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Research Assistant Position on Wireless Networked Embedded Systems @ TU Graz
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The Institute for Technical Informatics at Graz University of Technology
(http://www.tugraz.at/institute/iti/home) has an opening for a University Assistant position, to be filled as soon as possible. The successful candidate will conduct highly competitive research and pursue a Ph.D. in the area of wireless networked embedded systems, as well as help with teaching at Bachelor (in German language) and Master level (in English language), and should hence have very good command of both languages.


The position shall reinforce and extend the research activities at the Institute, with a strong focus on industrial applications of wireless embedded systems (Smart Production, Industry 4.0). We expect candidates to have interest and/or experience in cyber-physical systems and/or Internet of Things meeting high quality of service and reliability requirements.


Applicants must hold a Master degree (or equivalent) in computer engineering, computer science, or electrical engineering and have an excellent track record, maturity, self-motivation, as well as the ability to work both independently and as a team player. Experience in scientific projects, international cooperation and publication activities are considered an asset.

TU Graz, with more than 12.700 students and 7 faculties, is the second largest university in Styria and one of the three Austrian universities of technology.

Graz, the second largest city in Austria, is a young and lively city with more than 50.000 students situated south-east of the Alps. It enjoys an almost mediterranean climate and lifestyle and its medieval old town (one of the largest and best-preserved in central Europe) is a UNESCO world heritage site.

The position is remunerated according to the Kollektivvertrag for Austrian Universities, i.e., the salary amounts to at least 37280€/year before taxes and may increase depending on prior experience. The initial appointment for this position will be for 4 years.


Applications with motivation letter, CV, list of any publications, transcript of records, and additional documents such as certificates, must be submitted until
23.09.2015 to the Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Information Engineering of TU Graz, Prof. Oszkar Biro (zavec@tugraz.at) with a clear reference to the position and the ID number 4480/15/011 (see also http://mibla.tugraz.at/14_15/Stk_23/23.html#297).

For further information you may contact Prof. Kay Römer (roemer@tugraz.at) or Dr. Carlo Alberto Boano (cboano@tugraz.at).