Doctoral Candidate in mm-Wave positioning and sensing for aerial-user applications (DC5/MiFuture)

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The Electrical Engineering unit at the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences in the Tampere University invites applications for a MSCA Doctoral Candidate position in the field of mm-Wave positioning and sensing for aerial-user applications within the EU-funded MSCA industrial doctorate MiFuture (https://mifuture.tsc.uc3m.es/). MiFuture network will develop a high-level personalized multidisciplinary programme to provide 15 Ph.D. candidates, supervised by committed experts from the industry and academia, with research competences and transferable skills (e.g., entrepreneurship, project management, IPR, open access) with the long-term goal to lead scientific advances in the new concepts arising in the field of wireless communications. These creative young researchers will face real world implementation, work across multiple European countries and organizations, become knowledgeable in standardization activities, present at workshops in front of researchers and industrial stakeholders and interact with the general public to make them aware of how 6G can help in their daily lives. This application is for project #5 within the MiFuture network. 

In order to be eligible, the applicant should not be in possession of a PhD degree at the moment of being recruited. Recruited Doctoral Researcher can be of any nationality and must comply with the following mobility condition: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Finland for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their recruitment date. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays and time spent by the researcher as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.

Job description    

The Doctoral Candidate will enroll as a PhD student at TAU at latest by the date that their contract will start and will actively participate in all the research and training activities of MiFuture network, including participation to regular networking events and 3-month secondment to our partner university Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain. The Doctoral Candidate will spend his/her/their first 18 months at TAU (including the 3-month secondment to UAB) and the next 18 months at Altys Technologies, France (https://altys-tech.net/). The offered contract at TAU is 18 months, to be followed by an 18-month contract at Altys Technologies. The research work will focus on integrated positioning and sensing/imaging algorithms with advanced mmW cellular signals (5G/6G) and ultra massive MIMO (UmMIMO) antennas at the base station side. The performance under fixed base stations (e.g., installed in airports or on the roof of the buildings) will be compared with the one with mobile base stations installed on-board of aerial vehicles to provide environment surveillance such as malicious-node sensing. Novel LOS/NLOS detection mechanisms will be also investigated based on mm waves and UmMIMO.

The researcher will also participate in all the PhD-related activities (attending lectures and writing publications) required for a PhD thesis at TAU and will also participate in writing project deliverables and disseminating the project results through various social media channels. Publications are very important during the project duration. The researcher will be provided with supervision in a cross-sectorial team with deep expertise on satellite-based wireless positioning and aerial applications, and with a blend of academic and industrial supervisors. Close collaborations with the other 14 doctoral candidates of the MiFuture network is also envisaged.

Requirements    

• To be eligible to apply for the Doctoral Researcher position, you must have completed a master’s degree in a relevant area of engineering at the time of the application.
• Successful candidate must fulfill the mobility condition explained above.
• The successful candidate needs to apply for and be granted a study right for a doctoral degree in the doctoral program of the discipline at Tampere University. Please visit the admissions webpage for more information on eligibility requirements.
• The applicant must have strong skills in Matlab, Python or equivalent programming languages.
• Additional knowledge about wireless communications, digital signal processing, and machine learning is desirable.
• Additional skills that are highly appreciated in this position are the willingness to work hard in a cross-sector and multi-cultural environment, ability to work both independently and in a team, and interest in a research career
• The applicant should not be in possession of a PhD degree at the moment of being recruited.

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We offer

We offer a research-inspiring work environment with an excellent up-to-date infrastructure and a collaborative work community in the Tampere Hervanta campus, as well as high-quality support services for researchers. The University also offers a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, excellent sports facilities and several restaurants and cafés on campuses. Please read more about  Working at Tampere Universities.

The candidate must be selected simultaneously by Tampere University and Altys Technologies and will work 36 months in total in MiFuture network. Of those 36 months first 18 months will be at Tampere University and the following 18 months at Altys Technologies. The starting date of the employment is June 1st 2024 or as soon as possible after that but no later than 31.12.2024.

The salary will be based on MSCA Doctoral Candidate regulations and according to the country indexation coefficient. At TAU, the gross salary for a fellow without a family is around 3 250€ and for a fellow with family  (e.g., married/in recognized relationship/with children) is around 3 700€. In addition to this, the fellow will get yearly holiday bonus and increments based on the labor agreement. At Altys, the approximate gross salary is 3 350€/month for a fellow without family and 3 840€/month for a fellow with family (e.g., married/in recognized relationship/with children)

Tampere, located between two big lakes, is Finland’s second largest city area and the biggest inland city in the Nordic countries. The nature is close everywhere you turn your head in Tampere. This together with a strong tradition in industry make Tampere a unique environment for living and working. At present the region hosts a great deal of industry and service businesses, and the City of Tampere is a major hub for the Finnish ICT industry. For more information on Tampere, please check VisitTampere, Welcome to Tampere and International House Tampere.

Finland provides one of the most advanced and comprehensive social security in the world. It includes for example sickness benefits, various family benefits and a comprehensive healthcare system. For more information on Finland, please check InfoFinland and This is Finland.

How to apply

The closing date for applications is March 31, 2024 at 23.59 CET.

All application instructions can be found at this link:  https://mifuture.tsc.uc3m.es/positions.html 

Please submit your application through shared MiFuture network online recruitment system administered by partnering university UC3M https://aplicaciones.uc3m.es/formulario/MiFutureDCForm .

More Information about this position

• Contact: Professor Elena Simona Lohan (https://www.tuni.fi/en/elena-simona-lohan)
• More information also at https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/187769