Academic ConnectRef Number
B04-06200
Professional Expertise
Research and Research Support
Department
UCL BEAMS (B04)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£43,374 £51,860
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
04-Jul-2025
About us
The UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering invites applications for one postdoctoral research position in 6G wireless communications technologies.
The successful candidate will work on the EPSRC project, Fluid antenna systems for 6G wireless communications: Implementation, system optimisation and theoretical analysis. This project builds upon the pioneering effort of the investigators on fluid antenna systems - an entirely new antenna concept that permits extraordinary reconfigurability that can be translated into enormous capacity and reliability gains for mobile communication systems and aims to tackle the fundamental challenges in terms of implementation, design and optimisation and performance analysis for unleashing the great potential of fluid antennas for 6G mobile communications.
About the role
We are looking for a talented postdoctoral researcher to join our team and help us fulfil the project’s goals, producing quality research.
The work will involve establishing models of the fluid antenna system channel and conducting experimental verifications of prototypes using the state-of-art equipment in the Department. The successful candidate will work within an established research team led by Prof. Kai-Kit Wong.
The post is available now for 12 months in the first instance. Further funding to support the post may be available.
About you
Candidates should have a PhD degree (or about to submit) in a relevant subject area, or similar experience demonstrated via publications in international journals/conferences or patents. The researcher should have strong background in channel measurement and modelling. Hands-on experimental experience, implementation of testbed and field trials for wireless systems such as RIS are compulsory. A strong background in wireless communication theory and optimisation is also essential.
Evidence of participation in funded R&D projects in the UK or overseas in some of the areas of: Wireless communications, MIMO, RIS, optimisation, machine learning and game theoretic methods is desirable.
If the successful candidate has not yet been awarded their PhD, appointment will be made as a Research Assistant (Grade 6B). Payment at Grade 7 will be backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis including corrections, once the PhD has been awarded. The salary scale for Research Assistant (Grade 6B),point 25-28. Salary range £38,607 - £41,255 (inc. London Allowance of £5,125 pa).
Further details:
- To apply, please click the 'apply now' button.
- Applications close on 4th July.
- A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of the page.
- Interested applicants are encouraged to make informal enquiries about the post to Professor Kai-Kit Wong at kai-kit.wong@ucl.ac.uk. Any queries regarding the application process can be sent to Rebecca Thomas at becca.thomas@ucl.ac.uk.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within UCL at this level. We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.
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