Research Fellow in 6G Wireless Communications (EPSRC) (x2 posts)

About us

The UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering invites applications for two (2) postdoctoral research positions in 6G wireless communications technologies.

The successful candidates will work on the EPSRC project, Fluid antenna systems for 6G wireless communications: Implementation, system optimisation and theoretical analysis. In particular, they will focus on the mathematical models of FAS and study the theoretical performance limits by statistical analysis.

About the role

We are looking for talented postdoctoral researchers to join our team and help us fulfil the project’s goals, producing quality research. The researchers should have strong background in wireless communications and communication theory. The researchers need to possess strong expertise in performance analysis using statistical tools and communication theory. Expert knowledge in tools such as statistical analysis, order statistics, asymptotic analysis and etc. will be essential.

The work will include mathematical modelling, problem formulation, algorithm development, mathematical analysis, simulations and testing, and publishing high-quality research papers in high-ranked journals. Also, the researchers are expected to take responsibility for promoting research activities on FAS by working on Workshop and tutorial proposals to international conferences, managing LinkedIn posts, maintaining the FAS project webpages and etc.

The successful candidates will work within an established research team led by Prof. Kai-Kit Wong.

The posts are available immediately for 12 months in the first instance. Further funding to support the posts may be available.

About you

Candidates should have a PhD degree (or about to submit) in a relevant subject area, or similar experience demonstrated via publications in international journals/conferences or patents. Knowledge of Wireless Communications, including signal processing and mathematical analysis for Wireless Communications is essential, as is significant experience in the analysis, design and simulation of advanced communication systems. Applicants should have strong programming skills in Matlab and Python or relevant.

Evidence of participation in funded R&D projects in the UK or overseas in some of the areas of: Wireless communications, MIMO, RIS, optimisation, machine learning and game theoretic methods is desirable.

If the successful candidate has not yet been awarded their PhD, appointment will be made as a Research Assistant (Grade 6B). Payment at Grade 7 will be backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis including corrections, once the PhD has been awarded. The salary scale for Research Assistant (Grade 6B),point 25-28. Salary range £38,357 - £41,005 (inc. London Allowance of £5,125 pa).

Further details:

• Applications close on 9th December.
• A job description and person specification can be accessed at the application link, as well as contact details for enquiries about the posts

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits.

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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