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fully funded PhD position is available with Photonic Systems Group at
Tyndall National Institute and University College Cork,
Ireland.
PhD studentship;
Research in Optical Communications – flexible superchannels
The Photonics Centre is opening applications for a research PhD studentship in Optical
Communications, focusing on flexible Tb/s superchannels. The successful candidate will join a
team of researchers in purpose-built and state-of-the-art photonics systems research facilities
at the Tyndall National Institute, and will collaborate with other groups within the Photonics
Centre in Tyndall and IPIC (www.ipic.ie). The focus of this studentship will be on novel flexible
Tb/s transponders based on superchannels (Optical OFDM, Nyquist WDM). The nature of the
work will be mainly experimental, but it is expected that the student will carry simulations
using VPI and Matlab and other software packages. The post is supported by the Science
Foundation Ireland CDA project “Software Defined Control of Superchannel Transponders for
super-Tb/s Elastic Optical Networks”. It is expected that the successful candidate will also be
incorporating software defined protocols. The successful student will be registered in a
structured PhD programme, requiring completion of a minimum of 30 credits, with subjects in
relevant technical areas, transferable skills and innovation, commercialization and
entrepreneurship.
Requirements:
Applicants for this position should have a first class honors degree or equivalent in
applied physics or electronic engineering, and have a strong desire and ability to
become an independent researcher by the end of the PhD.
Candidates with a Master degree, combined Bachelor and Master, or relevant
industrial experience may also have an advantage.
In addition, it is imperative that the successful candidate will present the following
skills:
o Ability to work in a team
o Self-motivation, and potential to work independently
o Proficiency in the use of English (written and spoken) – evidence of that may
be required at interview stage
o Interpersonal skills to interact with multidisciplinary teams from devices
fabrication to high speed systems development
o Ability to work with short-deadlines
o Availability for travel within the EU and abroad
Desirable:
Potential candidates with background in information theory, optical
communications, high speed electronics, optical networking reconfiguration,
software defined protocols, programming high-speed FPGAs and DACs, and/or signal
processing would have an advantage.
For further information about this position, please contact Dr. Fatima Gunning at
fatima.gunning@tyndall.ie.
Please apply via http://www.tyndall.ie/career/search, selecting reference number FG-5 and
following the instructions to complete the associated application form. A letter of interest
must accompany the CV (including one page MSc thesis abstract if applicable, and course
marks if available).
