PostDoc Position -Advanced digital technologies in health and rehabilitation bioengineering. Medical technologies

9 Jan 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș

Research Field

Other

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions

Postdoc Positions

Country

Romania

Application Deadline

16 Jan 2026 - 14:00 (Europe/Bucharest)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Topic:

Advanced digital technologies in rehabilitation bioengineering with the support of augmented reality

Medical technologies for preoperative planning by integrating three-dimensional technologies

Virtual reconstruction of anatomical structures

Methods for matching and aligning anatomical structures

Where to apply

Website

https://umfst.ro/info-studenti/studii/doctorat/cercetatori-postdoctorali/

Requirements

Research Field

Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

ROMANIAN

Languages

ENGLISH

Research Field

Other

Additional Information
Benefits

• Access to modern infrastructure
• The position is supported by a monthly scholarship amounting to 3,700 RON

Eligibility criteria

Eligible candidates must cumulatively meet the following conditions:
a) hold a doctoral degree in relevant fields, obtained no more than 5 years prior to the date of the admission competition;
exception: candidates who have obtained certificates of excellence in “Marie Skłodowska-Curie”–type competitions,
for whom no time limit applies;
b) submit an advanced research plan compatible with the strategic research directions of UMPhST;
c) meet the specific conditions applicable to EU/ non-EU citizens, with recognition/ equivalence of the doctoral diploma
in accordance with legislation;
d) for foreign candidates opting for Romanian as the working language – hold a language proficiency certificate
(minimum level B2);
e) have not previously benefited from public funding for another postdoctoral programme, in accordance with the
declaration of personal responsibility;

Selection process

The evaluation of candidates is carried out based on a public scoring grid (scores from 1 to 10), which includes:

Eligibility and quality of the application file (completeness of documents, fulfilment of requirements) – pass/ fail

Advanced research plan (40%) – originality, relevance, feasibility, potential impact, and alignment with the strategic
directions of UMPhST;

Previous scientific activity (30%) – publications in indexed journals (number, quality – quartiles, citations), projects,
patents, awards, mobility experiences, as well as other relevant elements (letters of recommendation, involvement
in mentoring/ teaching activities, etc.);

Interview/ project presentation (30%) – clarity of presentation, argumentative capacity, and career development
vision

Additional comments

References Topic 1

Denche-Zamorano A, Rodriguez-Redondo Y, Barrios-Fernandez S, Mendoza-Muñoz M, Castillo- Paredes A, Rojo-Ramos J, Garcia-Gordillo MA, Adsuar JC. Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis. Sensors (Basel). 2023 Mar 9;23(6):2987. doi: 10.3390/s23062987. PMID: 36991699; PMCID: PMC10056397.

Farsi, A.; Cerone, G.L.; Falla, D.; Gazzoni, M. Emerging Applications of Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies in Motor Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review. Sensors 2025, 25, 2042. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25072042 .

Tang P, Cao Y, Vithran DTAV, Xiao W, Wen T, Liu S, Li Y. The Efficacy of Virtual Reality on the Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Diseases: Umbrella Review. J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e64576. doi: 10.2196/64576 .

Tony Liao, Pamara F. Chang, SongYi Lee, Chapter 6 - Augmented reality in health and medicine: A review of augmented reality application for health professionals, procedures, and behavioral interventions, Editor(s): Jihyun Kim, Hayeon Song, Technology and Health, Academic Press,2020, Pages 109-128, ISBN 9780128169582, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816958-2.00006-X .

Liu, Y., Zhang, Q. & Li, W. Enhancing lower-limb rehabilitation: a scoping review of augmented reality environment. J NeuroEngineering Rehabil 22, 114 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-025-01643-7 .

 

Topic 2

Portnoy Y, Koren J, Khoury A, Factor S, Dadia S, Ran Y, Benady A. Three-dimensional technologies in presurgical planning of bone surgeries: current evidence and future perspectives. Int J Surg. 2023 Jan 1;109(1):3-10. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000201. PMID: 36799780; PMCID: PMC10389328.

Segaran, N.; Saini, G.; Mayer, J.L.; Naidu, S.; Patel, I.; Alzubaidi, S.; Oklu, R. Application of 3D Printing in Preoperative Planning. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 917. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10050917

Ganguli A, Pagan-Diaz GJ, Grant L, Cvetkovic C, Bramlet M, Vozenilek J, Kesavadas T, Bashir R. 3D printing for preoperative planning and surgical training: a review. Biomed Microdevices. 2018 Aug 4;20(3):65. doi: 10.1007/s10544-018-0301-9. PMID: 30078059.

Klasen JRS, Thatcher GP, Bleedorn JA and Soukup JW (2022) Virtual surgical planning and 3D printing: Methodology and applications in veterinary oromaxillofacial surgery. Front. Vet. Sci. 9:971318. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.971318

Don Hoang, David Perrault, Milan Stevanovic, Alidad Ghiassi. Surgical applications of three- dimensional printing: a review of the current literature & how to get starte. ATM. 2016, 4(23), doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.12.18.

Topic 3

Mejia E, Sweeney S, Zablah JE. Virtual 3D reconstruction of complex congenital cardiac anatomy from 3D rotational angiography. 3D Print Med. 2025 Jan 27;11(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s41205-024- 00247-6. PMID: 39869281; PMCID: PMC11770958.

V. Paramasivam, Sindhu, G. Singh, S. Santhanakrishnan. 3D Printing of Human Anatomical Models for Preoperative Surgical Planning, Procedia Manufacturing, Volume 48, 2020, Pages 684-690, ISSN 2351-9789, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.05.100 .

Waad Q. Shiaa, Amjad B. Abdulghafour; Omar H. Hassoon. 3D reconstruction from CT images utilizing the open-source tool, AIP Conf. Proc. 2024, 3079, 060024, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0202322.

Varsha R. Talanki,  Qi Peng PhD , Stephanie B. Shamir MD , Steven H. Baete  , Timothy Q. Duong ,

Nicole Wake.  Three-Dimensional Printed Anatomic Models Derived From Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data: Current State and Image Acquisition Recommendations for Appropriate Clinical Scenarios. JMRI, 2022, 55(4), 1060-1081, https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.27744.

Dženan Zukić,  Jared Vicory,  Beatriz Paniagua  and Andinet Enquobahrie.  2D to 3D reconstruction in medical imaging: challenges and solutions — practical challenges and solutions for image modality selection and reconstruction pipelines. Kitware. Online at: https://www.kitware.com/2d-to-3d-reconstruction-in-medical-imaging-challenges-and- solutions/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

 

Topic 4

Darzi F, Bocklitz T. A Review of Medical Image Registration for Different Modalities. Bioengineering (Basel). 2024 Aug 2;11(8):786. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering11080786. PMID: 39199744; PMCID: PMC11351674.

Zitová, B., Flusser, J.. Image registration methods: a survey. — classic, highly cited survey covering geometric transforms, similarity metrics, and evaluation. Image and Vision Computing 21 (2003) 977–1000.

Guan, SY., Wang, TM., Meng, C. et al. A Review of Point Feature Based Medical Image Registration. Chin. J. Mech. Eng. 31, 76 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-018-0275-9

Hu, Y., Modat, M., Gibson, E., et al. (2017–2018). Label-driven / weakly-supervised CNNs for multimodal deformable registration (arXiv / MICCAI threads) — key papers showing deep learning approaches for fast, deformable registration. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1711.01666

Wan Y, Hu H, Xu Y, Chen Q, Wang Y, Gao D. A Robust and Accurate Non-rigid Medical Image Registration Algorithm Based on Multi-level Deformable Model. Iran J Public Health. 2017 Dec;46(12):1679-1689. PMID: 29259943; PMCID: PMC5734968.

Website for additional job details

https://umfst.ro/info-studenti/studii/doctorat/cercetatori-postdoctorali/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș

Country

Romania

State/Province

Mureș

City

Târgu Mureș

Postal Code

540142

Street

Gheorghe Marinescu, nr. 38

Geofield

Contact

State/Province

Mureș

City

Targu Mures

Website

https://www.umfst.ro/home.html

Street

Gheorghe Marinescu, 38

Postal Code

540142

E-Mail

scoala.doctorala@umfst.ro

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