Mid Sweden University, The Department of Information Systems and Technology,

The Department of Information Systems and Techonology is situated at Campus Sundsvall. Its activities include research in the field of Computer and System science, mainly in the fields of the subjects Computer engineering and Industrial organization and economy.

Job description: The Communication Systems and Networks (CSN) group conducts research and education in communications engineering for 5G-and-beyond, radio access and resource management, dynamic spectrum access, design of wireless communication systems to support distributed learning applications, optimization of communication networks for robust and energy efficient implementation, industrial IoT applications. The successful candidate will work in one of the projects related to these topics, implementing and developing a software testing environment to compare and evaluate the proposed techniques and disseminating the results through scientific publications and conferences. The candidate is also expected to actively contribute to the different research projects, either coordinating technical contribution and/or preparing project deliverables, as well as preparing new research proposals to attract industrial, national and European projects. Finally, the candidate is expected to assist in the supervision of PhD students and some teaching may be included, but not more than 20% of full time.

Requirements and assessment: A PhD degree in Telecommunication Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering with a focus on wireless communications is required. International experience is desirable as well as a good publication track record in relevant international conferences and top journals in the following research areas (at least one IEEE Transaction publication is mandatory): wireless communication, radio resource management, e.g. power/bandwidth assignment, scheduling, radio access technologies, network slicing, WSNs. Experience with a number of optimization tools and typical convexification strategies is expected. Experience with machine learning is a plus. Strong programming skills in MATLAB, Python, and C++ are desirable but not mandatory. Experience of working with industrial projects or public funded research projects is highly desirable. The candidate is also expected to be highly committed, an excellent team-worker, and have strong critical thinking skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English are required.

To qualify for an employment as a post-doctor, the applicants must hold a PhD degree or a foreign qualification deemed equivalent to a PhD, while the PhD degree must have been obtained no more than three years prior to the application date. Read more at Mid Sweden University Employment Procedures

Terms of employment: One year full time, starting according to agreement.

Location: Sundsvall

For further information Further information is available from Dr. Patrik Österberg (Head of Department), patrik.osterberg@miun.se, phone +46 60 148614.

Salary: According to agreement.

Application: The application should include your CV, publication list, research plan (2 pages), 3 publications, copies of official transcripts and degree certificates.

Welcome to apply through our recruitment tool no later than Oct. 15th, 2021.

First day of employment Starting according to agreement
Salary According to agreement
Full-time equivalent 100%
City Sundsvall
County Västernorrlands län
Country Sweden
Reference number MIUN 2021/2037
Union representative
  • Ummis Jonsson, SACO, 010-142 88 09
  • Per Bergman, Fackförbundet ST, 010-142 83 71
Last application date 15.Oct.2021 11:59 PM CEST

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