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February 2025 We are looking for a motivated student-assistant with strong attention to detail to support our project on developing digital biomarkers for Parkinson's disease based on video recordings. You will primarily focus on the annotation of video recordings of neurological assessments of people with Parkinson’s disease. Your work will be of direct use for the development of AI tools to assess its severity and progression over time.

You will work closely together with Tahereh Zarrat Ehsan, a Ph D student at the Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders. You will be responsible for creating precise annotations of video recordings of various movement tasks to assess the severity of Parkinson’s disease symptoms, following specific guidelines and annotation software. During your work, you will have the opportunity to learn about the neurological evaluation and about the application of AI to automatically score these assessments.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Create manual annotations of video recordings of clinical asssessments, according to the project guidelines provided.
• Review and edit the annotations to maintain consistency and adherence to the guidelines.
• Collaborate with the project researchers to refine the annotation guidelines based on your findings.

This position is for 16 hours per week. Coordination is possible. At Radboud university medical center, you build on your future. We are committed to providing the best care, education, and research. And we are true to our word, because we help you develop and seize opportunities and give you the room to grow. As an employer, we believe that employees should feel vital and happy at work in all stages of life. We are also committed to creating a healthy and safe working environment. Our employment conditions contribute to that. What we offer:

• A gross monthly salary between € 2.599 and € 3.571 (scale 6) for full-time employment (36 hours per week). You will also receive an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and, depending on the position, an allowance of 47% to 72% for working irregular hours.
• 172 vacation hours per year based on a 36-hour working week. (As of 1 January 2025, you will receive 176 vacation hours).

You will work at the AI for Parkinson lab at the Radboudumc Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders. You will be supervised by Tahereh Zarrat Ehsan, the Ph D student from the lab focussing on AI-based analysis of video recordings of people with Parkinson’s disease.

Radboudumc Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders
The Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders houses all Parkinson activities from the Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation. These include an extensive portfolio of research & innovation projects, all outpatient care activities, and the activities of Parkinson Net Netherlands and Parkinson Net International. Nationally and internationally there is much recognition for what we do in the field of Parkinson. We conduct innovative translational scientific research, provide person-oriented and high quality care, and we share our knowledge with colleagues in the Netherlands and abroad. For this reason we have been awarded again this year with the designation 'Center of Excellence' by the National Parkinson Foundation.

AI for Parkinson lab
The AI for Parkinson Lab is an innovative, multidisciplinary research group focused on the development of AI-based remote monitoring tools for people with Parkinson’s disease. The AI for Parkinson Lab is embedded in the Center of Expertise for Parkinson & Movement Disorders, and a collaborative effort of Radboudumc, Radboud University, and Verily, an Alphabet company focused on precision health.

Radboudumc
Radboud university medical center is a university medical center for patient care, scientific research, and education in Nijmegen. Radboud university medical center strives to be at the forefront of shaping the healthcare of the future. We do this in a person-centered and innovative way, and in close collaboration with our network. We want to have a significant impact on health and healthcare. We want to improve with each passing day, continuously working towards better healthcare, research, and education. And gaining a better understanding of how diseases arise and how we can prevent, treat, and cure them, day in and day out. This way, every patient always receives the best healthcare, now and in the future. Because that is why we do what we do. You are interested in neurology and/or the use of AI in healthcare. You are able to work systematically and precisely with attention to detail. Furthermore, you are able to learn quickly how to use video annotation software. You are proficient in both Dutch and English, and you work effective independently and as part of a team. Any questions? Or wondering what it is like to work at Radboudumc? Then send an email to Tahereh Zarrat Ehsan, Ph D candidate AI for Parkinson lab. Use the Apply button to submit your application.