The University of Oulu is one of the biggest and most multidisciplinary universities in Finland. We create new knowledge and innovations that help to solve global challenges. We offer you an international and inspiring working environment where you are given responsibility and can use your skills, develop yourself and do work that matters. Our flexible and family-friendly workplace makes it easy for you to balance work and leisure. The University of Oulu is ranked in the top 3% of the world´s universities.
We are now looking for
to join us in the Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC) - Radio Technologies (RT) Research unit at the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE).
The technical scope of the position has an emphasis on the design of RF transceivers for communication and sensing systems, new concepts and architectures for a broad range of RF applications, including experimental testing and signal processing related to non-idealities and performance improvement techniques like transmitter linearization and calibrations. The work is expected to model RF transceivers and their components and experiment with key findings with hardware demonstrators. Mastering both theoretical and experimental research methodologies in RF signal processing and interference mitigation is a core requirement for the position.
Research at CWC covers signal processing and radio frequency (RF) engineering, radio access and network technologies, wireless network technologies, and wireless for various vertical applications. CWC employs total personnel of about 200 persons, including about 20 assistant, associate, or full professors. The focus of CWC-RT is on the lower layers, signal processing, and enabling RF technologies, including hardware design. CWC also leads the 6G Flagship covering research beyond connectivity and networking.
You should have excellent potential for a successful scientific career. The top candidates undergo an evaluation by external experts and are required to reach top scores (5-6 on a scale from 1 to 6 for scientific activity and as the overall score), to be recruited. Find out more about our tenure track system, entry criteria, evaluation procedure, and advancement on our careers website.
In order to succeed and enjoy the position, we expect from you:
The position is fixed-term for five years as of as soon as possible or upon mutual agreement.
The salary will be based on levels 05-06 of the requirement level chart for teaching and research staff of Finnish universities. In addition, a salary component based on personal work performance will be paid (a maximum of 50 % of the job-specific component). Starting gross salary will be approx. 4000-4800 € per month (before taxes). A trial period of 6 months is applied for the position.
Interested? If yes, please apply by 15.09.2023 (23:59 Finnish local time) through our recruitment system.
The application should be written in English and include the following:
The eligible applicants fitting best in the profile expected for the position will be invited to an on-site or remote interview. All applicants will be notified during the selection process.
The selection process follows the University of Oulu tenure track guidelines. The process is carried out by a recruitment committee and the candidates are subjected to publication analyses based on their publication lists. The candidates that are considered most suitable by the recruitment committee will also undergo an expert evaluation.
If you have any further questions, please contact Prof. Aarno Pärssinen, Leader of RF group in CWC-RT (aarno.parssinen@oulu.fi or tel. +358 294 482844)
Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Oulu |
County | Pohjois-Pohjanmaa |
Country | Finland |
Reference number | 2023/346 |
Published | 18.Aug.2023 |
Last application date | 15.Sep.2023 |