PhD student position in Mixed signal design for communication systems

Gothenburg Physics Centre is a collaboration platform for the four departments Applied Physics, Earth & Space Sciences, Physics, Microtechnology & Nanoscience at Chalmers University of Technology, and the department of Physics at the University of Gothenburg. The Gothenburg Physics Centre houses about 200 professors, 200 researchers with a PhD degree, 140 graduate students, and 550 undergraduate students. We have a common goal to encourage and develop the cooperation within the areas of academic research, teaching and outreach activities between the departments in order to create a stimulating work environment for researchers as well as students.

Information about the project and the research groups
Chalmers is a leader in research on high speed photonics and electronics for high datarate fibre/wireless communication, and electronics for millimeterwave imaging. Supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), we now expand and strengthen our efforts to develop integrated circuits and packaging solutions for wireless and fibre communication for datarates exceeding 100 Gigabit per second. We therefore seek PhD students for research on the following technologies:

- Baseband electronics for high datarate wireless communication and optoelectronic circuits.

The laboratories involved are the Microwave Electronics Laboratory and the Photonics Laboratory at the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2) We have a long tradition of high-level research in THz-electronics, and high speed electronics, opto electronics, and optical communication. Our resources include comprehensive sets of numerical tools for device and circuit design, a state-of-the-art cleanroom facility (the Nanofabrication Laboratory) with all the equipment needed for device fabrication and laboratories with extraordinary resources for device and circuit characterization and THz measurements.

Major tasks and responsibilities
The PhD student will develop new generations of mixed signal baseband electronics for wireless high datarate electronics, and in addition power efficient driver and receiver circuits for high speed optical datacom transmitters and receivers. The mixed signal baseband electronics perform various functions in the system including sychonization, wide band signal equalization, channel multiplexing and channel estimation, etc. These functions are implemented by using customized circuits and advanced digital signal processors (DSPs).

The major task for this position including developing signal processing algoritms using DSPs; circuits design using various CAD tools and circuit technologies (SiGe BiCMOS, InP DHBT); Implementation of algoritms in FPGA, design of communication systems; measurement techniques including using various instrument performing system level verification and debugging.

Your major responsibilities as PhD student is to pursue your own doctoral studies. You are expected to develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing. The positions also include departmental work, mostly as a teaching assistant, corresponding to about 10% of working hours.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of five years.

Qualifications
By the starting date, the applicants must have a Master of Science degree corresponding to at least 240 higher education credits in Engineering Physics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. Solid knowledge in the areas of semiconductors, optoelectronics, high speed electronics and/or optical communication is required. Any experience from device or circuit design, device fabrication, device or circuit characterization, and/or optical transmission measurements is a merit. A good command of English is required.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 2060163 and written in English.
Application deadline: May 31, 2016

For questions, please contact:
Professor Herbert Zirath, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, herbert.zirath@chalmers.se, 031-7721852
Professor Anders Larsson, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, anders.larsson@chalmers.se, 031-7721593, 0703-088626

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