Job Opening for a Marie-Curie Early-Stage-Researcher Position

Cassidian – Elancourt – France

Reference: GREENET – CASSIDIAN-1

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One Early Stage Researcher (ESR) positions is available at EADS Cassidian . This Position is funded by the European Commission under the Marie Curie Initial Training Network Programme (project Greenet).

We address (pre-PhD) researchers with an MSc aiming at significantly improving their career perspectives from both the PUBLIC and PRIVATE sector.

The duration of the appointment is 3 years with a possibility of extension funded from other sources. Applicants may also request to be considered as candidates for PhD programs.

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RESEARCH TOPIC:

ESR will pursue research on green radio networks. In particular, the ESR will work on the analysis of promising green concepts for a PMR (Professional Mobile Radiocommunication) environment. PHY, MAC and RRM aspects will be considered by the ESR to optimize the global power consumption of a generic green wireless network. Specific optimisations will be proposed for the PMR case having in mind future broadband PMR solutions based on LTE. Moreover, the ESR will study the needs for additional security mechanisms in such green optimized networks.

This is the challenging research goal to be undertaken by the recruited ESRs.

Junior researchers with an MSc, which gives access to a PhD program in France, in telecommunications, electrical engineering, computer science, or related fields, capacity of carrying out innovative research, are highly encouraged to apply for this position.

The candidate must have experience in generic public and private wireless systems: from GSM to LTE including TETRAPOL and TETRA. Applicants should also have a solid background in some of the following fields: communication theory, signal processing, security algorithms and radio resource management. Knowledge on simulations and development environments such as MATLAB, C/C++, DSP, GPP, test beds is required.

The recruited ESR will work in close collaboration with the other academic partners of the project:

-  Technical University of Catalonia (UPC-BarcelonaTECH)

-  The University of Edinburg

-  University of Trento

-  NCSR Demokritos

-  Telecommunications Technological Centre of Catalonia

and with the possibility of collaboration with researchers from the industry:

-  WEST Aquila, Italy

-  Acticom, Germany

-  Innoroute, Germany


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ELIGIBILY

-  The recruited researchers should be, at the time of selection, in the first four years of their research careers (measured from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate).

-  Also: ESR should not already have a PhD and they should have the qualifications to embark on a PhD program.

-  ESR should be nationals of a country other than France or, in case they are French nationals, they should have legally resided and have had their principal activities (work, studies, etc.) in a third country for at least 3 out of the last 4 years,.

-  ESR (regardless of their nationalities) must not have resided or carried out their main activities (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the last 3 years.

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FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Marie Curie ITNs provide competitive financial support to the ESR including:

-  a competitive monthly living and mobility allowance,

-  a yearly travel allowance (i.e., a fixed amount of money based upon the direct distance between the location of origin of the researcher and France),

-  a career exploratory allowance (i.e., a single payment for attending job interviews, additional courses, job fairs, etc.), and

-  coverage of the expenses related to the participation of the ESR in research and training activities (contribution to research-related costs, meetings, conference attendance, training actions, etc.).

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CONTACT FOR INFORMAL ENQUIRIES

Informal email enquiries can be made to Hervé MOKRANI – or Christophe GRUET – . For further information on EADS Cassidian, please visit the following sites: http://www.cassidian.com/cassidian/int/en.html

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