Research Associate in Wireless Communications and Signal Processing for 6G at Imperial College London
Job Description
Location: South Kensington Campus
Job Summary
The Communications and Signal Processing group at Imperial College London invites applications for a Research Associate in Wireless Communications and Signal Processing for 6G.
The Research Associate will conduct original research in wireless communications and wireless signal processing as part of an EPSRC funded project across the UK on “Future communications hub in all-spectrum connectivity”. The Research Associate will work on the communication theoretic foundations, signal processing, and machine learning to design and optimize the physical layer of various future multi-antenna wireless communications and sensing networks.
The Research Associate will be expected to submit publications to refereed journals and to attract external research funding. Other aspects of the post include undertaking project management, collaborating with PhD students and Research Associates, as well as academic and industry partners, and/or supervising multi-disciplinary teams.
Duties and responsibilities
- To take initiatives in the planning of research
- To direct the work of small research teams
- To closely follow and contribute to the progress of the project and cooperate with other researchers
- To ensure the validity and reliability of data at all times
- To maintain accurate and complete records of all findings
- To write reports for submission to research sponsors
- To contribute to the timely production of project deliverables
- To present findings to colleagues and at conferences
- To submit publications to refereed journals
Essential requirements
- Research Associate: Hold a PhD degree (or equivalent) in communication theory, signal processing, optimization, machine learning for wireless communications and a significant publication track record
- Research Assistant: Hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communication theory, signal processing, optimization, machine learning for wireless communications and a significant publication track record.
- Experience within a research environment
- Experience of writing scientific publications in top conferences or journals
- Experience of writing concise and pertinent reports
- Experience of making effective presentations
- Experience of conducting independent research
Further Information
*Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as Research Assistant.
The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/
The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level.
Closing date: 4th February 2024
