Doctoral student in radar systems

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Electrical engineering

The project focuses on beam-forming techniques for modern antenna-array based radar systems for various civil and defence applications. Different techniques, including machine-learning, will be investigated for advanced digital, analog and hybrid beam-forming concepts, and applied to generating arbitrary beam-shapes in multi-static and passive radar systems. The work is primarily to be done by using simulation and computation software. If a hardware platform will be available before the end of the project, an implementation of the techniques on that platform will be carried out. The project requires a background in electrical engineering, radar systems, electromagnetic simulations, basic signal processing techniques, and preferably also machine learning.

The work is carried out in the THz lab of the Micro and Nano Systems division at the Dept of Intelligent Systems at KTH School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The lab has measurement equipment, incl. a fully automated THz antenna measurement chamber, up to 750 GHz, and many custom-built microwave and THz measurement setups. The project work is carried out in tight collaboration with Swedish radar industries within civil (car radar, security radar, THz imaging) and also defence applications.

Supervision: Professor Joachim Oberhammer with co-supervision by Dr.  Umer Shah

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.
• 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.
• Work and study in Stockholm, close to nature and the water.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.
• Doing cutting-edge research work in a leading research group on microwave and THz systems, including measurement facilities up to 750 GHz.

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), or
• 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

The candidate must have fundamental understanding of radar systems, electromagnetic wave propagation, basic signal processing techniques

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

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 or her work
• collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach, 
• analyse and work with complex issues, 
• present experience with electromagnetic simulation software such as CST Microwave Studio or HFSS
• present experience with scientific computation software such as Matlab
• present experience with radar technology and
• present experience with signal processing including machine learning

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal skills. 

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 of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.

Union representatives

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

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To apply for the position

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 elements:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• 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.
• PDF or link to PDF file of final second-cycle thesis, for instance MSc thesis.
• 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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