Finland : Postdoc position in Radio Science and Engineering

Application deadline: February 28, 2010

Aalto University celebrates its opening by introducing several new postdoc positions. One of these position is opened to strengthen the Department of Radio Science and Engineering.

Examples of interesting and/or emerging research topics are:

• microwave/mm-wave monitoring and observations of environment and climate change
• RF-, microwave or mm-wave techniques in security or health sector
• mm-wave and THz communications, antennas and propagation
• RFID and other radio frequency identification and location
• computational radio science
• RF circuit modelling and simulation.

However, any application within the broad area of Radio Science and Engineering is welcome and will be carefully considered.

Job description

The post-doctoral position is an appointment that offers an opportunity to qualify for further research positions within academia (or industry), including the Aalto University tenure track. The appointment is for 2 years and 5 months (August 1, 2010 – December 31, 2012) of full-time employment. Majority of your working time is devoted to your own research, which may be according to your individual plan or related to the ongoing research of the groups of RAD. Your work includes also taking part in supervision of doctoral students and MSc thesis students. Class-room teaching of undergraduate and post-graduate students may also be included to a small extent. You will attend international conferences and meetings, where you will present your own work and establish useful contacts with other researchers.

The monthly salary is according to the Aalto University salary system including a fixed part according to the requirement level and a varying part according to the personal performance. Typically the total monthly salary is 3300-4300 euros.

Required qualifications

You must have very good knowledge in at least one of the research areas of RAD and a recent doctoral degree (obtained in 2006 or later) in a subject related to Radio Science and Engineering.

Furthermore, an interest in interdisciplinary work with researchers and engineers from other fields is preferable, as are skills in simulation techniques and mathematical analysis. You should have excellent command of spoken and written English and have good collaborative skills. Teaching experience is an advantage.

Application procedure

The application shall be written in English and include the following items:

1. An application of maximum of one A4 page containing your specific qualifications for the position. Your full name and the date and university of your doctoral degree must be indicated on this page.
2. Curriculum Vitae including list of your publications
3. Names and contact information of at least two reference persons who can be contacted by Aalto/RAD (describe your association with them)
4. Copies of education certificates, including grade reports and other relevant documents
5. Preliminary research proposal of 1-3 pages (A4). Please note, your research plan may be within the topics mentioned in introduction or in any other topic within the broad area of radio science and engineering – it can be also individual or related to the ongoing research at the department. 

The applicant must submit her/his application in hard copy or electronically to:

Ms Stina Lindberg, Secretary (firstname.lastname@tkk.fi)

Aalto University,School of Science and Technology
Department of Radio Science and Engineering
PO Box 13000
FI-00076 Aalto

Department of Radio Science and Engineering 

The Department of Radio Science and Engineering (RAD) together with other spin-offs has been responsible for the education of the Finnish radio engineers, who have led the Finnish electronics industry to its world-leading position in radio technologies. Currently, the RAD Department is highly international: the personnel consist of more than 15 nationalities and RAD participates in a number of international research programmes.

Research at RAD focuses on understanding of the physics of electromagnetic waves (from radio to optical frequencies) and applying this for the benefit of the society. The Department consists of three research groups in radio engineering, two in electromagnetics, one in circuit theory, and one in space technology. The total personnel is about 100: 8 professors, about 20 other senior researchers/teachers with a doctoral degree, about 40 post-graduate students working on their doctoral thesis, master thesis workers, part time undergraduate research assistants, and technical and administrative officers.

The circuit theory research group deals with the computer-aided modeling, simulation, synthesis, and design methods of electronic circuits. Research topics include, e.g., neural network modeling of mobile cellular power amplifiers, steady-state multi-tone analysis methods of RF integrated circuits as well as model-order reduction of large interconnect and package circuitry. Based on the research, circuit theory group plays continuous active role in developing the internationally well-known circuit design software package APLAC.

The electromagnetics groups concentrate on computational field analysis and on interaction of electromagnetic fields with matter. Research topics include antennas, radio wave propagation, new electromagnetic materials (metamaterials), and computational tools for determining human electromagnetic exposure when using mobile phones, for example. In the frequency domain the computational electromagnetics research is concentrated on the method of moments (MoM) whose main application is the numerical modeling of antennas. In the time domain the research is concentrated on the finite-difference time-domain method (FDTD).

The radio engineering groups deal with the study, design, fabrication, measurements and simulation of high frequency circuits and antennas. Research topics also include intelligent radio systems, related radio channel models, and novel artificial electromagnetic materials. The research is applied to communications technology, radar, radio navigation, remote sensing, radio astronomy, micro- and nanotechnology, optics, biology, environmental protection, and security applications. The three radio engineering research groups of RAD belong to SMARAD, which is a Centre of Excellence in Smart Radios and Wireless Research appointed by the Academy of Finland. The mm-wave group is also active in MilliLab, the Millimetre Wave Laboratory of Finland, which has the status of External Laboratory of ESA. Specific research topics attracting also industrial interest today are antennas, MIMO, radiowave propagation in mobile communications, and artificial electromagnetic materials (metamaterials) in antennas, microwave, terahertz, and optical devices. Research topics in fields of growing industrial interest include RF and microwave sensors, mm-wave radar, THz and nano-imaging.

The space technology research group concentrates on the development of spaceborne and airborne microwave remote sensing instruments and retrieval of characteristics of geophysical targets from spaceborne and airborne data. Retrieval algorithms are developed for Cryospheric and Boreal applications including e.g. forest, snow, sea ice and water, soil moisture and state, inland/coastal water quality, and atmospheric boundary layers and surface morphology. The research has a strong environmental aspect related to monitoring climate change, including extensive constributions to ESA’s recently launched SMOS satellite aimed to acquire global soil moisture and ocean salinity information for climate models.

Further information

Further information about the position and research at the Department of Radio Science and Engineering:

• Prof. Antti Räisänen, department head, millimeter wave and THz techniques, firstname.lastname@tkk.fi, (without dots over "a"), phone +358947022241
• Prof. Martti Hallikainen, space technology, firstname.lastname@tkk.fi, +358947022371
• Prof. Keijo Nikoskinen, computational field analysis, firstname.lastname@tkk.fi, +358947022263
• Prof. Ari Sihvola, interaction of electromagnetic fields with matter, firstname.lastname@tkk.fi, +358947022261
• Prof. Sergei Tretyakov, artificial electromagnetic materials, firstname.lastname@tkk.fi, +358947022243
• Prof. Pertti Vainikainen, RF and microwave applications in mobile communications, industry and medicine, firstname.lastname@tkk.fi, +358947022251
• Prof. Martti Valtonen, circuit theory, firstname.lastname@tkk.fi, +358947022298

Further Information

Application Deadline : 28 February 2010

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