Job description

The Department of Communication Engineering has many years of expertise in the research and development of communications systems, algorithms and signal processing methods. Through participation in programs of the German Research Foundation (DFG), cooperative projects of the European Union (EU), European Space Agency (ESA), and German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as well as industrial projects, the results of basic research find direct utilization in the development and standardization of mobile radio systems, industrial radio systems and space communication systems.

Description

The tasks include carrying out independent research in the following areas:

• Build and commission a 3D network testbed with base stations, rovers, drones and satellite communications to explore 6G networks.
• Real-time software implementation of 6G baseband technologies for use with software defined radios (SDRs, e.g., Ettus N310)
• Familiarization with and commissioning of an open 5G software implementation (e.g. SRS RAN and Open5Gc)
• Integration of accelerators into a real-time capable 5G implementation
• In addition to research, the area of responsibility from the winter semester 2025/2026 also includes participation in teaching tasks (teaching obligation - 4 SWS), including carrying out exercises accompanying lectures, supervising project and final theses and internships.

You can expect

• Independent work in an interdisciplinary team, in which cooperation and mutual support are of great importance
• A research environment that ranges from basic research to industry-oriented applied research
• A research environment at the interface between communication engineering, information technology, computer science and physics
• Various opportunities to contribute to shaping the research field
• Participation in (inter)national conferences and summer schools
• Possibility for research stays with international cooperation partners
• Possibility to participate in doctoral qualification programs of the University of Bremen (BYRD - Bremen Early Career Researcher Development). Here we support you in acquiring the skills and competencies you need to successfully complete your doctorate and for later management tasks in academia or industry.

Requirements

• Very good M.Sc. degree in in communications engineering/information technology, technical computer science, applied mathematics or related engineering or natural sciences
• Very good knowledge of software implementation of algorithms
• Profound knowledge that covers one or more of the following areas: communications engineering (baseband, resource management), signal processing and signal theory, coding and information theory, network information theory, machine learning, stochastic inference techniques
• Strong interested in conducting independent research with your ideas and approaches as a member of one of our research teams
• High motivation to work within trans-disciplinary research projects
• Organizational talent and team spirit
• Very good English skills, ideally basic German skills
• Ideally, experience in programming/development environments (Python/MATLAB/C++)
• Ideally, experience with software defined radios (Ettus URSP) and GNU radio
• We are looking for candidates carrying out at least one of the following activities
• Software implementation of innovative technologies, e.g. in an 6G testbed

General hints

The university is family-friendly, diverse and sees itself as an international university. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.

The University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of women in science and therefore expressly encourages apply.

Disabled applicants will be given priority if they have essentially the same professional and personal suitability.

Your Application

• Your application should include:
• A cover letter summarizing the applicant’s qualifications for the position and stating the applicant’s major achievements as well as research interest
• Full CV
• Transcripts (Diploma or B. Sc. and M. Sc.)
• Certificates
• List of publications if applicable

We ask that you send your application stating the advertisement code A158-24 by 31.05.2024 to

University of Bremen
Department of Communications Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Dekorsy
Otto-Hahn-Allee 1
28359 Bremen

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