Vacancies

We are seeking highly self-motivated students to pursue a PhD in medical image analysis at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford.

Please note that due to the high volume of inquiries as the deadline approaches, I may not be able to respond to all emails. A lack of reply is not a reflection of your qualifications or potential. Thank you for your understanding.

Candidates are expected to have a strong background in a relevant STEM discipline, and have experience, including a proven publication track-record, in one or more of the following areas: computer vision, machine learning and/or medical imaging.

You should also have:

• A passion in solving real-world healthcare challenges using computational tools.
• Sufficient communication and academic writing skills, demonstrated through a publication track record and/or presentations at scientific events.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• A good (1st or strong upper 2nd with honors) undergraduate degree or equivalent in a relevant STEM discipline.

Potential PhD topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Multi-modal machine learning for medical image, signal, language, and more
• Agentic workflows for medical image analysis
• Machine learning for human factor/skill analysis in medical imaging
• Human-in-the-loop learning and inference approaches for medical imaging

The students will join a multi-disciplinary research group of approximately 20 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, led by two faculty members, focused on diverse topics in machine learning / human-machine collaboration for medical imaging. The students will collaborate with world-leading clinicians and scientists.

Feel free to get in touch if you are interested!

Related PhD Programs

• DPhil in Engineering Science Program (Deadline 12:00 midday UK time on Tuesday 2 December 2025 for most Oxford scholarships)

We also accept students from the following CDT programs:

• EPSRC HDS Centre for Doctoral Training Program

• EPSRC AIMS Centre for Doctoral Training Program

Scholarships

You are strongly advised to check the University feeds and funding webpage as early as possible, especially if you are applying through the DPhil Engineering Science program. For prespective students who want to apply through CDT programs, please check the websites of individual CDTs.

• Scholarships that you will be considered for automatically
  According to the following Graduate – Feeds and funding webpage, cited in June 2024:
  … For the majority of Oxford scholarships, all you need to do is submit your graduate application by the December or January deadline for your course. There’s no separate scholarship application process or extra supporting documentation required for funding. Based on the information supplied in your graduate application, you will be automatically considered for scholarships where you meet the eligibility criteria with most scholarships using academic merit and/or potential as the basis on which award decisions are made…
  These include the Clarendon Fund Scholarship. Please find A-Z of scholarships for more details.

• Scholarships that require an additional application
  There are also scholarships requiring an additional application. Please find A-Z of scholarships for more details.

• EPSRC HDS CDT and EPSRC AIMS CDT
  Please find their websites: HDS CDT or AIMS CDT for more details.