Visiting Researcher in Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture

 

COVID19 notice: Dear applicant. Due covid19 situation we are processing new applications for visitor positions starting in beginning of 2022 at the earliest. The accepted visits will be realized only if the covid19 situation allows it. At the moment are mostly working remotely from homes and have limited access to campus; hence we are not able to offer working space and supportive community during visits.

The School of Arts, Design and Architecture (ARTS) is an institution of higher education for design, media, architecture, motion picture, art education and art. The current key areas of research are design, digital media, audiovisual representation, art, visual culture, welfare architecture and emerging technologies as well as urban planning and design. The school produces specialists and innovators of art, design and architecture with strong artistic and technical skills.

VISITING RESEARCHER/SCHOLAR IN AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARTS, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE (unfunded position, researcher shall organise funding by him/herself)

Fruitful interaction between science, art, design and architecture makes research carried out at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture highly versatile. The topics of research relate to the fields of art, design, media and architecture with sustainable development as an all-encompassing theme.

Departments

Department of Architecture
Department of Art
Department of Design
Department of Film, Television and Scenography
Department of Media
 

General information

The Aalto School of Arts, Design and Architecture offers a Visiting Researcher in ARTS positions for postdoctoral Researchers and Doctoral Candidates. Please note that master level students are not accepted. The position is UNFUNDED and open to Researchers from all countries.Visiting Reseracher should have preferably secured funding for the duration of the visit before applying for this position. Visiting Researcher in ARTS is for a full semester position or a full academic year. The applicant may indicate a particular time period of the visit and the starting date of the visit.

The Visiting Researcher in ARTS will be provided working space, IT services, access to the library services, opportunity to participate in the Department’s and School of Arts, Design and Architecture's events, and interact with staff and other Researchers within the School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Additionally s/he will be part of a larger research community of Aalto University. The school will help to arrange housing for the Visiting Researcher in ARTS.

Visiting Researcher in ARTS is expected to undertake research and publication in collaboration with Department's personnel and independent research. S/he is expected to prepare a lecture about the research topic within two weeks of arrival and may be asked to contribute to the teaching of the Department. Visiting Researcher is also expected to participate in departmental meetings. The Visiting Researcher will have to sign an Academic Visitor contract with the School of Arts, Design and Architecture immediately after arrival in Finland.

The applicants are expected to start within a year from the application time. Please indicate the period of your stay in the application form and the starting date of your visit.

How to apply

Before applying for this position please get in contact with the professor whose research is related to your plans within the specific department. Please name the professor with whom you have been in contact with.Links to departments can be found here: http://arts.aalto.fi/en/departments/.

The applications for the Visiting Researcher/Scholar in ARTS position are to be submitted through the eRecruitment system (link 'Apply').

(If you are already working at Aalto or have a visitor profile, please apply via our internal system Workday -> Find Jobs.)

The application for the position should contain (in pdf format):

•     CV
•     Plan for research and activities at Aalto University
•     List of publications

All material should be submitted in English. The application materials will not be returned.

The decision will be announced within approximately two months via email to the applicant.

Further information about the application procedure of Visiting Researcher in ARTS, please contact: hr-international-arts@aalto.fi

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Finance

 

Aalto University School of Business Department of Finance invites applications for

Post Doc researcher in Finance (starting with an up to 2-year fixed-term appointment)

beginning at 1.9.2022 or earlier as per agreement at Aalto University Otaniemi in Espoo, Finland.

The position is located in the Department of Finance and funded by Academy of Finland project Data-Driven Society. The Finance Group is strongly dedicated to research, as shown by a stream of research published in top finance journals. The department is one of the top finance departments in Europe and is equipped with all major commercial Finance databases and hosts several proprietary databases. For more information about research activities, please visit https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-finance

Requirements

An ideal candidate has a PhD in empirical finance, economics or data science and a desire to work with our strong research group in quantitative finance and asset pricing. The candidate also has strong interpersonal and communication skills for effectively communicating complex research issues.

Key tasks of the post doc researcher are expected to be:

• Coordinating and creating (mainly) finance and economics databases and data governance.
• Roughly 50% of working time may be spent on independent scientific research

Exact role can be somewhat tailored based on candidate’s strengths as well as candidate’s long-term career aims.

Salary

Salary is internationally competitive, and Aalto University provides health care and retirement benefits. Finland is a great and safe environment, offering many excellent state-subsidized services, including affordable day care and free schools, which are consistently ranked among the best in the world.

For more information

For further information, please contact Professor Matti Suominen (matti.suominen@aalto.fi) or in questions relating to the recruitment process please contact HR Coordinator Heli Solla (heli.solla@aalto.fi).

The application material for the position must include:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae with contact details

The application material for the position can in addition include:

• Up to three letters of recommendation
• Up to three current working paper(s) and/or recent publications

If you want to join our community, please submit your application through our online recruiting system no later than May 1, 2022 by clicking "Apply now!". The application for the position is to be addressed to Professor Matti Suominen. All application material should be submitted in English and in PDF form through Application documents section in the application form. The application materials will not be returned.

Aalto University’s employees and visitors please note: you should apply for the position via our internal system Workday -> Career -> find jobs (not external aalto.fi webpage on open positions) by using their existing Workday user account.

We plan to conduct interviews of candidates during the spring via Teams or Zoom.

Aalto University follows EU rules and regulations on HR policies. Based on the regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, full time employment at Aalto University is inconsistent with residence abroad. Employment duties need to be performed in Finland. 

About Aalto University

Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto has six schools with nearly 11 000 students and a staff of more than 4000, of which 400 are professors. Our main campus is located in the capital region, Espoo, Finland.

The Aalto University School of Business is one of the leading business schools in Europe. The School has the three most important international quality accreditations in the field. The School of Business is an innovative and lively community of about 3500 students and 400 members of faculty and staff. The Shanghai Ranking ranks Aalto University as #25 in the world in the domain of Business Administration. US News ranks Aalto’s Business and Economics at #41 globally.

Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period, and to consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period.

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PhD Student @ the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology

 

VIB is a life sciences research institute, based in Flanders, Belgium. We perform basic research with a strong focus on translating scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. VIB is an independent research institute of the government, with 1470 scientists from more than 60 countries working at UGent, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Hasselt University.

The VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology (CMB) focuses on the development of new and innovative molecular tools and technologies to challenge human health problems. The Center translates its novel technologies and insights to widely applicable research tools, vaccines, diagnostics, and biopharmaceuticals. Our research pushes the boundaries of protein-focused biomolecular and bioinformatics research and engineering technologies. CMB educates and trains the next generation of medical biotechnology researchers and informs the public on the impact of biotechnology on human health.

Description

Sven Degroeve leads a team of Machine Learning researchers as part of the VIB Computational Omics and Systems Biology Group (CompOmics). With a focus on modelling the behavior of molecules in state-of-the-art biotechnologies (such as Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) using deep neural architectures, the team recently expanded its interests to pre-trained full protein sequence, end-to-end models.

Supported by VIB, the Degroeve team maintains high-end GPU servers that make recent advances in protein AI available for biotechnology researchers within VIB. Such recent advances are AlphaFold2 and AlphaFold-multimer. These single differentiable end-to-end models predict the 3D (folding) structure for a protein sequence or protein complex and a corresponding parameterized multiple sequence alignment with similar proteins.

The Eyckerman lab has an interest in the characterization of human protein complexes in health and disease. The team has developed new experimental methods and has implemented state-of-the-art technologies to study these complexes within several collaborative projects related to a.o. cancer, inflammation, and antiviral research.

We look for a candidate with an analytic background that will be at the interface between the Degroeve and the Eyckerman team. You will follow, apply and further optimize state-of-the-art predictive AI research and build bioinformatics tools to analyze specific datasets and tasks generated by the Eyckerman lab. The main focus will be on the computational identification and validation of experimentally observed protein-protein interactions, how these protein complexes change through the intracellular space and time (protein complex dynamics) as well as how they vary between different cell types.

Profile

• A Master's degree in mathematics, computer sciences, biomedical engineering, computer science engineering, or a Master's degree in bioinformatics, biomedical sciences, bioscience engineering, (bio)chemistry, (molecular) biology, or biotechnology with a keen interest in machine learning, deep learning, or related disciplines.
• Solid programming experience is required (preferably Python)
• Experience with machine-learning/statistical analysis is required
• Experience with machine learning packages such as PyTorch or Tensorflow is a plus
• Bio-informatics experience is a plus
• You are eligible to apply for a grant with our local science foundation (https://www.fwo.be/en/fellowsh... or https://www.fwo.be/en/fellowships-funding/phd-fellowships/phd-fellowship-strategic-basic-research/)   
• Enthusiastic, curiosity-driven scientist
• Team player with the ability to take initiative and solve problems
• Highly motivated to understand work on the interface between computer science, biology, and structural biology and willing to learn from wet-lab experiments and from other fields
• Critical, scientific mindset, keen interest in the recent discoveries in biomedical sciences
• Good oral and written communication skills in English

We offer

• A starting contract for one year with a competitive salary to prepare for grant application and defense and to explore alternative funding opportunities.   
• A working environment with enthusiastic fellow Ph.D. students, technicians, and postdocs.
• An environment where your bio-informatics findings can be tested in practice.
• Access to state-of-the-art tools and infrastructure that are needed to fulfill your Ph.D. project.
• A stimulating and supportive international research environment.
• Institutional training opportunities to broaden your expertise and skills.

Interested?

For more information, please contact Sven Degroeve (sven.degroeve@vib-ugent.be) or Sven Eyckerman (sven.eyckerman@vib-ugent.be).

Please apply online and upload your resume and motivation letter:https://jobs.vib.be/apply/4422...

Interested candidates are invited to apply as soon as possible. Applications will be welcome until the position is filled.

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2 PhD student positions @ ​Unit of Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation (UMSTI)​

 

The UMSTI headed by Prof. Rudi Beyaert has a job opening for 2 Ph.D. student positions to interrogate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-relevant functions of GWAS-identified candidate genes.

Research context + job description

The UMSTI (https://www.irc.ugent.be/rbe) studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control inflammation and immunity. In the frame of the EOS (Excellence of Science) funding programme we have recently initiated the BRIDGE project (Taking IBD Genes from GWAS to Function to Drug Target). BRIDGE brings together scientists from 4 different Belgian universities and 1 US lab with complementary expertise in genomics, immunology, cell biology, and clinical gastroenterology to jointly develop a pipeline to systematically interrogate IBD-relevant functions of GWAS-identified candidate genes relevant to disease activation and recurrence.

The successful candidate will focus on the functional characterization of selected IBD candidate genes in enteroendocrine cells, Paneth cells, and/or T cells, using human primary cells and cell lines, gut organoids, and mouse models. You will work together with a postdoctoral researcher who is also recruited for this project.

What do we offer?

• fully funded 4 years Ph.D. fellowship; flexible starting date
• a very supporting international research team sharing a passion for science
• access to cutting-edge infrastructure and core facilities
• become part of a multidisciplinary network of top-notch laboratories focusing on IBD
• personal career assistance and a seat waiting in high-level training courses
• a vibrant UGent (https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv) and VIB (https://vib.be/ten-good-reasons-work-vib) international research environment located in Ghent, Europe’s best-kept secret

Requirements

• master degree in immunology, biotechnology, biochemistry, or equivalent
• a strong passion for science and curiosity-driven research
• ability to work independently and in a team
• good writing and communication skills in English
• hands-on experience (i.e. practical courses, internships) with cell culture, flow cytometry, cloning, CRISPR, mouse handling, … are advantageous but not mandatory

Application procedure

Complete the online application procedure and include (1) a detailed CV, (2) a letter describing your past research activities and fascination for the topic and Beyaert lab, (3) contact details of 2 referees. 

The vacancy will stay open until a suitable candidate has been found. 

Applications by email will not be considered.

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Postdoc position in the molecular studies of bacterial functional amyloids

 

A fully funded Postdoc position is available in the lab Structural & Molecular Microbiology at VIB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, to work on an FWO project studying the nucleation, cross-reactivity, and structure of bacterial functional amyloids (FA).

Amyloids are aggregative protein or peptide fibrils best known for their implication in a range of neurodegenerative illnesses. The self-assembly into cross-ß-structured fibrils is however not restricted to the off-pathway protein misfolding events, but also found as the native conformation of a wide range of  pro- and eukaryotic proteins referred to as FA. FAs produced by prokaryotes are often related to the persistence and virulence of bacterial biofilms. Despite their importance, little is known regarding the FA ultrastructure and their mechanism of formation. 

In this project we seek to determine the fiber structures and nucleation mechanisms of 3 selected FAs that contribute to the virulence of well-known human pathogens. Because there is an increasing awareness that bacterial FAs can trigger the co-aggregation of pathologic amyloids, we will also study the cross-reactivity between our FA targets and two human disease amyloid model systems. 

We aim to deepen the understanding of how bacteria handle these potentially cytotoxic proteins, inspire novel antibacterial strategies by targeting FA virulence factors and expose additional health risk factors associated with FA triggered amyloidosis of host proteins. 

The tasks will be production and purification of the amyloid proteins, biophysical characterization of their amyloidogenicity, determining cross-reactivity with pathological amyloids, and determining the fibril structures using cryo electron microscopy.

Profile

Candidates should hold a PhD in Sciences (eg. Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics or Biophysics) or Bio-engineering sciences. Candidates should have a strong background in recombinant expression and purification of proteins, and have a keen interest in molecular assembly and structural biology.

We’re located at the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology – VIB (http://www.vib.be) and Free University Brussels (VUB), on a green and lively campus in the center of Brussels, Belgium.

How to apply?

Motivated candidates are asked to apply online. Enquiries should be addressed to mike.sleutel@vub.be. 

Starting date: August/September

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PhD position available in membrane protein structural biology

 

Ph.D. position is available in the newly established Brunner lab at VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology in Brussels, Belgium to work on the structure and function of membrane proteins.

We offer

VIB is an excellence-based entrepreneurial institute that focuses on translating basic scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. VIB Center for Structural Biology Brussels is associated to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and houses research groups with strong expertise in protein biochemistry, biophysics, nanobody technology, X-ray crystallography, NMR and electron microscopy.

Our group is interested in the structure and function of mammalian lipid transporters and in the membrane biology of the cell. In another line of research, we study the biophysics of ion channels of the endomembrane system and their role in neurodegenerative or neurological diseases such as Parkinson Disease. To advance our understanding in these fields we combine functional characterization (liposomal and cellular assays, fluorescence microscopy, electrophysiology) with a structural description of the involved proteins using cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography. Further details on available topics will be discussed during the interviews.

You will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities such as the VIB-VUB facility for Bio Electron Cryogenic Microscopy equipped with a 300 kV JEOL cryoARM300 electron microscope and K3 detector as well as the VIB Nanobody Core.

Ph.D. students will have access to extensive scientific and transferable skills training programs available through our affiliated institutes.

Start of the Ph.D. student position can be negotiated, but an immediate start would be preferred.

Ph.D. students are further encouraged to apply for an FWO-fellowship to acquire their own funding (call deadline March 2022). Candidates will be fully assisted with the funding application.

Profile

You are an enthusiastic, highly motivated and curiosity-driven personality with a strong background in biochemistry/biology/biotechnology and interest in membrane proteins and organelle biology. Independent and critical thinking and good organizational skills are a prerequisite. You hold a university degree in biochemistry/biology or in a related discipline. Hands-on experience with either protein purification, cryo-EM or mammalian cell culture is required.

How to apply?

Motivated candidates are asked to apply online. Enquiries should be addressed to janine.brunner@vub.be.

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Postdoc – Protein aggregation in neurodegeneration

 

Postdoc – Protein aggregation in neurodegeneration
At VIB Switch Laboratory, KU Leuven & VIB Rademakers Laboratory, UAntwerp

About the laboratories

This unique postdoctoral opportunity aims to bridge two leading VIB laboratories with unique expertise:

• The SWITCH Laboratory is one of the leading laboratories in human disease-related protein aggregation. It is an interdisciplinary workplace, bringing together about twenty researchers from different backgrounds, such as bioinformatics, biophysics and cell biology. SWITCH has a unique platform of technologies for studying protein aggregation, including biophysical, ultrastructural and cell biological instrumentations. 

• The Rademakers Laboratory is a leader in the genetic and molecular studies of the specific proteinopathy, frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), with a rich network of collaborations in clinical and basic neuroscience and access to unique patient samples and data.

For a primer on who we are, what we do and our latest work, see http://www.switchlab.org/ & https://rademakerslab.sites.vib.be/en

Your Job

This unique postdoctoral opportunity aims to leverage the expertise of both laboratories to study the physical properties of the major FTLD risk factors and their role in protein aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases.

In the first year, at the SWTICH laboratory, you will investigate the protein structure and aggregation of the proteins. You will use computational modelling techniques as well as experimental approaches, using purified proteins, cell-free translation assays and omics methods in cells. In the second year, at the Rademakers Laboratory, you will transfer and apply newly generated knowledge acquired in the SWITCH laboratory to the study of protein aggregation in human brain tissue and biofluids and investigate its potential as a disease biomarker.

Profile

• Ph.D. in a topic related to protein aggregation
• Strong interest in protein aggregation and its role in disease.
• A solid publication record with first-author research publication(s) in peer-reviewed international journals
• Expertise in biophysical or biochemical methods to study protein aggregation 
  and/or
• Expertise in working with cellular aggregation assays
  and/or
• Expertise in performing aggregation assays with patient-derived materials
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, critical and creative
• The ability to work in a multidisciplinary team is a must

We offer

• A versatile and challenging job across two top research laboratories
• A vibrant, world-class research environment operating at an international level
• Access to the resources of VIB and the host institutions KU Leuven and UAntwerp:
  • VIB, an excellence-based research institute
  • KU Leuven, one of Europe’s leading research universities
  • The University of Antwerp, a research university in the biggest city of Flanders where pioneering, innovative research is conducted at an international level.
• State of the art research facilities in both Leuven and Antwerp
• A dedicated training program to broaden your expertise and enhance your skillset
• A competitive compensation package based on expertise and experience
• Financial support for at least 1 year, with the potential to be extended upon positive review. The successful candidate is encouraged to obtain a personal fellowship (Marie-Curie, HFSP, EMBO, or national funding organizations)

Starting Date: as soon as possible

How to apply?

For more information contact hannah.wilkinson@kuleuven.vib.be or sofie.meulenbergs@uantwerpen.vib.be. Please complete the online application procedure and include a detailed CV including a list of publications, a motivation letter, and the contact information of three referees.

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Personal Assistant at the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology

 

Prof. Rosa Rademakers, scientific director at the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, Belgium is seeking a highly motivated personal assistant.

The VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology has 6 PIs and hosts internationally recognized leaders in the field of Neurogenetics and Neuroinflammation.  Current research groups address a broad set of questions related to neurodegenerative diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, with an emphasis on understanding the genetic etiology and developing diagnostics and treatment methods for these diseases. Approaches range from human genetics and genomics to protein biochemistry and neuronal and glial cell biology, while models include yeast, fly, mouse, and pluripotent human cell systems. Research groups have access to state-of-the-art research and top-notch support core facilities and attract talented international scientists from across the world. 

The VIB-UAntwerp Center is part of VIB, a Life Sciences institute with colleague-researchers in cancer, biotechnology, structural biology, immunology amongst others and an extensive set of core facilities and opportunities for technology transfer. We are also embedded within the University of Antwerp.

Job Description

You will be the administrative right hand of the scientific director.  Therefore, you will be responsible for:

• Maintain, manage and coordinate the diary, arrange appointments and meetings
• Maintain and manage the email account and ensure follow up of requests
• Prepare and send correspondence
• Manage and coordinate projects and tasks delegated by the director
• Coordination and organization of travels
• Provide secretarial and administrative support to the Leadership Team
• Assist in the organization and coordination of events
• You are part of the administrative team and backup for the reception desk

Your profile

We seek a dynamic individual with excellent organizational and communication skills.

• We are looking for an enthusiastic Bachelor with a clear administrative focus
• You have 2-4 years of experience in a similar position                      
• You have a positive and energetic personality
• You are flexible and have a strong sense of responsibility
• You can handle stressful situations with deadlines
• Broad knowledge of the complete Office package
• Since we work in an international environment you need to be fluent in reading, writing and speaking English and Dutch                                                                     
• You are well-organized, structured and discrete
• Team player and eager to learn
• A science background is not required but is considered a plus

We offer

Full-time (100%) or part-time (80%) position with an open-ended contract

• Competitive salary and benefits
• A central position in a fast-growing, dynamic research center
• A stimulating and international environment
• Starting date: as soon as possible

Join us → how to apply?

Submit your application through the VIB online application tool and be sure to include:

• a detailed CV
• a letter of motivation explaining why you are interested in our work and aspire the position of personal assistant

For more information please contact rosa.rademakers@uantwerpen.vib.be

For more information about our research center https://uantwerpen.vib.be/

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PhD vacancy in deterministic low-latency wireless communication

 

imec is the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of our widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and ICT expertise is what makes us unique. By leveraging our world-class infrastructure and local and global ecosystem of partners across a multitude of industries, we create groundbreaking innovation in application domains such as healthcare, smart cities and mobility, logistics and manufacturing, and energy.
As a trusted partner for companies, start-ups and universities we bring together close to 3,500 brilliant minds from over 70 nationalities. Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium and also has distributed R&D groups at a number of Flemish universities, in the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA, China, and offices in India and Japan. All of these particular traits make imec to be a top-class employer.

Ghent University – imec IDLab Research group
The Internet & Data Lab (IDLab - https://idlab.technology) is an imec research group at Ghent University and the University of Antwerp. IDLab focuses its research on internet technologies and data science. IDLab is a joint research initiative between Ghent University and the University of Antwerp. Bringing together more than 300 internet experts, we develop technologies outperforming current solutions for communication subsystems, high speed and low power networking, distributed computing and multimedia processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence and web semantics. IDLab has a unique research infrastructure used in numerous national and international collaborations.
IDLab collaborates with many universities and research centers worldwide and jointly develops advanced technologies with industry (R&D centers from international companies, Flanders’ top innovating large companies and SME’s, as well as numerous ambitious startups).
The IDLab wireless team consists of 30 researchers and has gained profound scientific expertise and knowledge on wireless networking with a prime focus on end-to-end solutions covering all layers in the end-to-end protocol stack and across heterogeneous wired/wireless networks. For further development of the IDLab wireless research team in Ghent, we are looking for a PhD candidate in the domain of deterministic low-latency wireless communication.

Context
Time-Sensitive Networking can meet the demanding requirements of applications in industry automation, audio/video communication, mission-critical communication and other professional environments. But so far, its usage is restricted to wired networks only. 5G Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication strives to fill in this gap, but also Wi-Fi is an interesting candidate. In IDLab, we work on extending Wi-Fi with time-sensitve networking features, where we have already demonstrated microseconds time-synchronisation accuracy and milliseconds end-to-end latency. We design new strategies to perform real-time and fine-grained verification of the end-to-end network performance and create tighter interactions between the applications and the network. For this, we build on top of openwifi, the world’s first open-source Wi-Fi implementation that has been developed within the team.
As a PhD researcher, you will join the deterministic low-latency wireless communication team and participate in a variety of research projects on this topic. This ranges from the design of reliable and latency-bounded communication for real-time audio streaming applications in private professional environments to high-speed low-latency communication in mmWave Wi-Fi mesh networks.

The job

• Under the supervision of prof. Jeroen Hoebeke and prof. Ingrid Moerman, you will conduct high-quality research on deterministic low-latency wireless communication.
• You will validate your research by setting up prototyping environments in lab/field and considering concrete industrial use cases.
• You will write technical reports on the developed solutions, implementation, and experiments and publish findings both at international conferences and in scientific journals.
• You tightly collaborate with IDLab colleagues working on Software Defined Radio solutions for time-sensitive communication (IDLab’s openwifi platform - https://github.com/open-sdr/openwifi).
• You will participate in the framework of national and European research projects, and collaborate on a technical level with research partners from industry and academia
• You will assist in limited educational tasks of the research group (at most 5% of your responsibilities).

Job profile

Offer

• Become part of a dynamic, multicultural team working on exciting new technologies
• Contract with duration of 1 year, automatically extended with 3 years upon positive evaluation
• Minimum net salary of 2100 EUR per month (no prior working experience)

Job requirements

• You have (or will receive within a few months) a Masters of Science degree, preferably from a European university, in Electronics Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• You are interested to do research in an academic environment for a 4 years period in view of a PhD degree
• You have a solid knowledge of communication protocol stacks and networks in general, and wireless communication networks in particular.
• You have experience in writing software and prototyping. Knowledge of C, C++ and Linux is a must. In-depth knowledge on building (wireless) communication stacks is an extra asset.
• You are well-organized and able to autonomously plan and execute tasks.
• You have strong analytical skills to interpret the obtained research results.
• You are a team player and have strong communication skills.
• Your English is fluent, both speaking and writing.
  
  

How to apply

How to apply

• Please apply via: https://jobs.idlab.uantwerpen.be/o/phd-vacancy-in-deterministic-lowlatency-wireless-communication/c/new . Applications sent to us via email will not be considered.
• More information about the PhD topic: jeroen.hoebeke@ugent.be