Research Assistant / Research Fellow

The full-time fixed term post is available until 31st March 2025. You will undertake research on TITAN Extension Project to assist the Principal Investigator and project partners in the successful execution of the project.

The Platform Driving The Ultimate Connectivity (TITAN) project aims to establish a platform for research collaboration and engagement across academic, industrial and governmental partners and conduct unique and transformative research on the interfaces of classic communication network elements to achieve the seamless, open and fully integrated network of networks.

The aim of the work at Warwick is to develop quantum-inspired signal processing algorithms and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms to address challenging optimization problems in 6G communications systems to achieve performance beyond classical algorithms.

You will undertake independent and collaborative research and will be expected to write up your research for publication.

You will be expected to deal with any management/administration problems that may arise from the project and produce and present regular project reports ensuring that the project objectives and deadlines are met.

For informal enquiries, please contact Gan Zheng via email: gan.zheng@warwick.ac.uk

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.

You will have a First-Class UG degree or Masters degree with distinction (For Research Fellow: PhD degree in a relevant discipline) e.g., wireless communications, computer science, quantum computing).

You will be expected to have sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within own area as well as strong research potential with the ability or potential to publish high quality work in relevant fields.

You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, time management and IT skills. The ability to code in Matlab/Python is necessary.

The level of appointment will be determined by the panel based on skills and experience.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.

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The University aims to promote work life balance for all employees and the School of Engineering will consider a range of possible flexible working arrangements in order to recruit the best candidate.

The post will be based within the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, which is one of top 10 in the UK and top 100 in the world university. The University of Warwick is fully equipped with all necessary materials characterisation and electrochemical testing facilities.

The School of Engineering is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises work undertaken to address gender equality, representation and progression for all staff working in an academic environment. The School currently holds the Athena SWAN Silver award and the University holds an Institutional Silver award.

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by 11.55pm on the closing date of 9th April 2024. Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history. Your cover letter should detail how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this post.

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The interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 or 30 days (depending on position) holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

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We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

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