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Engineering Doctorate Candidate: Human-System Interaction (Healthcare Design)

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Research and design contextual data solutions for heart failure self-management within the MEDAL project at TU/e. Collaborate with healthcare professionals and patients to co-design and prototype data-driven home monitoring systems. Requires a Master's degree in industrial design or HCI, with experience in co-design and prototyping.

Key Highlights
Part of the MEDAL project consortium led by TU/e with partners like Catharina Hospital.
Focus on integrating personal life data with clinical measurements for cardiovascular care.
Involves co-design workshops, tangible/textile design exploration, and real-world pilot testing.
Key Responsibilities
Research and design how contextual data can support heart failure patients in self-management at home.
Conduct co-design workshops with heart failure patients and healthcare professionals to identify data needs.
Translate insights into design requirements for data collection, visualization, and feedback.
Collaborate with Fashion Tech Farm on tangible, textile-based explorations of health data experience.
Develop and iterate a data-driven prototype for home monitoring with technology partners.
Run real-world pilot tests on usability, clinical relevance, and user engagement.
Technical Skills Required
Co-design Prototyping Human-Computer Interaction
Benefits & Perks
Full-time employment for 2 years
Salary scale TOIO (€ 3.173 gross per month)
8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end bonus
29 days standard leave (up to 41 days with flexible hours)
ABP pension scheme participation
On-campus children's day care
Access to TU/e Student Sports Center
Free 24/7 mental health support (OpenUp)
Partially paid parental leave
Allowance for commuting, working from home, and internet costs
Staff Immigration Team support and tax compensation scheme (Expat Scheme)
Compensation for moving expenses
Nice to Have
Interest in material/tangible design or wearables
Speaking Dutch

Job Description

Within the MEDAL project (Motivating mEaningful Daily Data collection through Design, AI, and SociaL engagement, https://www.clicknl.nl/en/ontwerpkrachtentransities/medal/), TU/e leads a consortium — including Catharina Hospital, Fashion Tech Farm, and other creative and knowledge partners like Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences — investigating how personal life data, alongside clinical measurements, can find a place in cardiovascular care pathways. The recurring tension here: patients at home need data that is both clinically usable and effortless to fit into daily life. This EngD track works out that tension specifically for the heart failure care pathway.
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