Job description

Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, www.tue.nl) is a world-leading research university specializing in engineering science & technology. The Department of Electrical Engineering is responsible for research and education in Electrical Engineering. The TU/e is the world’s best-performing research university in terms of research cooperation with industry (#1 since 2009).Electronic Systems group at the TU/e
The Electronic Systems (ES) group (www.es.ele.tue.nl) comprises three full professors, two part-time full professors, two associate professors, six assistant professors, about 40 PhD candidates and postdocs, and several technical and support staff. The group has excellent infrastructure that includes individual computers, compute servers, state-of-the-art FPGA and GPU farms, sensor- and ad-hoc networking equipment, and a comprehensive range of electronic-design software. The ES group is world-renowned for its design automation and embedded systems research. It is our ambition to provide a scientific basis for design trajectories of digital electronic circuits, embedded and cyber-physical systems. Our research results in tools and platforms such as SDF3 and CompSOC. The ES group excels in the area of system-level design and performance analysis. A variety of state-of-the-art tools and chips have been developed by our ES group together with our industrial partners, such as NXP Semiconductors, Philips Healthcare and IMEC-Holst Centre. We have strong national and international academic and industrial contacts.PhD position in the SCOTT project
SCOTT (Secure COnnected Trustable Things), a European project with 50 key partners from 10 countries, aims at creating trust in wireless networks, which is a major challenge to bring out the full potential of the Internet of Things (IoT). SCOTT focuses on wireless communication and sensor networks in several domains such as in automotive, addressing numerous European societal challenges (e.g., smart, green and integrated transport). SCOTT enables efficient and dependable connectivity and ubiquity of intelligent embedded systems. It pays particular attention to the design of sensor networks that provide a good trade-off between multiple application quality-of-services such as real-time performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and robustness. The PhD student will carry out research on developing concepts and technologies for dependable, resource-optimized, concurrent wireless networking of embedded devices. It includes static and dynamic resource optimization, scheduling, and management for low-power wireless sensor networks. These resources include wireless links in time domain, frequency spectrum, and energy. Also, developing concepts for run-time coordination of concurrent, possibly heterogeneous, wireless networks is a part of this PhD research. In-vehicle and inter-vehicle wireless networking in the automotive domain can be taken as the application scenario. The developed mechanisms are to be validated using real-life experimental setups over the CompSOC platform in the ES group at TU/e. The candidate will be supervised by Prof. dr. Kees Goossens and Dr. Majid Nabi in the ES group. The candidate will be a part of the CompSOC team.
Job requirements

We look for excellent candidates who meet the following requirements.
  • An MSc in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar relevant programme.
  • Knowledge on embedded systems design and/or wireless communication and networks.
  • Good programming skills in C/C++.
  • Preferable to be familiar with communication standards e.g. IEEE 802.15.4, BLE, and WiFi.
  • Highly motivated, team player.
  • Good communication skills.

You should be eager to push the state-of-the-art, and to demonstrate your research with working prototypes and publications in top conferences and journals.
Conditions of employment

We offer a challenging job at a respected university through a fixed-term appointment for 4 years. The research during this period is intended to lead to a PhD degree. We offer a salary starting at Euro 2191 per month (gross) in the first year, increasing up to Euro 2801 per month (gross) in the last year. Moreover, an 8% bonus share (holiday supplement) is provided annually. Assistance for finding accommodation can be given. The university offers an attractive package of fringe benefits such as excellent technical infrastructure, child care, savings schemes, and excellent sports facilities.TU/e also offers you the opportunity for personal development by developing your social and communication skills. We do this by offering every PhD student a series of courses that are part of the PROOF program as an excellent addition to your scientific education. More information on employment conditions can be found here: http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/dpo/ .
Information and application

Information
For further information you can contact:V.M. Sanchez (V.Sanchez.Martin@tue.nl)
Prof.dr. K.G.W. Goossens (K.G.W.Goossens@tue.nl)
Dr. M. Nabi Najafabadi MSc (M.Nabi@tue.nl)Application
If you are interested in this PhD position, please use the ‘apply now’ button. Please submit at least the following information (only pdf files are accepted):
  1. Cover letter, including availability (starting date), and statement of research interests.
  2. Curriculum vitae, including full education and employment histories, publication record, proof of proficiency in English, any teaching experience, and the names of at least three references that can be contacted.
  3. Scans of certificates showing BSc, MSc, and other courses followed, with grades and rankings.
  4. Up to two selected publications (e.g. MSc thesis, conference paper) in English of which you are the first or main author.

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