Research Associate in Optical Communication

**About the SnT...** SnT** is a leading **international research and innovation centre** in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services. We play an instrumental role in Luxembourg by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent.

We’re looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place
**Your Role...**
- Research on Optical communication for:

- Free space optics
- Visible light communication
- Underwater optical communication
- Optical camera communication
- Propagation, scintillation, and performance of beam types through turbulent medium
- Optical beam generation
- Internet-of-Things
- Vehicular communications
- Light propagation in biological tissue
- Opening his own research line in synergy with the current research projects

The position holder will be required to perform the following tasks:

- Researching the predefined areas
- Participating in research proposal drafting and project deliverables
- Collaborate in ongoing ESA, European, and national projects
- Disseminating results through scientific publications and conference presentations
- Assisting in the organization of relevant workshops and demos

**Your Profile...**
- A solid mathematical background
- Optical beam shaping
- Optical beam propagation in turbulent medium(Atmosphere, underwater, marine, tissue, jet engine, etc)
- Scintillation and bit error rate analysis of beams
- Channel modeling using the random phase screen approach
- Software Development using C++, Python, MATLAB
- Being familiar with the optical lab equipment
- Optical imaging systems(infrared or visible)
- Knowledge of Communications and Networking standards would be a benefit

Language Skills: Fluent written and verbal communication skills in English are required.
**Here’s what awaits you at SnT...**
- **Exciting infrastructures and unique labs.** At SnT’s two campuses, our researchers can take a walk on the moon at the LunaLab, build a nanosatellite, or help make autonomous vehicles even better
- **The right place for IMPACT. **SnT researchers engage in demand-driven projects. Through our Partnership Programme, we work on projects with more than 55 industry partners
- **Be** part of a multicultural family**. At SnT we have more than 60 nationalities. Throughout the year, we organise team-building events, networking activities and more

Find out more about us
**In Short...**
- Contract Type: Befristeter Vertrag 24 Monat (extension possible)
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Stunden pro Woche
- Location: Kirchberg
- Job Reference: UOL06263

The yearly gross salary for every Postdoctoral Researcher at the UL is EUR 83099 full time
**How to apply...**
Applications should include:

- Full CV, including a list of publications and contact details of two referees
- Transcript of all modules and results from university-level courses
- All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
**About the University of Luxembourg...** University of Luxembourg** is an **international research** university with a distinctly **multilingual** and **interdisciplinary** character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.
**Further information**

Job Reference: UOL06263