Doctoral students in Communication Theory for Wireless 6G Technology - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Wireless technology has evolved over five generations, but the need for higher efficiency and reliability is never-ending. The 6G research goal is to identify new groundbreaking methods that can enable tomorrow’s wireless applications. In this doctoral project, you will contribute to the 6G theory formation and establish yourself at the international forefront. Some possible research areas are physically large antenna arrays, cell-free networks, intelligent reflecting surfaces, terahertz communication and wireless sensing, but there are opportunities to adapt the research to your personal interests. The research will focus on the physical layer but can also cover aspects of the media access control and network layers. Methods from communication theory, signal processing, electromagnetics, optimization, machine learning, and networking will play an important role.

The research is fully funded and will be carried out at the Division of Communication Systems at the EECS school. The division is located at the campus in Stockholm Kista, across the road from world-leading telecommunication companies. The results will be published in top-level journals and prepare you for a research career in academia and industry.

Third-cycle subject: Information and Communication Technology

Supervision: Professor Emil Björnson (IEEE Fellow) will be the main supervisor.

What we offer

• The possibility to study in a dynamic and international research environment in collaboration with industries and prominent universities from all over the world.Read more
• A workplace with many employee benefits and monthly salary according to KTH’s Doctoral student salary agreement.
• A postgraduate education at an institution that is active and supportive in matters pertaining to working conditions, gender equality and diversity as well as study environment.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.

Admission requirements

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:

• passed a second cycle degree (for example a master's degree),
• completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle higher education credits, or
• acquired, in some other way within or outside the country, substantially equivalent knowledge

In addition to the above, there is also a mandatory requirement for English equivalent to English B/6, read more here

Selection

In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. During the selection process, candidates will be assessed upon their ability to:

• independently pursue his/her work
• collaborate with others
• have a professional approach and
• analyse and work with complex issues

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and suitability. A successful candidate must have excellent mathematical skills, a background in communication engineering, and high proficiency in English.

Target degree: Doctoral degree

Information regarding admission and employment

Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years ' time. An employed doctoral student can, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within their role, e.g. training and administration. A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.

Union representatives

Union representatives: KTH's website.

Doctoral section (Students’ union on KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Doctoral section: section's website.

Application

Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.

Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/central European Summer Time).

Applications must include the following:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
• Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages.Copies of originals must be certified.
• Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Other information

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