Postdoctoral Researcher - Optical Communication Systems for Data Centre and Optical Metro/Access
The Photonic Systems Group at Tyndall National Institute seeks a highly motivated candidate to support research activities in high-speed optical communication and digital signal processing.
About the Role
This role focuses on the implementation, set-up, experimental demonstration and validation of 100/200Gb/s NRZ/PAM4 intensity modulated optical communication systems with up to several Terabit per second overall capacity.
Funded by European Union Project ADOPTION
The position is funded by the European Union Project ADOPTION (https://adoption-project.eu/) with the objective of developing low power and low cost solution for intra-data centre networks employing co-packaged optics.
Collaboration with Industry and Academic Partners
The successful candidate will work with the ADOPTION team on system integration and high-speed testbed development.
Technical Lead of the SFI Funded Tera Lab Infrastructure
The candidate will be appointed as the technical lead of the SFI funded Tera Lab infrastructure in the Photonic Systems Laboratory in Tyndall.
Broad Research Programme
The candidate will also be actively involved in the broader research programme of the Photonic Systems Group in the area of next-generation communication systems.
Responsibilities
* Work with national and international partners in academia and industry on research and development projects.
* Setting-up optical communication testbed, testing and validating novel network architectures and optical components.
* Supporting the acquisition of new research and industry projects that will be carried out on the Tera Lab Infrastructure.
* Support the development of the system demonstrations in the ADOPTION project.
* Report the results at the project meeting and collaborate with the ADOPTION partners to refine the specifications of the final demonstrator and test bed.
* Author and co-author publications in leading journals and present talks at top international conferences in the relevant fields in order to disseminate the results of the project.
* Ensure all activities are compliant with the Tyndall Quality Management system.
* Ensure all activities are compliant with the required Health and Safety standards.
Essential Criteria
* A PhD (or Master degree with equivalent industry experience) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or a related subject (Computer Science, Telecommunication, Physics, Electrical/Electronics, etc.).
* Good knowledge of optical communication systems and digital signal processing, as well as experience in experimental work and dedication to laboratory experiments.
* Experienced in setting up optical communication test beds to generate, transmit and receiver high-speed optical signals in academic or industrial laboratories.
* Experienced in verifying and validating experimental results by comparing with modelling of optical communication systems using software packages such as MATLAB, Python and VPITransmissionMaker.
* The candidate must demonstrate a high level of motivation; have an academic record of excellence, and good writing and communication skills.
* Highly self-motivated and able to demonstrate initiative.
* A capability to work effectively within a project team to achieve results.
Desirable Criteria
* Experience in characterisation of photonic devices.
* Excellent hands-on lab skills in characterisation, problem-solving, etc. and willing to work in the lab, and in a team.
* Experience in the acquisition of new projects in the area of optical communications.
Appointment Details
This is a fulltime postdoctoral research opportunity in University College Cork, initially for 18 months, with further extension to 36 months, subject to successful project progress.
Salary
Appointment will be made on the IUA Scale for Post Doctoral Researcher €44,847 - €51,313 p.a. Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with experience and public sector pay policy.