General Description

There is an open postdoc position in the area of information theory in the Signal Processing Group of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain. The position is in relation to the ERC Starting Grant "Information Theory for Low-Latency Wireless Communications (LOLITA)." The duration of the position is up to 5 years, and the annual gross salary is approximately 29,500€.

About the Position

The postdoc will be working on topics related with the Starting Grant. Of particular interest are finite-blocklength bounds and normal approximations of the maximal coding rate for multi-antenna systems and random-access scenarios. For more details, please see www.tsc.uc3m.es/~koch/files/postdoc_offer_ERC_IT.pdf

There is the possibility to teach courses at UC3M if desired, but teaching is not mandatory. There is also the possibility to (co-)supervise Ph.D. students.

Duration and Salary

The postdoc will sign a fixed-term contract for one year with the possibility of renewal for up to 5 years. The annual gross salary is approximately 29,500€, paid 14 times a year (12 monthly salary payments and two extra payments). This is about the salary of an Assistant Professor in Spain.

Requirements

Candidates who wish to apply should satisfy the following criteria:
- Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related areas.
- Demonstrated research experience in information theory.
- Research experience in finite-blocklength information theory (error exponents, channel dispersion, etc.) preferable.
- Research experience in multi-terminal information theory and/or wireless communications beneficial.

About the Host Institution

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid was founded in 1989 and is one of the top universities in Spain. Our campus is located in Leganés, which is about 10km south of the center of Madrid. The postdoc will be part of the Signal Processing Group, which is an interdisciplinary group that conducts research in the areas of signal processing, machine learning, Bayesian and Monte Carlo methods, and information and coding theory. Currently, we are 3 professors and 3 Ph.D. students working in information and coding theory.

Application Process

Interested candidates should send their application to Tobias Koch ([email protected]). The application must include:
- Curriculum vitae.
- List of publications.
- Copy of one representative publication.
- Name and contact information (including email address) of one academic reference.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give an oral presentation of their work.

The position will remain open until filled.

Contact

For further information, please contact Tobias Koch ([email protected]).