Assistant Professor in Wireless Networks

The position is located at the Department of Electrial and Information Technology, within the Division of Secure and Networked Systems. The division has 18 senior researchers and about 20 PhD students. The division has two main research groups, Networked Systems and Security, and the position is located within Networked Systems. The group has a specific focus on applied research on networked applications over the cellular networks. In our 5G-lab, we have access to a local and complete 5G network, with a core network, base station, cloud-based applications and distributed antenna systems. The division has a long experience of close research collaborations with relevant industry, both locally, nationally and internationally.

The position is aimed at bridge the department’s research within networked systems and radio systems, which is mainly performed within the Division for Communication Engineering. The Division for Communication Engineering, performs world-leading applied research on radio communications, in particular within the areas of Massive MIMO and the successor Distributed MIMO.

The position will be closely connected with the VINNOVA Competence center NextG2Com (nextg2com.lu.se), and it will be part of the strategic research area within IT and mobile communications ELLIIT (elliit.se), which is a collaboration between Lund University, Linköping University, Halmstad University, and Blekinge Institute of Technology. In Lund, ELLIIT covers four departments: Electrical and Information Technology, Computer Science, Automatic Control, and the Centre for Mathematical Sciences. In total, we are about 200 researchers, wherof about 110 PhD students, performing to a large extent cross-disciplinary research. In Lund, ELLIIT is part of the Faculty of Engineering’s (LTH’s) Research profile AI and Digitalisation, which means that the position is in line with LTH’s general research strategy.

Subject

Wireless Networks

Subject description

The position includes research within next-generation wireless network systems (6G and beyond), using distributed antenna systems and an integrated computing infrastructure for cloud-based off-loading of real-time computing, for example aimed at advanced AI systems. The next-generation wireless network systems (6G and beyond) must provide a good Quality of Service (QoS) for advanced connected mobile and intelligent applications (e.g. connected vehicles, smart industry, robotics etc.). These applications require well-functioning wireless network systems, with both extremely low latencies, robust and energy efficient connections, and an infrastructure that provides high performance edge computing. For this to work, the wireless network system must have an integrated infrastructure where radio systems, network protocols and application software both cooperate and exchange information with each other.  

For high-quality research within this area, it is required that the applicant has both expertise within distributed antenna systems, as well as expertise within radio- and computing infrastructures for 5G/6G systems. For high-quality applied research, which is performed within NextG2Com and other relevant research projects at the department, it is required to have good profiency of experimental research activities and experimental reseach methods, i.e documented experience of research that requires experimental tesbeds with real-time requirements and measurements in real environments. 

Work duties

Employment as an assistant professor is a tenure track position, which aims for the holder to develop their independence as a researcher and educator. The work duties mainly involve research and teaching. The position includes the opportunity to undertake five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education. 

Work duties include:

• Research within the subject area.
• Teaching in the first, second and third cycles of studies.
• Supervision of degree projects and doctoral students.
• Actively seeking external research funding.
• Collaboration with industry and wider society.
• Administration related to the work duties listed above.
• Contributions to the goals of the strategic research area ELLIIT within research, research education, collaborations and publications. 

Qualification requirements 

Qualification requirements for employment as an assistant professor are fulfilled by someone who has been awarded a doctorate or has the corresponding research competence. 

Primary consideration should be given to someone who has been awarded a doctorate or achieved the equivalent competence within seven years of the deadline for application for employment as an assistant professor. However, someone who has been awarded a doctorate or achieved the equivalent expertise at an earlier date may also be considered if there are special grounds. Special grounds are sick leave, parental leave or other similar circumstances.

Assessment criteria

For appointment to assistant professor, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• A good ability to develop and carry out high quality research.
• Teaching ability. 

Additional requirements

• Very good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Significant documented research experience (e.g. from postdoc or doctoral studies) from another university/institute or relevant experience from industry/public sector.
• Documented research activities within distributed antenna systems.
• Documented research activities within radio and network infrastructures for 5G/6G systems.
• Documented good profiency of experimental and applied research activities with in the subject, e.g. experimental testbeds with real-time requirements and measurements in real environments.
• Collaborative skills, initiative and the ability to solve work tasks independently, as well as a demonstrated interest in leadership.

Other qualifications

• Courses in pedagogics for Higher Education.
• Documented experience of pedagogical leadership, e.g. course management, examination, and course development.
  Documented experience of international research projects.
   

The extent to which the applicant, through their experience and skills, may complement and strengthen ongoing research, undergraduate education, departmental innovation, and how they can contribute to the future development of the department will also be taken into consideration.

Terms of employment

This is a full-time, fixed-term employment of 6 years. The employment is regulated in accordance with Chapter 4 Section 12a§ HEA. The purpose of the appointment is for the teacher to be given the opportunity to develop research autonomy and acquire the scholarly and teaching qualifications required for eligibility for appointment as a senior lecturer.

We offer 

Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.  Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-lund-university. 

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:

http://www.lth.se/english/working-at-lth/to-apply-for-academic-positions-at-lth/

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Promotion to Senior Lecturer in Wireless Networks

During the period of employment, an assistant professor can apply for promotion to a permanent position as Senior Lecturer if he or she has the required qualifications listed below, and is deemed suitable. An assistant professor can only apply for promotion once.

Qualification requirements

Appointment to senior lecturer requires that the applicant has: 

• A PhD or corresponding research competence or professional expertise considered important with regard to the subject matter of the post and the work duties it will involve.
• Demonstrated teaching expertise. 
• Completed five weeks of training in higher education teaching and learning, or acquired equivalent knowledge by other means. 

Assessment criteria

The assessment criteria specify the aspects to be considered, and the level to be achieved, for the assessment criteria to be deemed fulfilled. The following assessment criteria must be fulfilled for appointment to senior lecturer:

• A good national and international standing as a researcher. The requirement for international experience shall be assessed with consideration to the character and traditions of the subject.
• Good teaching ability, including a good ability to conduct, develop and lead teaching and other educational activities on different levels and using a variety of teaching methods.
• An ability to supervise doctoral students to achieve a PhD.
• An ability to collaborate with wider society and communicate his or her activities.
• A general ability to lead and develop activities.

Additional requirements

• Good ability to collaborate, independence and drive.
• Sufficient knowledge of Swedish to carry out administrative and educational tasks that require an understanding of Swedish.