Postgraduate training fellowship leading to the award of a PhD in Marie S.-Curie Project NEPIT, “Network for Evaluation of Propagation and Interference Training”

17 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Department

Personaldezernat

Research Field

Engineering » Electrical engineering
Physics » Electromagnetism

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Germany

Application Deadline

10 Jun 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Berlin)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

40

Offer Starting Date

1 Sep 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

FP7 / People-Marie Curie Actions

Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number

101119806

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

We are a university with a focus on engineering and natural sciences as well as economics, human sciences and medicine. We offer excellent study and working conditions to 13,000 students from Germany and abroad as well as approx. 3,000 employees.

We are looking for a new doctoral candidate (PhD student) to join us in the project “Pulsed excitation of RCs, transient field distributions, experimental and simulative approach”.
The objective of this position is to develop a model to predict the average and maximum field strength amplitude and its time derivative that will act onto a certain device under test, via simulation of transient fields inside the working volume and close to the (planar) boundaries of a reverberation chamber (RC). Efficient field simulation methods based on plane-wave approaches or raytracing methods and the statistic distributions of field quantities of general validity for the time and frequency domain and different loading conditions are expected.
The position is part of the newly established Marie S. Curie doctoral network NEPIT, “Network for Evaluation of Propagation and Interference Training”, with collaboration partners in Netherlands, Poland, Italy and Germany. The successful applicant is expected to write a PhD thesis based on this work, which will be supported accordingly from our side.

Your primary responsibilities:

• Theoretical and experimental investigation of transient electromagnetic fields in a reverberation chamber
• To develop efficient field simulation methods based on plane-wave approaches or raytracing methods
• To determine the statistic distributions of field quantities
• To validate the models against measurements and experiment in three reverberation chambers of different size
• Secondment and collaboration with an industrial partner (Rohde&Schwarz)
• Cooperation with our collaborators and researchers within the doctoral network

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering » Electrical engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Physics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications
Requirements profile:

• MSc degree or equivalent in electrical engineering, physics or a related discipline with excellent result to be eligible as PhD student.
• Proven track record in working with physical problems and numerical methods.
• A strong interest in electromagnetics and electromagnetic compatibility.
• Coding experience in Python/MATLAB/Octave or in the context of numerical modelling is highly desirable.
• Fluent command of written and spoken English is required.
• You must not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before your recruitment date. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
• You must be at the date of recruitment a doctoral candidate (i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree). Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Benefits

The successful candidates will receive a salary including mobility and family allowance (if applicable) and will be employed according to the rules for doctoral candidates (DCs) in an EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network and the specific regulations of each institution.

Gross salary without employer´s social contribution and without family allowance:

The employee’s gross salary will be approximately 3269 € per month (without family allowance) or approximately 3816 € per month (with family allowance), depending on the year of employment and the choice of health insurance. A family allowance will be paid in case the researcher has a family. ‘Family’ means persons linked to the researcher by marriage (or a relationship with equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the legislation of the country where this relationship was formalised) or dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher.

For further information about the position, please contact Prof R. Vick by email (ralf.vick(at)ovgu.de).

You will benefit from our structures and offerings in the fields of sustainability, diversity, family support and staff development. Our location in the center of a thriving, lively and family-friendly state capital guarantees a high quality of life and a wide range of leisure activities. For more information, please visit www.ovgu.de/en/karriere .

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg is a signatory of the German Diversity Charter. We welcome your application, regardless of gender, cultural and social background, age or sexual orientation. Applications from severely disabled people or people with an equivalent impairment will be given priority in the case of equal suitability, ability and professional expertise. Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg strongly promotes gender equality in all professional areas.

Please note the information for storage of personal data: https://www.ovgu.de/en /data_protection.html .

Please send your complete application (motivation letter, curriculum vitae, graduation certificates (mandatory), references) by
June 10, 2024 using the online application portal.

Website for additional job details

https://nepit.eu/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Country

Germany

State/Province

Sachsen-Anhalt

City

Magdeburg

Postal Code

39106

Street

Universitätsplatz 2

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://ovgu.b-ite.careers/jobposting/9260ed6672b0fe23b6ff52359988511d78787ae00

Contact

City

Magdeburg

Website

http://www.ovgu.de/

Street

Universitätsplatz 2

Postal Code

39106

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED