TeamUp5G Recruitment: Early-stage researchers (ESRs), Individual Research Projects (IRP) and Host Institutions

The TeamUp5G recruitment procedure will be based on a merit-based open recruitment system, and will guarantee the application of the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.

Offer Requirements:

Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) must, at the date of recruitment, be in the first four years of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree.

At the time of appointment, applicants “may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies) in the country for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before their recruitment”.

Master’s degree completed (or meet the requirements for PhD enrolment access) at the time of appointment.

Closed Positions

The following positions include PhD enrollment and 36 months duration.

ESR1  –  New Scheduling Algorithms for Interference Management in Small Cells at millimetre-wave frequencies.

Host institution and Ph.D. enrolment: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

Planned secondment(s): IS-Wireless (ISW); Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (OEPM)

Send application to: Dr. Ana Garcia Armada (UC3M), DEADLINE FOR THIS POSITION 31/03/2019

ESR2  –  New Transmitter and Receiver Algorithms for mMIMO with Limited Channel State Information.

Host institution and Ph.D. enrolment: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

Planned secondment(s): Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo (TID); Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (OEPM)

Send application to: Dr. Ana Garcia Armada (UC3M), DEADLINE FOR THIS POSITION 31/03/2019

ESR3  –  Interference management for visible light communications in radio-frequency hostile environments. 

Host institution and Ph.D. enrolment: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

Planned secondment(s): LiPhi Technologies (LIPHI); Instituto de Telecomunicações-Aveiro (IT-Aveiro)

Send application to: Dr. Ana Garcia Armada (UC3M), DEADLINE FOR THIS POSITION 31/03/2019

ESR4  –  PHY/MAC Design of Future SCs adopting Multi-packet Reception and Full-Duplex Communications.

Host institution: Instituto de Telecomunicações-Lisbon (IT-Lisbon)

Ph.D. enrolment: Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

Planned secondment(s): IS-Wireless (ISW)

Send application to: Dr. Rodolfo Oliveira (IT-Lisbon/UNL), DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 7, 2019

ESR5  –  Cell-less RAN and cooperative schemes for interference management.

Host institution: IS-Wireless (ISW)

Ph.D. enrolment: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

Planned secondment(s): Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

Send application to: Dr. Slawomir Pietrzyk (ISW), DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 30, 2019

ESR6  –  Opportunistic Gathering of Sensing Data.

Host institution: Instituto de Telecomunicações-Aveiro  (IT-Aveiro)

Ph.D. enrolment: University of Aveiro (UAV)

Planned secondment(s): Telenor

Send application to: Prof. Susana Sargento (IT-Aveiro/UAV), DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

ESR7  –  Licensed Shared Access in Heterogeneous Networks with Small Cells.

Host institution: Instituto de Telecomunicações-Covilhã (IT-Covilhã)

Ph.D. enrolment: Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

Planned secondment(s): IS-Wireless (ISW)

Send application to: Dr. Fernando Velez (IT-Covilhã/UBI), DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 7, 2019

ESR8  –  Waveforms and separation algorithms for joint use in radar and communications.

Host institution: Instituto de Telecomunicações-Aveiro  (IT-Aveiro)

Ph.D. enrolment: University of Aveiro (UAV)

Planned secondment(s): Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M); Eclexys SAGL (EXYS)

Send application to: Dr. Atilio Gameiro (IT-Aveiro/UAV), DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 30, 2019

ESR9  –  Architectures and Supporting Algorithms for Spectrum and CA for Small Cells and Ultradense Deployments.

Host institution and Ph.D. enrolment: Aarhus University (AU)

Planned secondment(s): Projecto Desenvolvimento Manutenção Formação e Consultadoria (PDM)

Send application to: Dr. Albena Dimitrova Mihovska (AU), DEADLINE FOR THIS POSITION 31/03/2019

ESR10 –  Coexistence of Small Cells and Low Power Wide Area Networks for Supporting IoT Connectivity. 

Host institution: International Hellenic University (IHU)

Ph.D. enrolment: International Hellenic University (IHU)

Planned secondment(s): LiPhi Technologies (LIPHI)

Send application to: Dr. Periklis Chatzimisios (IHU), DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 15, 2019

ESR11  – New Interference-Based Dynamic Channel Access Algorithms for Ultra-Dense Small Cell Deployments.

Host institution: International Hellenic University (IHU)

Ph.D. enrolment: International Hellenic University (IHU)

Planned secondment(s): Eclexys SAGL (EXYS); IT-Covilhã

Send application to: Dr. Periklis Chatzimisios (IHU), DEADLINE FOR THIS POSITION JANUARY 20, 2021 (extended, firm)

ESR12  – Signal Processing Techniques for Massive MIMO Enabled mm Wave Communication.

Host institution: EXYS (EXYS)

Ph.D. enrolment: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

Planned secondment(s): Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

Send application to: Dr. Jaouhar Ayadi (EXYS), DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 30, 2019

ESR13  – Design of Privacy Preservation Mechanisms and Secure Authentication in small cell networks.

Host institution: Projecto Desenvolvimento Manutenção Formação e Consultadoria (PDM)

Ph.D. enrolment: Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE-IUL)

Planned secondment(s): Instituto de Telecomunicações-Lisbon (IT-Lisbon)

Send application to: Dr. Luis Miguel Campos (PDM), DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 30, 2019

ESR14  – Development and production of Drone-Mobile Smallcell Station´s prototypes.

Host institution: Instituto de Telecomunicações-Lisbon (IT-Lisbon)

Ph.D. enrolment: Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE-IUL)

Planned secondment(s): NOKIA

Send application to: Dr. Pedro Sebastiao (IT-Lisbon/ ISCTE-IUL), DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 30, 2019

ESR15  – Application of 5G Ultra-Dense Networks for the distributed implementation of immersive media rendering.

Host institution: NOKIA (NOKIA)

Ph.D. enrolment: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

Planned secondment(s): Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M)

Send application to: Dr. Álvaro Villegas (NOKIA), DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 30, 2019

HOW TO APPLY:

Applicants will need to submit one Application form and document set per host institution:

  • Application Form
  • Transcripts and certifications from University:  Bachelor and master degrees, including class ranking if possible.
  • Curriculum vitae of at most 3 pages. Europass C.V. format preferred (https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/documents/curriculum-vitae)
  • Supporting letters from two referees.
  • Brief description of why the applicant wishes to become a PhD student within TeamUp5G.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON REQUIREMENTS, AND HOW / WHERE TO APPLY IN EURAXESS WEBSITE