Postdoc in Machine Learning Techniques for Communication over the Fiber-Optic Channel

 

Applications are invited for a 2-year postdoctoral research position funded by the Villum Foundation Synergy: ‘Machine learning-enabled fiber-optic communication (MARBLE). The objective of the MARBLE project is to develop novel machine learning based strategies for communication over the nonlinear optical fiber channel. The start date is flexible. 

The project is interdisciplinary and will cover topics within the field of machine learning and optical communication. The project will be carried out in Machine Learning in Photonic Systems (M-LiPS), group. The group has a strong track record and industry collaboration in the application of machine learning techniques to optical communication systems and photonic systems in general.

The project will explore the latest advances within machine learning to enable nonlinear-distortion free communication over the optical fibre channel. It will be explored how to combine machine techniques with optical communication, to enable spectrally efficient and robust  optical communication systems covering ultra-wide band transmission (O+E+S+C+L band). More specifically, the application and efficient training for auto-encoders will be investigated.  The project will cover both algorithm development as well as experimental implementations.   

Responsibilities and qualifications
The candidate will be focusing on improving communication strategies over the nonlinear fiber optic channel using machine learning. Moreover, the candidate will participate in implementing the developed techniques in experimental test-bed and performing transmission experiemnts. 

This position will investigate the research topics below using both theoretical and experimental methods:

• Gradient-free training of neural networks
• Development of novel machine learning based transmitter and receiver schemes for ultra-wideband optical communication systems
• Investigation of the impact of the components non-idealities on the devised machine learning based communication strategies
• On-line training of transmitter and receiver architectures

As a formal qualification, you must hold a PhD degree in telecommunication, machine learning, photonics engineering or equivalent.

Moreover, the candidate shall have experience with one or more of the following skills:

• Optical or digital communication systems
• Machine learning techniques such as: neural networks, Bayesian filtering, reinforcement learning, evolutionary algorithms, numerical optimization
• Experimental realization of high-speed optical communication systems employing advanced modulation formats and coherent detection
• Python/PyTorch/TensorFlow/MATLAB
• Ability to work independently, to plan and carry out complicated tasks
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken
• Innovative skills and the ability to generate new ideas
• Experience in student supervision at B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels

Assessment
In the assessment of the candidates, consideration will be given to

• Publications at leading conferences and journals within the field of optical/digital communication/machine learning
• Invited conference and journal papers
• Overall research experience
• International experience
• Internal and external collaboration
• Communication skills
• Experience with software for version control such as git

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 2 years.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor Darko Zibar (dazi@fotonik.dtu.dk).

You can read more about DTU Fotonik at www.fotonik.dtu.dk/english. 

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.

Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 1 June 2022 (Danish time). Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• CV
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)
• List of publications

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

DTU Fotonik has 220 employees with competences in optics and is one of the largest centers in the world based solely on research in photonics. Research is performed within communication technology, ultra-high speed optical transmission systems, optical sensors, lasers, LEDs, photovoltaics, bio-photonics, nano-optics and quantum communication and photonics. 

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 12,900 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Design and Innovation

 

DTU invites applications for an assistant/associate professorship in Design and Innovation within the Responsible Innovation and Design division at DTU Management. The division is a key player in DTU’s strategic aim to foster ‘technology for people’, i.e. to put human needs and aspirations at the centre of technological development and innovation. It is focused on the processes through which technologies are developed and implemented in a socially sustainable and responsible manner. The division is in the process of establishment and our new assistant/associate professor will be part of shaping the future trajectory of research and teaching.   

Responsibilities
As part of the group, it will be your responsibility to conduct research, supervision and teaching with relevance to the general theme of responsible innovation and design. The division is working across a number of technological domains and we aim to become a leading research environment for the study of responsible innovation and design. You will be expected to develop a research portfolio, which aligns with this.

You will be engaged in high-end publications, grant procurement and experimental outreach in collaboration with other team members. The division collaborates across DTU’s departments, and we are eager to extend and deepen these collaborations. We contribute to outreach and public debate and expect you to be actively engaged in research communication to relevant stakeholders and wider publics. You are encouraged to learn Danish and DTU offers language courses for free.   

The assistant professor position is part of DTU’s Tenure Track program. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility. We develop talent by offering a career mentor, state-of-the-art research infrastructure, and postgraduate teacher training. DTU’s Tenure Track is an appointment of at most six years, during which you will receive career support in the form of professional and personal guidance. At the end of the tenure track appointment you will be evaluated by an external assessment committee, who will assess your appointment to a permanent Associate Professorship. Read more about the DTU Tenure Track program at DTU at this homepage.

Qualifications
You must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent) within Design Research, Science and Technology Studies, Co-design, Innovation Studies or similar. If you are applying for the associate professor position, you should also have academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship and documented didactic/pedagogic training. You should have experience with research and teaching relevant to the issue of innovation and design.

Your application must demonstrate an ability to conduct excellent research and publish in top journals. It is an advantage if you have successfully applied for competitive funding and if you can demonstrate interdisciplinary experience with research and teaching. You must describe a compelling future research agenda in your research statement: Why is your future research important and how will you achieve impact in your research field and beyond. In addition, you should possess the following competences:

• Enjoy working with complex topics in an interdisciplinary environment
• Be motivated by both individual and team accomplishments
• Excellent communication skills and a focus on process as well as outcome

Assessment
You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:

• Experience and quality of teaching
• Research experience, research vision and potential
• International impact and experience
• Societal impact
• Innovativeness, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
• Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills
• Communication skills

Salary and terms of employment
We offer an attractive teaching conditions, possibilities to favorable taxation for non-Danish residence (see Danish Tax Authority), funding for research, traveling, and a competitive salary. Denmark offers abundant research funding opportunities from its many private and public foundations. The positions are full-time and based at Lyngby campus, just north of Copenhagen. Copenhagen is renowned around the world for its relaxed atmosphere, fantastic restaurants, festivities and high quality of life.   

The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The salary for the position will be determined by the applicant’s qualifications and in agreement with the relevant union. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities. 

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.  

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor, Head of Division Maja Horst, majho@dtu.dk.

You can read more about DTU Management at www.man.dtu.dk/english.

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.   

Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 1 June 2022 (Danish time). Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• Vision for teaching and research
• CV including employment history, list of publications (applicants applying for the position as associate professor should indicate scientific highlights), H-index and ORCID (see http://orcid.org/)
• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

In the field “Please indicate which position you are applying for”, please indicate whether you are applying for the position as Associate or Assistant Professor.

You can learn more about the recruitment process here. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Who are we
DTU Management conducts excellent research in the intersection between management, technology and economics. We develop solutions in close cooperation with companies and public authorities. Our research aims at strengthening welfare, productivity and sustainability within the society. A key element is the role of technology and its interaction with industry and individuals. The department’s research is divided in four divisions: Innovation, Management Science, Sustainability and Transport. The department offers a wide range of courses and programs at bachelor, master and PhD level across DTU’s study programs. DTU Management employs about 320 people. We offer an international environment with around 50 different nationalities represented at the department.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 12,900 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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PhD Scholarship in Trait-based Modelling of Life in the Global Ocean

 

Centre for Ocean Life (www.OceanLifeCentre.dk) offers 3-year PhD fellowship(s) in trait-based modelling of life in the global ocean. The fellow(s) will be employed at DTU Aqua (The National Institute for Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark).

We expect the PhD candidates to develop, implement and analyse models of microbial life (plankton) and sinking particles based on the “Nutrient-Unicellular-Multicellular” model framework. The overall aim is to scale from traits of individual organisms to the function of the ecosystem on a global scale.

The application should contain a motivation for why you want to work in the Centre for Ocean Life.  The application may include a description of your own project ideas in accord with the goal of the Centre inspired by the project: https://tinyurl.com/559ntthx. The final PhD project will be developed in collaboration with the supervisors in the Centre.

Responsibilities and qualifications
The PhD candidate(s) will become part of the vibrant, cross-disciplinary, and international research environment at the Centre for Ocean Life. The centre is a collaborative effort to develop a fundamental understanding and predictive capability of marine ecosystems through the use of trait-based approaches. We currently have a group of about 20 young scientists associated the Centre (PhD and Postdocs). They are working on various aspects of marine life using diverse approaches (observational, experimental, theoretical) while collaborating through weekly science meetings, annual science retreats, numerous working groups, and collaborative projects. Their backgrounds are as diverse as are those of the PIs of the Centre, from physics and mathematics to biology and chemistry, and we spend considerable effort developing cross-disciplinary communication and projects since we believe that the potential for discovery and progress may be achieved by confronting the different disciplines.

DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation, and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

We are looking for physicists/mathematicians/engineers with a keen interest in marine ecology, or ecologists with documented quantitative skills.

Candidates should hold a two-year master’s degree (120 ECTS point) in physics, biology, mathematics, engineering, or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree, e.g., a complete degree with 300 ECTS.

Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

The successful candidate can is expected to start as soon as possible but no later than the end of 2022. Candidates that complete their MSc before then can apply but cannot begin before having received it.

Further information
For further information about the positions and the projects please contact Professor Ken H Andersen (kha@aqua.dtu.dk), Professor Andy Visser (awv@aqua.dtu.dk), or Professor Thomas Kiørboe (tk@aqua.dtu.dk). 

Do NOT send applications to the above e-mail addresses but follow the electronic application and submission procedure as explained below.

You can read more about the Centre for Ocean Life at: Centre for Ocean Life, the associated project “Future Oceans”, and the National Institute of Aquatic Resources at: DTU Aqua.

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.

Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 1 June 2022 (Danish time).

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
• Curriculum vitae
• Publication list
• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale
• Two letters of recommendation
• Possible outline of project ideas
• Other material that you would like to be included in the evaluation.

Candidates may apply prior to ob­tai­ning their MSc degree, but they cannot begin their scholarship before having received their MSc degree.

Applications and enclosures received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 13,400 students and 5,800 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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Postdoc in Atmosphere-Wave-Ocean Modeling for Offshore Wind Energy

 

Are you establishing your career as scientist and looking for the best possible foundation for fulfilling your dreams and ambitions? It is right here in front of you. At DTU Wind and Energy System Department, you will have the opportunity to break new ground at the absolute forefront of what is possible. We have a postdoc position which might be for you, who wishes to push the science relevant tooffshore wind energy development.

Responsibilities and qualifications
Your overall role is to advance the department’s competences in research and application in numerical modeling of atmosphere, wave and ocean for offshore wind energy application and development, for both bottom-fixed and floating wind turbines and wind farms.

You will work with colleagues in the Resource Assessment and Meteorology section as well as other Sections and Divisions in our multidisciplinary  Department.

Your primary research activities  will be to:

• Further develop the department’s wind-wave-ocean coupled modeling system, with consideration of normal as well as storm conditions
• Investigate coupling various wave models to DTU’s modeling system, which already includes WRF and SWAN
• Investigate the effect of source and dissipation functions in the wave modeling on a wide range of met-ocean conditions
• Pave the way  from science to application for floating and bottom-fixed offshore wind farms
• Collaboration with other sections on relevant topics e.g. satellite data, system optimization and load calculation.

We expect from you that

• You have experiences with wave modeling and preferably have coding experiences
• You have skills in geophysical numerical modeling
• You are familiar with Linux and high performance computing
• You have a background in oceanography, meteorology or related disciplines

As a formal qualification, you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent).

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

The period of employment is 2 years.

You can read more about career paths at DTU: http://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/working-at-dtu/career-paths

Further information
The assessment of the applicants will be made by an assessment committee headed by Jake Badger and Xiaoli Guo Larsén.

Further information may be obtained from Senior Researcher Xiaoli Guo Larsén xgal@dtu.dk  +45 2132 7332

You can read more about DTU Wind and Energy Systems at https://windenergy.dtu.dk/english and watch this short video about the department at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjZwOp2i6I The position is based at the Risø Campus of DTU, 6 km north of Roskilde.  

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.

Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 3 June 2022 (Danish time).

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• CV
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD – in English)
• List of publications

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 13,400 students and 5,800 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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