Research Associate in Goal-oriented Multi-Agent Networking

About us

King’s College London is a globally renowned university ranked among the top 40 institutions worldwide in the QS World University Rankings 2025. The Centre for Telecommunication Research (CTR) at the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) has a long history of performing world-class research in wireless communication research.

• CTR was established in 1994, as one of the first centre of excellence for telecom in the UK.
• CTR has made extensive research contribution and portfolio in 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and 6G mobile communications, networking, and applications.
• Scientific contribution as well as standard, innovation and proof-of-concept.
• Active collaboration with national and international industry.
• Some of the first-in-the-world concept 5G demonstrations.

About the role

Applications are invited for one position as Research Associate in Goal-oriented Multi-Agent Networking. The position is full-time at King’s College London, and fixed-term for 30 months (2.5 years). The post is due to start on 1st of Jun. 2026 or shortly after.

The role will be part of a £3 million Horizon Europe SNS 6G project, “Multi-Agent Goal-Oriented Networking for Interpretable, Secure, Safe, and Sustainable 6G (MAGIC-6G)”. This is a joint project with industrial partners, including Nokia Bell Labs, Turkcell, Wings ICT Solutions, and Brainstorm Multimedia SL, and with academic partners, including University of Padua, and Linköping University.

You will be a conscientious, innovative scientist who has successfully completed a PhD (or equivalent) in Telecoms, computer science and engineering, including electrical/electronic engineering or similar. Experience in designing multi-agent AI system and network is preferred.

At King’s, you will join a research-leading and multi-disciplinary team, including Prof. Yansha Deng, and Professor Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi. You will be based at the Centre for Telecommunications Research (CTR) at the Department of Engineering. The successful candidate will also be expected to collaborate with the project partners and members of the research group.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed-term contract until November 30 2028.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About you

The roles will involve carrying out research in Goal-oriented Multi-Agent Networking, with the objective of developing goal-oriented dynamic multi-agent orchestration across sensing, computation, communication, and control via simulations and prototypes. The successful candidate will be able to develop skills in the exciting and emerging field of 6G goal-oriented multi-agent networking.

The role may involve irregular hours, with intense periods of activity leading up to deadlines such as publications or deliverable milestones.

The key challenges on which the applicant will focus can be briefly defined as the following:

• Work closely with the Principal Investigators (PIs) to ensure that the aims and objectives of the project are achieved in a timely and effective way.
• Write papers for publication in journals and for presentation at conferences, seminars and other research meetings.
• Participate in relevant events within the institution or externally, in order to build contacts to facilitate the exchange of information and advance thinking.
• Support events, conferences and workshops run by the project to develop the project outputs and research agenda.
• Contribute to the development of further research proposals.