Postdoc in Collaborative Automated Driving

You have the chance to take part in the development of the technique guiding the vehicles of tomorrow.

Are you looking for a position where you can develop your scientific skills on self-driving vehicle and is your scientific competence withing estimation and control, then this is an opportunity for you.

Do you want to contribute to 5G and 6G radio localization and sensing systems for vehicle positioning and trajectory planning? Do you want to continue to build on your technical skills as well as building and maintaining a network that includes both the leading automotive industry and academia? Then you should seriously consider this position at Chalmers.

Information about the project
The successful candidate will participate in the EU-project HiDrive and interact with researchers and companies on European level.

The successful candidate will work on algorithms for location estimation and trajectory planning in complex traffic situations such as, e.g., crossings and round-abouts. The algorithms build on uncertain information, partly, communicated from other vehicles, and how the performance of the algorithm depends on the uncertainties is in focus. The goal is to better optimize the overall system by including the use of the communication channel and the freedom in the control in the design. HiDrive aims at demonstrating automated driving functions in "particularly challenging and complex environments" so that is also the problem setting for our algorithms.

The position is at the division of Systems and Control within the Mechatronics group and in the project there is a close cooperation with the Communication research group, all at the department Electrical Engineering, at Chalmers. In your work environment at the department you will be part of a team of PhD students, post-docs and senior researchers working projects concerning modeling, design and control with several application areas. Many projects concern traffic safety and autonomous driving. The group is a part of the Department of Electrical Engineering (E2), which to a large extent deals with the modeling and development of efficient systems for extracting and processing information. For more information on E2, see also www.chalmers.se/E2/.

Major responsibilities
The working time of post-doctoral staff is mainly devoted to research. Undergraduate teaching duties, not
exceeding 20% of the working time, may include supervision of MSc or BSc students. 

Contract terms
The appointment is a full time employment (not a scholarship) for a period of not more than two years.

Qualifications
By the starting date, the applicant should have a PhD in control or related field such that, signal processing, communication or neighbouring relevant field. Experience from research and development within relevant technical area including radio positioning, radar, trajectory prediction as well as machine learning is beneficial.

Appropriate programming skills are required is welcome. A genuine interest and curiosity in the subject, ability to initiate new research collaborations, excellent oral and written English communication skills are needed.

We offer
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 
Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees.

Chalmers aims to actively improve our gender balance. We work broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

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Application deadline: 31 August, 2021

For questions, please contact:
Prof. Jonas Sjöberg,
Systems and Control,
e-mail: jonas.sjoberg@chalmers.se,
+4631772 1855

Prof. Henk Wymeersch,
Communication Systems,
e-mail: henkw@chalmers.se,
+4631772 1765

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