! About Us We are a leading international university where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact — today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13,000 students and more than 7,000 staff, forming a diverse and vibrant academic community. Discover what Light Up means to TU/e in our short company video. Our university is located in Brainport Eindhoven — a world‑leading tech region with more than 7,000 high‑tech companies and strong R&D activity. Known for breakthroughs in AI, photonics, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, Brainport is a place where technology serves people and society. Learn more about the Brainport region here. Information Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact the hiring manager dr.ir. Rik Eshuis, [email protected]. Visit our website for more information about the application process. You can also contact HR services via [email protected]. Curious to hear more about what it’s like as a PhD candidate at TU/e? Please view the video. Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit our career page. Application We invite you to submit a complete application by using the apply button. The application should include a: Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and explain why you would fit well the position. List of courses you have taken in your Master and Bachelor programs (including grades). Master thesis and/or peer reviewed articles authored by you. Curriculum vitae, including the contact information of two references. Kindly note that we may reach out to references at any stage of the recruitment process. We recommend notifying your references upon submitting your application. Results of a recent English language test, or other evidence of your English language capabilities, if applicable. In case of a non-Dutch applicant, results of a recent Dutch language test should be included. Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. We give priority to complete applications. We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled. Please note You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post. A pre-employment screening (e.g. knowledge security check) can be part of the selection procedure. For more information on the knowledge security check, please consult the National Knowledge Security Guidelines. Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

Core Responsibilities

Investigate and develop methods for process-aware information systems that use event data and healthcare process information to monitor circular care pathways, identify deviations and compliance risks, and reveal opportunities to improve sustainability and transparency. Collaborate with academic, healthcare, and industry partners, translate research into practical tools and insights, and contribute to teaching, student supervision, and research dissemination.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a master's degree in Information Systems or a closely related field and have a research-oriented interest in healthcare, Design Science Research, process modeling, and data-driven process analysis. They should be proactive and organized collaborators, able to translate research into practical outcomes, contribute to teaching and publication, and be fluent in spoken and written Dutch and English at C1 level.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• Paid Pregnancy And Maternity Leave
• Partially Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday Allowance
• Year-End Bonus
• Generous Annual Leave
• Training And Professional Development
• On-Campus Childcare
• Access To Sports Facilities
• Mental Health Support
• Commuting Allowance
• Work-From-Home Allowance
• Internet Cost Allowance
• Tax Compensation Scheme For Eligible International Candidates