Applications are invited for a fully-funded PhD
studentship within the Broadband Wireless Communication Research Group in the
School of Engineering and Digital Arts at University of Kent. Studentship is
awarded for a 3-year research project “Advanced antennas for digital
beamforming synthetic aperture radars onboard small satellites”. The PhD
student is to start in February 2014 or soon afterwards. A post-doctoral
researcher will also be employed in this project and work together with the PhD
student.
studentship within the Broadband Wireless Communication Research Group in the
School of Engineering and Digital Arts at University of Kent. Studentship is
awarded for a 3-year research project “Advanced antennas for digital
beamforming synthetic aperture radars onboard small satellites”. The PhD
student is to start in February 2014 or soon afterwards. A post-doctoral
researcher will also be employed in this project and work together with the PhD
student.
Study Subject (s): Studentship is awarded within the School of Engineering and Digital
Arts. The research topic is “Advanced antennas for digital beamforming
synthetic aperture radars onboard small satellites”.
Course Level: Studentship is available for pursuing PhD
degree level.
Scholarship Provider: European Commission (EC)
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Arts. The research topic is “Advanced antennas for digital beamforming
synthetic aperture radars onboard small satellites”.
Course Level: Studentship is available for pursuing PhD
degree level.
Scholarship Provider: European Commission (EC)
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: The ideal
candidate has a master degree in engineering or physics with experience in
antenna designs, or electromagnetics or RF/microwave engineering. Working or
research experience in antennas or RF engineering will be a plus. For overseas
applicants, the minimum English requirement is that he/she needs to have IELTS
scores 6.5 overall including 6.0 in both reading and writing.
candidate has a master degree in engineering or physics with experience in
antenna designs, or electromagnetics or RF/microwave engineering. Working or
research experience in antennas or RF engineering will be a plus. For overseas
applicants, the minimum English requirement is that he/she needs to have IELTS
scores 6.5 overall including 6.0 in both reading and writing.
Scholarship Open for International Students: This fully-funded PhD studentship is open to students
worldwide.
worldwide.
Scholarship Description: The University of Kent is well-known internationally, for research work
in frequency-selective surfaces (FSS), antennas, RF/microwave/millimetre-wave
technologies, wireless communications and radars. The research is conducted as
part of the EC project “DIFFERENT” in collaboration with leading academic and
industrial partners across the Europe. The aim of this project is to
investigate the design, modelling and development of novel multi-band
multi-polarization array antennas for digital beamforming synthetic aperture
radars (DBF SAR) onboard small satellites in low earth orbits. DBF SAR is the
next-generation radar system for earth observation from the space. The
University of Kent has excellent antenna and RF/microwave/millimetre-wave
measurement facilities including various anechoic, near-field and plane-wave
chambers, the largest of which operates between 400MHz and 110GHz with a
totally new measurement system including a dedicated vector network analyzer.
The antennas laboratories also contain broadband network analysers operating
from 10MHz to 110GHz. It has a well-equipped mechanical workshop with newly
installed computer controlled machinery, which is for the fabrication of
antennas and RF/microwave circuits.
in frequency-selective surfaces (FSS), antennas, RF/microwave/millimetre-wave
technologies, wireless communications and radars. The research is conducted as
part of the EC project “DIFFERENT” in collaboration with leading academic and
industrial partners across the Europe. The aim of this project is to
investigate the design, modelling and development of novel multi-band
multi-polarization array antennas for digital beamforming synthetic aperture
radars (DBF SAR) onboard small satellites in low earth orbits. DBF SAR is the
next-generation radar system for earth observation from the space. The
University of Kent has excellent antenna and RF/microwave/millimetre-wave
measurement facilities including various anechoic, near-field and plane-wave
chambers, the largest of which operates between 400MHz and 110GHz with a
totally new measurement system including a dedicated vector network analyzer.
The antennas laboratories also contain broadband network analysers operating
from 10MHz to 110GHz. It has a well-equipped mechanical workshop with newly
installed computer controlled machinery, which is for the fabrication of
antennas and RF/microwave circuits.
Duration of award(s): This fully-funded PhD studentship is offered for 3
years.
years.
What does it cover? Applications are invited for a fully-funded PhD studentship within the
Broadband Wireless Communication Research Group in the School of Engineering
and Digital Arts, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. Successful candidate
will receive a bursary of £13,590 per annum for 3 years.
Broadband Wireless Communication Research Group in the School of Engineering
and Digital Arts, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK. Successful candidate
will receive a bursary of £13,590 per annum for 3 years.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 7th February 2014.
