Doctoral Researcher in Wireless Navigation
Open position
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About
The Doctoral School of Industry Innovations (DSII) at Tampere University explores research questions that are directly relevant to industry and business. The Electrical Engineering unit at the the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences in Tampere University invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher position in the field of satellite-based positioning. The partner company for this position is u-Blox. The positions will be filled for a fixed-term period of 2 years, with the possibility of contract extension.
Job description
The Doctoral Researcher will participate in activities related to wireless satellite positioning in an industrially-funded research project and will enroll as a PhD student at Tampere University in the Electrical Engineering Unit of the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences. The research work will focus on developing a scalable, robust positioning framework by integrating GNSS and emerging LEO-PNT signals with distributed AI and multimodal sensor data. The researcher will participate in all the PhD-related activities (attending lectures and writing publications) required for a PhD thesis and will also participate in writing deliverables (about once/year), in regular project meetings with the steering committee and in various project-related workshops. The researcher will work in both industrial and academic environments, with a time split at each venue to be further agreed with supervisors. Publications are very important during the project duration. The researcher will be provided with supervision in a team with deep expertise on indoor and outdoor wireless positioning and wireless communications, as well as signal processing and hardware aspects of wireless systems. Upon excellent results, the position will be renewed every year, until the end of 2029.
Requirements
To be eligible to apply for the Doctoral Researcher position, you must have completed a MSc degree in a relevant area of engineering before the starting date of employment mentioned below. The successful candidate needs to apply for and be granted a study right for a doctoral degree in the doctoral program of the discipline at Tampere University. Please visit the admissions webpage for more information on eligibility requirements.
The position requires:
- The applicant must have strong skills in Matlab or Python -based programming and must be willing to expand their Matlab skills
- Knowledge about GNSS, wireless navigation and machine learning is desirable
- Additional skills that are highly appreciated in this position are the willingness to work hard and to learn more about the fascinating research field of satellite positioning, ability to work both independently and in a team and interest in a research career
- If you have not completed a degree in Finland, an official English certificate is also required. Accepted English certificates and their minimum requirements are available here (Language skill requirements).
Contact
Professor Jari Nurmi