PhD Researcher in Digital Health for MEDISPEECH Project

Drive research in digital health, NLP, and automated medical reporting at the University of Porto.

Best for:Best for researchers with a PhD in computer science, biomedical engineering, or health data science with strong expertise in natural language processing and digital health.

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto · Porto, Portugal · R2 · Recognised researcher

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Natural Language ProcessingDigital HealthMedical InformaticsArtificial Intelligence in HealthcareAutomatic Speech Recognition

This is a research staff position — not a PhD studentship.

Deadline

Nov 2, 2026

13 days

Funding

Salaried

€3.6k/mo

Start date

flexible

Full-time

Location

Porto

Portugal

Overview

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto invites applications for a PhD Researcher equivalent to Assistant Researcher under the project MEDISPEECH. The successful candidate will conduct research in digital health, focusing on natural language processing, automatic speech recognition, and clinical reporting workflows to improve healthcare efficiency. Responsibilities include gathering and analyzing health data, designing user-centered decision support systems, and contributing to project dissemination. This fixed-term position offers an engaging academic environment within the RISE-Health research unit.

Digital HealthNatural Language ProcessingMedical InformaticsHealth Data ScienceClinical Decision SupportSpeech Recognition

What you'll do

Collect, manage, and analyze health services data using databases and statistical software while addressing privacy and ethical standards.
Design components for user-centered digital decision support and behavior change systems.
Conduct literature reviews on methodologies in natural language processing and automated clinical reporting.
Support the technical, scientific, and dissemination planning and execution of the MEDISPEECH project.
Produce scientific articles, technical reports, software prototypes, and research deliverables.

Requirements

Degree required: PhD in Digital Health, Medical Informatics, Health Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Medicine, or related fields

Language: English proficiency suitable for participation in an international consortium

Instruction: English and Portuguese

Publications: Experience in producing scientific articles and technical reports relevant to the field

Required skills

Proven scientific or professional experience in digital health, medical informatics, or health data science
Experience in natural language processing, language models, or automatic speech recognition
Experience in clinical text analysis, extraction, or coding of clinical information
Track record of producing scientific or technical outputs such as articles, reports, or software prototypes

Nice to have

Experience with health data interoperability and electronic health recordsKnowledge of GDPR, data governance, and privacy in healthcareParticipation in funded national or international research projectsExperience collaborating with clinical, institutional, or industrial partners

Eligibility

Open to national, foreign, and stateless candidates holding a relevant PhD degree

Funding & terms

Type

Salaried

Amount

€3.6k/mo

Duration

Uncertain duration contract tied to project timeline, up to 6 years

Programme

COMPETE2030-FEDER-02491800

EU-FUNDEDEuropean Regional Development Fund

How to apply

Submit your application through the official recruitment portal of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto within the specified working days following the official publication notice.

Documents required