Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The sixth-generation (6G) wireless network is envisioned to be a perceptive network in which accurate sensing of the environment will complement high-performance communication. It will therefore support a wide variety of new applications and services which require both highly accurate sensing and localization as well as high-data-rate and low-latency communication, including immersive telepresence, smart cities and homes, connected autonomous vehicles, remote healthcare, and industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT). A key paradigm required to achieve this goal is that of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), whereby the hardware, spectrum and signal processing resources can be shared between wireless communication and wireless sensing functionalities; this can provide unprecedented gains in spectral efficiency, power consumption, and overall system size and cost. Another envisaged capability of the 6G network is that of providing a smart radio environment in which the channel can be dynamically reconfigured to provide higher capacity, better coverage, more precise sensing/localization, or enhanced security – the key technology to achieve this is that of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). An RIS is a low-cost passive metasurface which can be used to control the propagation environment in order to significantly enhance the spectral/energy efficiency, coverage and capacity of wireless communication systems. This project will address some of the key challenges required to enhance the performance of ISAC systems using RIS technology. The research will center on RIS configuration for achieving an optimal sensing-communication tradeoff in ISAC, incorporation of practical RIS models, minimizing the required training overhead for RIS-aided channel estimation, and development of the relevant signal processing algorithms. The new RIS-aided ISAC system designs will be validated by extensive mathematical analysis as well as by simulation. 

Salary: PD1 €44,347 - €50,805 per annum

Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 6th of September 2024.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

The PD1 position is intended for early stage researchers, either just after completion of a PhD or for someone entering a new area for the first time. If you have already completed your PD1 stage in UCD or will soon complete a PD1, or you are an external applicant whose total Postdoctoral experience, inclusive of the duration of the advertised post, would exceed 4 years, you should not apply and should refer to PD2 posts instead.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

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