Postdoctoral position in Massive MIMO and phase noise signal processing

At the Department of Signals and Systems, we conduct internationally renowned research in biomedical engineering, antenna systems, signal processing, image analysis, automatic control, automation, mechatronics, and communication systems. We offer a dynamic and international research environment with about 150 employees from more than 20 countries, and with extensive national and international research collaborations with academia, industry and society. The department provides more than 70 courses, of which most are included in the Master’s Programs ”Biomedical Engineering”, ”Systems, Control and Mechatronics”, and ”Communication Engineering”.

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Information about the research and the division
Massive MIMO is one of the most important technologies that will be a part of the 5G mobile telecommunication system. Much fundamental research has been done the last couple of years, but there still remains a lot to do on the hardware-related questions, and the signal processing needed to keep the hardware happy and efficient. Phase noise, nonlinear amplifiers, I/Q imbalance, just to mention a few, are all needed to be assisted and compensated by efficient signal processing algorithms; that is what this postdoc position is about. In particular, we are building a MIMO testbed with the intention to reach 100 Gbit/s throughput, with a spectral efficiency of 100 b/s/Hz.

Another, closely related, topic of special interest here is phase noise and phase-locked loops, or rather to model and simulate their effect on a communication system.

The position is hosted by the Communication Systems group at S2. In this group, the research is focused on various fundamental communication questions, communication systems and networks, vehicle communications and statistical signal processing techniques. Collaboration with industrial partners and researchers at different departments is also involved.

Major responsibilities
* Perform research related to phase noise signal processing
* Perform research related to massive MIMO signal processing
* Work in industry-financed projects
* Co-supervision of PhD students
* A small amount of master student teaching

Your major responsibility as postdoc is to perform your own research in a research group. The position also includes teaching on undergraduate and master's levels as well as supervising master's and/or PhD students to a certain extent. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1).

Qualifications
You should have a background with emphasis on signal processing, preferably for hardware-constrained communications such as Massive MIMO and phase noise.

Furthermore, it will also be expected that you can take on responsibility, take own initiatives and work independently when needed, and even lead a research project with external partners forward. At the same time it is important that you are good at working in teams, and a high level of written and spoken English will also be necessary.

To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree in a relevant field; the degree should generally not be older than three years. You are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education.

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

Application deadline: 31 October 2016



For questions, please contact:
Professor Thomas Eriksson, Signals and systems, Email: thomase@chalmers.se, Telephone: +46 31 7721745

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