Assistant Professor in Information and Communication Theory

Job Summary

We are looking for a new scientific staff member to reinforce our expertise, in close collaboration with existing staff members and strategic partners in the innovation ecosystem. Potential topics of specialization include, but are not limited to,

• Future wireless communication systems,
• Source coding and error control coding,
• Information-theoretic security,
• Digital signal processing and digital communications,
• Visible light communications,
• Quantum information theory,
• Machine learning and its applications, and
• Sensing and positioning including radars.

Tasks:

The candidate pursues top-level research in the broad field of communication and information theory. The research combines academic excellence with real-world relevance, with due account for issues such as algorithmic efficiency, elegance, and robustness. The candidate actively collaborates with other staff members and with strategic partners in the innovation ecosystem, and contributes to the acquisition of funds for these projects. He/she coaches graduate, post-graduate and PhD students, and contributes to the educational activities of the group at undergraduate and graduate level.

Job requirements

Candidates for this position should have a strong fundamentally-oriented PhD degree in communication or information theory, an extensive publication record in leading journals, and a demonstrable affinity with real-world applications. They should be pro-active and entrepreneurial, have excellent analytic and synthetic skills, excellent communication skills, good social and team working skills, and a demonstrable interest in and talent for teaching and the ambition to improve teaching performance by taking part in educational training programmes.

Conditions of employment

We offer:

• A challenging job in a dynamic and ambitious university with the autonomy to develop your own research line and participate in the curriculum of the department;
• A Tenure Track of five years with the prospect of becoming associate professor. After a maximum of 4 years the tenure decision will be made. If you have a more senior profile, you will receive a tailor-made career proposal.
• As an Irène Curie Fellow, you are entitled to a substantial start-up package to kick-off your career.
• In order to empower you, we provide support such as training programs for academic leadership and the university teaching qualification and a dedicated mentoring program to help you get to know the university and the Dutch (research) environment
• Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.
• Additionally, an annual holiday allowance of 8% of the yearly salary, plus a year-end allowance of 8.3% of the annual salary;
• A broad package of fringe benefits (including an excellent technical infrastructure, moving expenses, savings schemes).
• Family friendly initiatives are in place, such as the Dual Career Opportunity program to support accompanying partners, an international spouse program, and excellent on-campus children day care and sports facilities.

Application:

Qualified candidates are cordially invited to express their interest in the vacancy or ask for more detailed information. If you are interested in this position, you can only use the ‘apply now’-button on this page. Your application must contain the following documents:

• A cover letter explaining your motivation and suitability for the position
• A detailed CV
• A detailed list of publications and achievements
• A research statement
• A teaching statement
• The contact information of three referees

We do not respond to applications that are sent to us in a different way. Please keep in mind you can upload only 5 documents up to 2 MB each. If necessary please combine files. Under European jurisdiction it is lawful to specifically recruit underrepresented groups. If no female candidate is found in the first six months of recruitment, this vacancy will be re-opened as a generic vacancy.