The Center for Industrial Electronics is announcing applicants to apply for its
PhD Position in Spain. International applicants are eligible to apply for this
position.
The project intends
to improve the features of security, trust ability, dependability and autonomy
of IoT. UPM tasks are mainly related to railway use cases.
The Center for
Industrial Electronics i
s a University based center, integrating
interdisciplinary research groups (Electronics, Power Quality, and
Telecommunication), motivated to educate engineers and develop new concepts, to
be transferred to the Industry
Course
Level: Position
is available to pursue the PhD program.
Study
Subject:
This thesis will be developed in the scope of the EU-funded project SCOTT
(Secure Connected Trustable Things). The project intends to improve the
features of security, trustability, dependability, and autonomy of IoT. UPM
tasks are mainly related to railway use cases. The PhD thesis will improve the
state of the art in aspects like secured communications and QoS for highly
reliable applications of WSNs (Vehicle to Vehicle and Vehicle to Infrastructure
in the railway domain). The main contributions of this work will be done in the
lower layers, mainly from the hardware of the IoT nodes, up to the MAC layer.
Scholarship
Award:
The salary level corresponds to the average PhD grant in Spain (around 19.000
€/year before taxes).
Number of
Scholarships: Not
Known
Scholarship
can be taken in Spain
Eligibility: The following criteria must
be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship.
- Candidates
should have a Master Degree (MSc or equivalent) in Electrical and/or
Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent. Candidates
must have taken courses in the following areas: embedded systems, wireless
communications, and electronic design. In addition to this, the applicant
must be able to work well in a diverse group, comfortable giving and
receiving constructive criticism, and have strong abilities for critical
thinking and structured work. The successful candidate will be expected to
take an active role in advising undergraduate students. These competencies
are as important as the technical qualifications. - Excellent
and proven skills in spoken and written English are required. Basic level
of the Spanish language is welcome.
Nationality:
International
applicants are eligible to apply for this position.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Candidates should have a Master Degree (MSc or equivalent).
English Language
Requirements: Excellent and proven skills in spoken and written English are
required. Basic level of the Spanish language is welcome.
How to
Apply:
Send your applications to Teresa Riesgo (teresa.riesgo-at-upm.es) by
September 15, 2017.
The application must
include the following documents:
- Statement
(at most 2 pages) of the applicant’s motivation for applying for this
position, - A CV,
including a transcript of records of the candidate’s degrees (translated
into English or Spanish) - Two
support letters - Other
relevant documents
Application
Deadline: Application
deadline is September 15, 2017.
