University Assistant Predoctoral

**Announcement**:
The University of Klagenfurt, with approximately 1,500 employees and over 12,000 students, is located in the Alps-Adriatic region and consistently achieves excellent placements in rankings. The motto “per aspera ad astra” underscores our firm commitment to the pursuit of excellence in all activities in research, teaching, and university management. The principles of equality, diversity, health, sustainability, and compatibility of work and family life serve as the foundation for our work at the university.

The University of Klagenfurt is pleased to announce the following open position at the **Department of Networked and Embedded Systems**, Mobile Systems Group, at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, with a negotiable starting date, commencing on** March 1, 2025**, at the latest:
**University assistant predoctoral (all genders welcome) (in German: Universitätsassistent:in)**

**Level of employment**: 100 % (40 hours/week)

**Minimum salary**: € 50,103.20 per annum (gross); classification according to collective agreement: B1

**Contract duration**: 4 years

**Application deadline**: December 11, 2024

**Reference code**: 297/24

**Area of responsibility**:

- Perform research into future **wireless networked systems**, for example with emphasis on self-organized synchronization and swarming or wireless sensing
- Perform independent scientific work with the aim to submit a dissertation and acquire a doctoral degree in technical sciences
- Teach exercise and lab courses such as:

- “Mobile Communications” and “Wireless Networks” in the Master’s programme “Information and Communications Engineering”
- “Physics for Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism” in the Bachelor’s programmes “Informationstechnik” and “Robotics and Artificial Intelligence”
- Participate in research projects of the group
- Participate in administrative and organisational tasks of the department (e.g., website, research database, organisation of workshops)
- Mentor and co-advise students
- Assist in public relations activities of the department and the faculty

**Requirements**:

- Completed Diploma or Master’s degree from a recognised university in the field of information and communications engineering, electrical and computer engineering, or closely related fields. This requirement must be fulfilled two weeks before the starting date at the latest; hence, the last possible deadline for meeting this requirement is **January 17, 2025**.
- Fundamental knowledge in at least four of the following areas:

- Wireless communications (e.g., radio propagation, physical layer techniques)
- Wireless networks (e.g., Wi-Fi, cellular, ad hoc networks, sensor networks)
- Communication protocols (e.g., medium access, routing, higher layers)
- Self-organization in networks (e.g., synchronization, swarming, bio-inspired algorithms)
- Simulation of dynamic and stochastic networks (e.g., simulation tools, simulation methodology, emergence, tipping points, performance)
- Mathematical analysis of dynamic and stochastic networks (e.g., network theory, stochastic processes, stochastic geometry, nonlinear dynamics)
- Advanced programming skills in Python, C/C++, or R
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- Very good scientific communication and dissemination skills (scientific writing and oral presentations)

**Desired skills**:

- Knowledge of German (on a level suited for undergraduate teaching and PR activities)
- Good social competences and ability to work in a team
- Expertise in wireless sensing, machine learning, experimental/hands-on work with wireless systems or robotics
- Relevant experience abroad
- First scientific contributions like co-authorship in publications

**Additional information**:
**Our offer**:
The employment contract is concluded for the position as university assistant (predoctoral) and stipulates a starting salary of € 3,578.80 gross per month (14 times a year; previous experience deemed relevant to the job can be recognised in accordance with the collective agreement).

The University of Klagenfurt also offers:

- Personal and professional advanced training courses, management and career coaching
- Diversity
- and family-friendly university culture
- The opportunity to live and work in the attractive Alps-Adriatic region with a wide range of leisure activities in the spheres of culture, nature and sports
- Curriculum vitae (with clear information about the degrees including date/place/grade, the experience acquired, the thesis title, the list of publications if any, and other relevant information)
- Copy of the degree certificates and transcripts of the courses
- Any certificates that can prove the fulfilment of the required and additional qualifications listed above (e.g., the submission of the final thesis/dissertation if required by the degree programme, copy of publications, programming skills certificates, language skills certificates etc.)
- Final thesis or other study-rela