Research Associate in AI in communication Networks, and 6G Network Design – INTERNAL ONLY

Job id: 081965. Salary: £43,205 – £44,347 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 04 January 2024. Closing date: 11 January 2024.

Business unit: Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sci. Department: Engineering.

Contact details:Osvaldo Simeone / Toktam Mahmoodi. [email protected] / [email protected]

Location: Strand Campus. Category: Research.

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Job description

Applications are invited for one position as Research Associate in AI for communication Networks, and 6G mobile network design, including Edge AI, distributed AI, digital twining and energy efficiency in mobile and wireless networks. The positions are full-time at King’s College London, and a fixed term  contract for eight months.

The role will be part of a £12 million strategic investment of the UK government in project REASON. This is a joint project with academic partners, including Uni of Bristol, Strathclyde, and Southampton, and industrial partners, including Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung UK, Thales UK, and BT.

These posts will be offered on a fixed term contract until August 2024.

Full-time  post – 100% full-time equivalent

Key Responsibilities

The roles will involve carrying out research in machine learning for 6G wireless networking, including edge networks, with the objective of developing task-oriented dynamic computation offloading and distributed intelligence for edge automation via simulations and prototypes. Research will need to be carried out to:

• Design communication-efficient distributed learning algorithms for 6G wireless edge networks 
• Design task-oriented communications for 6G wireless edge networks

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.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience 

Essential criteria

Education/qualification and training: 

1.    BSc in Telecoms, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or related area. 

2.    PhD awarded in relevant topics of Telecoms, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or related area (or near completion). 

Experience: 

3.    Ability to demonstrate a record of peer-reviewed journal publications.

4.    Publications demonstrating his/her experience in relevant research topics.

5.    Ability to use Python and MATLAB.

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Personal characteristics/other requirements: 

6.   Strong appetite for interdisciplinary research. 

7.   Ability to work collaboratively and independently. 

8.   Good interpersonal / team working skills 

Desirable criteria 

1.       Knowledge of edge computing and 5G/6G wireless networks 

2.       Prototyping experience in open-air interface and Software-defined Radio 

3.       Expertise and track record in mobile edge computing  

* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.