Faculty/department Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Level PhD degree
Maximum employment Maximum of 38 hours per week (1 FTE)
Duration of contract 1 year
Salary scale €2427 to €3831 per month gross
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) is known worldwide for its high academic quality and the social relevance of its research programmes. The faculty’s excellent facilities accentuate its international position in teaching and research. The faculty offers an interdisciplinary setting for its 500 employees, 400 PhD students and 1700 undergraduates. Together they work on a broad range of technical innovations in the fields of sustainable energy, telecommunications, microelectronics, embedded systems, computer and software engineering, interactive multimedia and applied mathematics. EEMCS: Your Connection to the Future.
Microelectronics is a multi-disciplinary field of research, exploring the physics, materials and chemistry required to make electronic devices work. It plays a crucial role in all fields of innovation, ranging from advanced health care to telecommunications and smart grids. Research at the TU Delft Department of Microelectronics focuses on three areas:
• Wireless communication
• Industrial and environmental multi-sensor sensing
• Biomedical devices.
The Department of Microelectronics provides expertise in each of these areas throughout the entire system chain.
The Microwave Sensing, Signals and Systems (MS3) group educates and performs theoretical and experimental research over a complete chain of microwave systems for remote sensing, ranging from electromagnetic waves radiation, propagation and scattering through analogue and digital microwave signal processing to detection, positioning and tracking, as well as classification and imaging of objects in complex environments.
The research focuses on novel principles of microwave sensing and on emerging radar applications. The group provides a set of courses on radar and remote sensing.
Job description
Ultra-wideband microwave sensors, which produce 3D images of the subsurface, are proven to be useful tools for humanitarian demining. The current project aims at development of an advanced algorithm for landmine detection in high-resolution 3D images of the subsurface.
The researcher will be responcible for the folowing activities:
• Development and analysis of the algorithm(s) for non-ambiguous detection of landmines in 3D images;
• Verification of the algorithms on the experimental data;
• Field trials organisation and implementation;
• Processing experimental data;
• Preparation of project deliverables.
The researcher will work in a very international team connected to the main academic and industrial actors in the field of humanitarian demining.
Requirements
Applicants should have a PhD degree with a background in electrical engineering and substantial knowledge of (UWB) radar systems and signal processing methods. Programming experience in C/C++ and/or MATLAB as well as practical experience with radar systems is expected. Strong communication skills for interaction with the other members of the project’s team are required. The researcher should have an open personality and good English language skills in order to closely cooperate with colleagues and students as well as write project documents. Candidates with European (EU) nationality are specifically invited to apply.
Conditions of employment
The TU Delft offers an attractive benefits package, including a flexible work week and the option of assembling a customised compensation and benefits package (the ‘IKA’). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
Information and application
For more information about this position, please contact Prof. A. Yarovoy, phone: +31 (0)15-2782496, e-mail: A.Yarovoy<στο>tudelft.nl. To apply, please e-mail a detailed CV along with a letter of application by 15 January 2015 to L. M. Ophey, Hr-eemcs<στο>tudelft.nl.
When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number EWI2014-43.