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Postdoc position in Radio Tomography

Marco Zennaro — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:37:06 +0000

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Sensing and Processing Across Networks (SPAN) Lab at the University of Utah invites applications for an open postdoctoral fellow position for research in radio tomography, a research area at the intersection of statistical signal processing, radio wave propagation, and wireless networking.

The SPAN lab, led by Prof. Neal Patwari, has significant expertise in radio channel signal processing for location estimation in wireless networks, including the 2008 ACM MobiCom Best Student Research Demo Award, a 2009 IEEE Signal Processing Magazine Best Paper Award, and significant popular press, including articles in MIT Technology Review, ScienceNOW, Wired, Discover, Der Speigel, and The Economist.

This postdoctoral position would expand the state-of-the-art in the capability of wireless networks to perform localization, for both emergency situations, and for everyday logistics applications.

More info here.

PhD Positions : Qualifying Music Performance using embedded Sensor Networks

Marco Zennaro — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:18:44 +0000

The three years PhD project comprises three main research topics such as “Sensors for accurate and real-time measurements of motion and exercise specific signals like pressure, acceleration, and wireless transmission of the signals”, “Feature extraction based on the sensor signals to qualify the learning processes and strategies” and “Analysis of learning strategies aiming e.g. at the reduction of the amount of physical exercise and therewith the prevention of physical disorders of musicians”.

If you are interested, please send your application in English on www.jobs.ethz.ch including Curriculum Vitae incl. the names and contact details of at least 2 references, a list of exams and grades obtained (e.g. the Transcript of Records), a cover letter explaining how your skills and research interests fit the project as well as, if available, the electronic version of the Master thesis.

More info here.

PhD Studentship in Pervasive Computing

Claro Noda — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:20:49 +0000

Applications are invited for a fully-funded PhD position with the Cogent Computing Applied Research Centre in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at Coventry University. PhD studentship in Pervasive Computing: Wireless sensing and HVAC comfort control in vehicle cabins.

More info available here

Important Dates

Starts: 28th September 2010 or January 2011
Closing date for applications: 1st September 2010

Opportunities at CBU

Muneeb Ali — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:37:33 +0000

The Cape Breton University (CBU) Center for Technology Development, Wireless Systems Group (CTD-WSG), is calling for expressions-of-interest in a new, international collaborative research and development program titled ?Wireless Network Control Systems? (WNCS). The total proposal is estimated at $4.2 million CDN over three years. Several opportunities remain for projects with budgets in the range of $25,000-75,000.

The due date for expression of interest is July 30th, 2010. Get complete information here.

Sensor nets PhD in Brisbane

Marco Zennaro — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:15:29 +0000

Australia’s CSIRO and Queensland Univeristy of Technology (QUT) are seeking expressions of interest for Phd Studentships in the field of Wireless Sensor Networks. A selected candidate will be supported by both organizations for applying for an Endeavour Postgraduate Award, offered by the Australian Government.

Endeavour Awards is the Australian Government’s internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship program providing opportunities for international students from specific countries to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia. The total award amount is up to AU$201,000 (tax free) for 3.5 years.The successful applicant may also be eligible to approximately AU$8,000 per annum CSIRO ICT Centre top-up scholarship and other benefits such as travel-support.

Interested applicants should send their CV’s and an expression of interest clearly outlining their motivation for applying to:

Prof. Peter Corke (peter.corke@ieee.org) or Dr. Raja Jurdak (rjurdak@ieee.org)

Research Position

Claro Noda — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:47:46 +0000

CISTER Research Unit, associated with the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal, invites applications for an “Invited Scientist” position to conduct research in the areas of Real-Time Computing and Embedded Systems. This position is initially aimed for 3 years, but a subsequent extension of the term is negotiable. Successful candidates are expected to devise and lead a research program in the aforementioned areas. Responsibilities include graduate student supervision, research proposal preparation for national and international grants, research collaboration both within and outside the unit, and graduate-level teaching of CISTER’s PhD students alongside students of other research groups in the context of doctoral programs at the University of Porto.

Contact Person: Stefan M. Petters
Salary: 31800 Euros / Year (after taxes)
Duration: 3 years (negotiable)

More info on this position available here

NEXLEAF Recruiting

Claro Noda — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:19:38 +0000

NEXLEAF is currently looking for innovative and passionate developers who want to write code to make a difference. NEXLEAF is a fresh startup in collaboration with UCLA, working on mobile systems to:

• Monitor indoor air pollution in India using image analysis

• Track seabird conservation efforts on islands using acoustic feature extraction

• Document water and sanitation services in Indonesia using SMS and GIS

Java, Android, Python, Database and Web service programming experience is ideal. Image and acoustic data analysis, GIS, and data visualization experience a plus. Be ready to travel and deploy your systems in the field!

Nexleaf Analytics’ goal is to transform regular mobile phones into leading-edge data collection instruments to impact approach to collecting data on environment, climate change, public health, and community advocacy.

For the full scoop check their flyer here [pdf]

Jobs at QUT Brisbane (Corke/Wyeth lab)

Marco Zennaro — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:12:19 +0000

QUT Brisbane is building a new research group and have a number of early career lecturer and one postdoc position for research at the intersection of sensor networks, vision and robotics.

More info here.

Two PhD positions: WSN and the Internet of Things

Claro Noda — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:27:10 +0000

The research group of Prof. Kay Roemer at the Institute for Computer Engineering of University of Luebeck, Germany, is looking for two highly qualified and motivated PhD students to conduct research in Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things.

The candidates are expected to pursue their PhD in the context of two European research projects. The projects are devoted to Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things. Position A is concerned with novel programming paradigms for such systems, while position B is concerned with novel services and semantics for such systems.

Both positions are fully funded according to TVL-E13 (annual gross salary of 38.306 EUR in the first year). PhD students don’t have to take courses. Position A starts in September 2010 with a duration of 2.5 years. Position B starts in July 2010 with a duration of 3 years. There is a possibility to extend PhD positions up to a maximum of 6 years.

Kay Roemer is an internationally recognised expert in Wireless Sensor Networks and his research group offers an environment to conduct eading-edge and highly-visible research in this field. The Computer Science department of University of Luebeck has recently been ranked on a shared second place among the German universities in the CHE ranking. Luebeck is a lovely historical city in a beautiful natural environment at the coast of the Baltic Sea. Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany, is only 60 kilometers away (40 mins by train).

Interested candidates should contact Kay Roemer, preferably before May 15, 2010. Candidates should include a cover letter, detailed CV, as well as transcripts of academic records in German or English language.

Ph.D. Position, Wireless Communications Research Group

Marco Zennaro — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:04:33 +0000

The Wireless Communications Research Group of Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain offers a research oriented PhD position. We seek an outstanding student to undertake a PhD in security and privacy issues of sensor networks. A strong background in mathematics as well as some previous work in cryptography will be viewed favorably.

Applicants are encouraged to provide a CV and the names and contact information of at least two references to Vanesa Daza (vanesa.daza at upf.edu) before April 30, 2010.