Your future responsibilities

The PhD student will research methods to quantify, support and improve the trustworthiness of 6G communications, with a focus on mission-critical applications in dynamic industrial environments with communication requirements such as ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC). By ensuring trustworthy communication in 6G networks, research will cover frameworks for assessing and improving network resilience and reliability to deliver trustworthy performance even in high-demand scenarios. 

Research will focus on the development of environmental sensing technologies that can be used to predict the near future of communication scenarios in order to improve communication quality and achieve near-deterministic communication performance. Localisation, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) and other methods should be explored for this purpose. The integration of both AI methods and advanced signal processing to interpret and analyse the environment will be a key aspect of this research, especially in challenging conditions such as severe multipath propagation and non-line-of-sight scenarios. 

Theoretical research will be applied to real industrial environments such as smart manufacturing, automated logistics and precision agriculture. Collaboration with industry partners to understand their unique challenges and develop 6G-enabled solutions to improve efficiency and productivity will be an integral part of the research.

Your Leadership responsibilities

Your Scientific responsibilities

Your profile

• Master’s degree in communications engineering, electrical/electronic engineering, mechatronics, or a closely related field such as computer science, mathematics, or physics.
• Solid knowledge in one or more of the following areas: signal processing, communications engineering, information theory, machine learning, digital hardware implementation, probability theory.
• Basic understanding of RF engineering and RF measurement techniques is an advantage.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Enthusiasm for developing new ideas and a positive attitude towards new challenges. 
• Ability to work independently, be well organised, produce high quality documents and meet deadlines. 
• Project experience and/or publications in related fields are beneficial.

Important Facts about SAL

• Application deadline: 3 November 2024
• Weekly working hours: 38.5
• Diversified research activities with plenty of technical challenges.
• State-of-the-art lab facilities and instruments.
• Internal and external training opportunities for further development.
• Home Office possible.
• € 4 per day food allowance in restaurants or € 2 per day in supermarkets.
• Family & kids friendly.
• Free coffee/milk/tea & fresh fruits.

For this position you will receive a monthly gross salary of EUR 3,827, which will be paid 14 times a year. Financial support for housing for stays abroad (e.g., in case of secondments) and travelling expenses will be offered on a case-by-case basis after alignment with the supervisor and the CRYSTALLINE program leader.

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Application requirements:

• Applicants must not have resided and/or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Austria for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline.
• Master’s degree including official evidence completed by application deadline.
• Not in possession of a PhD degree.
• Only complete sets of application documents concatenated in a single PDF can be accepted.

Required application documents (concatenated in a single PDF in this order):

• [Mandatory] 1-page letter of motivation (in English), including a declaration of the considered research topic
• [Mandatory] CV (in English), including
  • expertise, skills, and
  • (if applicable) list of internships and publications & patents
• [Mandatory] Scanned copies of transcripts of records for bachelor and the master (or equivalent degree) including the diplomas proofing the completion of the studies (originally issued in English or German, or an official translation in alignment with the guidelines on translation and authentication)
• [Mandatory] Proof of fluency in English at minimum B2 level (Upper Intermediate English). Accepted proofs are e.g. master studies in English or an internationally accepted certificate.
• [Mandatory] Scanned copy of valid Passport/ID
• [Optional] Letter of references from academic reference persons (with contact details)
• [Optional] Authored/Co-authored publications
• [Mandatory] Master thesis

Please check all the details about the application requirements on our website: Crystalline Program Recruitment | SAL Research Network (silicon-austria.com)

Please note: As part of the assessment (please check Selection Process for details), we will send out the set of scientific tasks on Nov 4th till 12:00, CET, for which you will then have exactly 3 days to solve. Please plan your schedule accordingly.