About the opportunity
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. Healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure to become more sustainable while delivering safe, high-quality care. Circular care pathways offer opportunities to reduce waste, but they require new methods to continuously monitor processes, detect deviations, and assess compliance. In this PhD project, you will investigate how process-aware information systems can support the monitoring and governance of circular care pathways, developing novel methods using event data and healthcare process information. You will be a member of the Information Systems group within the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, collaborating with researchers, healthcare organizations, and industry partners.
Salary and benefits
- Full-time employment for four years with an intermediate assessment after nine months
- Gross monthly base salary ranging from €3,204 to €4,051 in accordance with scale P of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities
- 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus calculated on annual gross base salary
- Standard leave of 29 days per year, expandable up to 41 days through flexible working hours
- Participation in the ABP pension scheme with the university covering 70% of the premium
- High-quality training programs, technical infrastructure, and access to the on-campus Student Sports Center
- Free 24/7 access to OpenUp for mental health support and wellbeing guidance
- Allowances for commuting, working from home, and internet costs, alongside support from a Staff Immigration Team and Expat Scheme
Who can apply?
- Hold a master’s degree in Information Systems or a closely related field such as Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, or Innovation Science
- Demonstrate a research-oriented attitude with an interest in Healthcare and Design Science Research
- Show interest in conceptual and process modeling approaches (e.g., BPMN, CMMN, DMN, goal modeling) and data-driven process analysis
- Possess the ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team involving academic and industrial partners
- Be proactive, independent, organized, and motivated to contribute to teaching, student supervision, and publication in high-quality peer-reviewed venues
- Be fluent in spoken and written Dutch and English at C1 level
Required documents
- Cover letter describing your motivation and fit for the position
- List of courses taken in Master and Bachelor programs including grades
- Master thesis and/or peer-reviewed articles authored by you
- Curriculum vitae including contact information of two references
- Results of a recent English language test or other evidence of English capabilities, and a recent Dutch language test if non-Dutch
When to apply
- Published on October 27, 2026
- Application deadline is November 27, 2026
How to apply
- Submit your complete application online by using the apply button on the vacancy portal
- Ensure all requested application documents including your cover letter, CV, academic transcripts, and thesis are attached
Additional information
- Teaching tasks will constitute a minimum of 10% and a maximum of 15% per year of your four-year employment
- A pre-employment screening such as a knowledge security check may be part of the selection procedure
- Applications sent by email or post will not be processed
Our Take on This Opportunity
This section reflects Open Opportunities’ own analysis of the opportunity from an applicant’s perspective.
You may be a strong fit if…
- Ideal for master's graduates in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Industrial Engineering aiming for an academically rigorous and socially impactful PhD
- Strong fit for researchers interested in process mining, conceptual modeling, and data-driven solutions applied to real-world healthcare challenges
- Well-suited for candidates who enjoy multidisciplinary collaboration across academic institutions, healthcare providers, and industry partners
- Attractive for individuals seeking structured doctoral training combined with teaching experience and active dissemination in peer-reviewed journals
What should you think carefully about?
- Requires professional fluency in both Dutch and English at the C1 level, which is a strict prerequisite for navigating Dutch care organizations and stakeholders
- Entails a four-year commitment with mandatory teaching responsibilities of 10% to 15% of your time
- Relocation to Eindhoven, Netherlands, is necessary as this is a full-time on-site position on the university campus
- Candidates must undergo a formal pre-employment screening, which may include a knowledge security check
How could this fit your current goals and plans?
This four-year PhD position directly supports career development in academic research or advanced data analytics within healthcare technology. By combining rigorous methodological inquiry with practical implementation across Dutch care networks, the role builds deep expertise in process-aware information systems while delivering tangible societal impact.
Our take
This position is highly suitable for aspiring researchers with a strong background in information systems and process analytics who want to address sustainability in healthcare. Those lacking C1 proficiency in Dutch and English or background in process modeling may find this position less appropriate.
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