The Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering (IME) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has a vacancy for a full-time position as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Telematics (ITEM).
The appointment is for a term of 2 years. The position of postdoctoral fellow is a fixed-term position with the primary objective of qualifying for work in top academic posts.
Description
Work description
The candidate is expected to pursue research in the area of communication networks. A particular focus is on designing robust and cost-efficient network architectures and approaches to support communication between heterogeneous nodes in coastal and arctic maritime operations and surveillance (CAMOS) sensor networks for the IME Lighthouse project CAMOS. A possible application scenario is communication and networking for deep sea mining. The design should take into consideration the special characteristics of sensor networks, such as heterogeneous nodes (e.g. acoustic underwater, terrestrial radio, satellite, and UAV) and intermittent communication. The architectures and approaches should also incorporate a management framework that enables coordination and optimization of the network in order to fulfill the desired performance criteria, e.g. delay, reliability and network energy efficiency. In addition, the candidate is expected to initiate the building of a networking framework and demonstration platform for CAMOS.
Nr of positions available : 1
Research Fields
Computer science - Other
Career Stage
Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)
Research Profiles
Recognised Researcher (R2)
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The candidate is also expected to collaborate with researchers in the group at ITEM, and be involved in other activates of the group, such as lecturing, and supervision of PhD/Master students.
We seek a highly motivated and qualified individual with a strong publication record, holding a Ph.D. degree in communication networks or related fields by the time of appointment. Key requirements include:
Experience in performance evaluation (e.g. modeling, analysis, simulation)
Excellent English communication skills (writing and oral)
Ability to work independently and to assist in supervising students, at the graduate level
Related prior programming / implementation / experiment-study / project experience is an asset.
Qualifications
A requirement is a Norwegian doctoral degree in the subject area concerned or a corresponding doctoral degree from a country outside Norway recognized as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree or competence at a corresponding level documented by academic work of the same scope and quality.
Applicants who do not master a Scandinavian language must provide evidence of good English language skills, written and spoken.
We can offer
An informal and friendly workplace with dedicated colleagues
Academic challenges
Attractive schemes for home loans, insurance and pensions in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
Salary conditions
The position is in code 1352, normally in salary grade 57-72 in the Norwegian State salary scale, gross NOK 482.500 - 639.200 per year, depending on qualifications. A deduction of 2% is made as a statutory contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
General
The appointment is subject to the conditions in effect at any time for employees in the public sector.
As far as possible, the State workforce should reflect the diversity of the population. Goals of our personnel policy therefore include a balanced distribution in terms of age and gender as well as recruitment of people of immigrant background.
Under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act, information about the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to have his or her name entered on the list of applicants.
Information about the department
Telematics is the area of communication networks and networked services, encompassing technological, societal and economical aspects.
The Department of Telematics currently has 16 professors or associate professors, 9 adjunct professors, associate professors or assistant professors, and about 30 active PhD students and 4 Post-Docs.
The Department of Telematics performs research and research-based education at a very high international level. The department is to be the leading research group in the telematics/networking field in Norway, and also have a leading position in Europe in chosen disciplines within its research areas. Research activities are organized into three main research areas- Networks, Networked systems, and Information security-, which are also responsible for the content of educational main profiles.
Application
The application should contain:
A CV, including information of educational background, scientific experience and other relevant work experience.
Certified copies of academic diplomas and transcripts - Applicants from universities outside Norway are kindly requested to send a diploma supplement or a similar document, which describes in detail the study and grading system and the rights for further studies associated with the obtained degree
A list of relevant publications (including a brief description of the applicant’s contribution if this is not obvious) – The most relevant publications should be included (max 3 publications). Unpublished work that the applicant would like to be taken into consideration may be included as well.
The application must be sent electronically via www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/107724/. All the documents should be submitted as a single PDF file.
Incomplete applications will not be taken into consideration.
For further information about the position, please contact professor Yuming Jiang (e-mail: jiang@item.ntnu.no)
The application deadline is 15 December 2014.