Post-doctoral position in circuit design - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Subject description
Integrated circuit design, with focus on high-speed analog-to-digital converters for wireless communication.

Work duties
The main task for this position is research and development of integrated circuits for wireless communication; specifically, extremely broadband (> 1GHz) analog-to-digital converters shall be designed in an advanced CMOS process and tested.

Teaching and supervision of undergraduate and PhD students may be a part of the work load, for at most 15% of the total. The position shall include the opportunity for three weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning.

Qualification requirements
Appointment to a post-doctoral position requires that the applicant has a PhD, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a PhD, within the subject of the position, completed no more than three years before the last date for applications. Under special circumstances, the doctoral degree may have been completed earlier.

Additional requirements:

• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.

Assessment criteria and other qualifications
This is a career development position primarily focused on research. The position is intended as an initial step in a career, and the assessment of the applicants will be primarily based on their research qualifications and potential as researchers.
Particular emphasis will be placed on research skills within the subject (described above).

For appointments to a post-doctoral position, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• A good ability to perform high quality research.
• Teaching skills.

Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the department, and how they stand to contribute to its future development.

Terms of employment
This is a full-time, fixed-term employment of 2 years. The period of employment is determined in accordance with the agreement “Avtal om tidsbegränsad anställning som postdoktor” (“Agreement on fixed-term employment as a post-doctoral fellow”) between Lund University, SACO-S, OFR/S and SEKO, dated 4 September 2008.

Instructions on how to apply
Applications shall be written in English. Please draw up the application in accordance with LTH’s Academic qualifications portfolio – see link below. Upload the application as PDF-files in the recruitment system. Read more:

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