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The Department of Electrical and Information Technology (EIT) conducts high-quality research in a variety of areas in electrical engineering, ranging from pure theoretical research to applied projects in close collaboration with industry. The department consists of about 100 active researchers, divided into four main divisions: Communications Engineering, Electromagnetics and Nanoelectronics, Integrated Electronic Systems and Secure and Networked Systems.
The position is associated to the Division of Communications Engineering. The research carried out at this division focuses on next generation wireless systems, from theory to practice. You will be participating in the Chalmers-Lund Semiconductor System Design Center (classIC), financed by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF).
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Wireless systems are becoming an increasingly important part of our everyday life. More advanced functions and services are introduced at the same time as demands for higher efficiency and sustainable technologies are growing. ClassIC is addressing this challenge, where extended reality (XR) is used as the driver for developing an entire ecosystem of design methodologies and practices for future semiconductor systems. An important part of this is the design of energy and hardware efficient wireless communication, used to deliver reliable connectivity to XR devices. The type of wireless communication chosen for this is distributed MIMO, based on its capability to deliver both reliable and spectral efficient wireless connectivity.
The main duties of doctoral students are to devote themselves to their research studies which includes participating in research projects and third cycle courses. The work duties will also include teaching and other departmental duties (no more than 20%).
You will focus on high-level design methodology for wireless communication systems used in XR-systems, with distributed MIMO as the target system architecture. Focus will be on the trade-off between communication performance and flexibility, in terms of throughput, latency and reliability, while observing the trade-offs to be made between communication performance/flexibility and estimated hardware complexity/power consumption. Based on established models and theories for distributed MIMO systems, you will investigate how such systems should be designed to meet the requirements for XR applications, with lowest possible hardware complexity/power consumption.
The expected outcome is a high-level methodology for designing energy/hardware-efficient distributed MIMO systems for demanding applications, applicable beyond the XR application in focus, where high-level models of semiconductor sub-systems is used to optimize an entire system.
From a theoretical point of view, high-level system design relies heavily on analytical skills, including mathematics, optimization and probability theory, combined with a solid understanding of how performance and different types of costs are traded against each other.
The research will be performed in close collaboration with other doctoral students and senior researchers within classIC and the department. The required hardware models will be provided/developed by doctoral students and senior researchers focusing on the design of semiconductor sub-systems. As a doctoral student in classIC, you are also expected to attend courses for doctoral students and project meetings arranged by the centre.
A person meets the general admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if the applicant:
A person meets the specific admission requirements for third cycle studies in Electrical Engineering if the applicant has:
Additional requirements:
Selection for third-cycle studies is based on the student’s potential to profit from such studies. The assessment of potential is made primarily on the basis of academic results from the first and second cycle. Special attention is paid to the following:
Other assessment criteria:
Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive and independence, and how the applicant, through experience and skills, is deemed to have the abilities necessary for successfully completing the third cycle programme.
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Only those admitted to third cycle studies may be appointed to a doctoral studentship. Third cycle studies at LTH consist of full-time studies for 4 years. A doctoral studentship is a fixed-term employment of a maximum of 5 years (including 20% departmental duties). Doctoral studentships are regulated in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), chapter 5, 1-7 §§. The start date is as soon as possible according to agreement but no later than December 1, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Applications shall be written in English and include a cover letter stating the reasons why you are interested in the position and in what way the research project corresponds to your interests and educational background. The application must also contain a CV, degree certificate or equivalent, and other documents you wish to be considered (grade transcripts, contact information for your references, letters of recommendation, etc.).
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Type of employment | Temporary position |
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First day of employment | As soon as possible according to agreement but no later than December 1, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter |
Salary | Monthly salary |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Lund |
County | Skåne län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | PA2024/1876 |
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Published | 11.Jul.2024 |
Last application date | 30.Aug.2024 11:59 PM CEST |