Lecturer in Wireless Communications

Contract Type: Open ended

We are recruiting a lecturer in wireless communication, specialising in radio systems engineering, to join the Communications (COM) group within the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE).

As Lecturer, you will join a UK leading communications research group that specialises in wireless communications systems. The group has world-leading strengths in radio systems engineering encompassing microwave, millimetre wave and sub-THz circuit design, software-defined radio, direct RF digitisation, waveform design and energy-efficient radio systems solutions. These research areas are underpinned by our project activities in 5G, 6G and Open-RAN radio systems research and our world-leading experimental facilities comprising the UKRI funded National 6G Radio Systems Facility and the National Millimetre Wave Measurement Facility. The successful candidate will be expected to maximise the impact of our research by using these facilities. The candidate will develop his/her own innovative experimental research, working both individually and in collaboration with academic colleagues as well as developing wider networks across academia and industry.

Our EEE Department at Sheffield is ranked in the top 5 in the UK (Guardian & The Times University Guides). We are respected internationally for our many important contributions in the field of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and our high quality of teaching across our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The department is proud of its inclusive working environment where the wellbeing of its staff is of the highest priority and we are rated as top nationally for the quality of our research environment, showing that we are a vibrant, innovative and supportive place to undertake research.

More information about us and our research can be found at www.sheffield.ac.uk/eee .

We’re one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development. We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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