Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AIPT)
Organisation/Company: Aston University Department Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AIPT)
Research Field: Computer science » Computer architecture, Engineering » Computer engineering, Technology » Computer technology, Technology » Future technology, Technology » Quantum technology
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Country: United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 15 Apr 2025 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 38
Offer Starting Date: 1 May 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA
Grant Agreement Number: 101169118
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Horizon Europe MSCA - Doctoral Network. European Training Network on Post-Digital Computing + (POSTDIGITAL Plus)
Coordinated by UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS
The POSTDIGITAL Plus Consortium offers an exciting opportunity for 17 doctoral candidates (DC) to join this cutting-edge research project. Contact a dedicated supervisor via email to learn more about the specific research topics and application details. Please include your CV, a motivation letter, and relevant academic transcripts.
Description:
The future economic growth in Europe requires engineers and researchers capable to design, develop and implement new information technologies to support explosive data-driven transformation of economy, public and government activities. The analysis of this data demands a massive increase in processing power and communication bandwidth. Current information, computing and processing technologies strongly rely on the classical digital approaches and architectures developed by von Neumann. However, technological progress rates of digital technologies are flattening out and are about to hit their ultimate, physical ceilings (“end of Moore’s law”). This growing gap between what is demanded and what can be delivered becomes exacerbated by the increasingly inacceptable energy consumption of the global ICT infrastructure, whose relevance is amplified by the pressing and approaching climate crisis. In this situation, both academic and industrial ICT research has started to investigate and invest in so-called “unconventional”, nature-inspired approaches to computing which radically depart from the classical digital paradigm.
The European Doctoral Network on POSTDIGITAL Plus brings together internationally leading teams from academia, research centres and leaders of industry, including IBM, Thales, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Belgium and three regarded start-ups NcodiN, Akhetronics and VLC Photonics in the field of optical computing to train a cohort of 17 doctoral candidates in the inter-disciplinary fields of emerging disruptive neuromorphic computational technologies and their applications. POST-DIGITAL Plus has the ambition and the vision to create a new generation of scientific and industrial leaders that will greatly contribute to strengthening Europe’s human resources and industry competitiveness in future digital and post digital economy and technology.
POSTDIGITAL Plus is looking for candidates with exceptional skills and grades in engineering or physics and/or computer science and/or signal processing, with the knowledge of machine learning and/or some expertise in the areas related to optics / photonics, communications or electrical engineering. Preferred skill requirements include experience in scientific programming and computing, signal processing, communications and information theory, statistical analysis, optical communication systems. Knowledge of mathematical methods and numerical analysis are an asset.
Specific Requirements:
MSCA requirements. Researchers are NOT eligible if they already have a PhD or have successfully defended their doctoral thesis. Candidates MUST NOT have resided or carried out their main activity (e.g. work, studies) for more than 12 months within the last three years in the country of the host institutions (by the employment start date). Candidates can be of any nationality but may need security clearance prior to commencing their position.
In exceptional cases outstanding candidates with a BSc in an appropriate discipline will also be considered at Aston University.
Languages: ENGLISH Level Excellent
Additional Information
The selected candidates will be employed under a full-time contract. The salary follows the Marie Curie-Skłodowska DN funding Scheme. On top of the regular compensation, an extra allowance will be available to cover mobility expenses. The living allowance will be subject to a country correction coefficient, according to the country of a hosting organisation. Applicants may also be eligible for a family allowance.
Selection process:
General guidance for applicants: The DC positions are also advertised locally at the respective institutions and local recruitment sites. These individual advertisements will have further details including local PhD admission criteria and application deadlines.
To apply: Initially send your CV, a cover letter and supporting documents by email (using the subject header "POSTDIGITAL Plus application") to the main supervisor for the position that you wish to apply for. Description of DC projects listed above.
Additional comments:
POSTDIGITAL Plus is explicitly committed to the principle of equal opportunities. For further information please contact Natalia Manuilovich (n.manuilovich@aston.ac.uk).
PhD tuition fee: The POSTDIGITAL Plus fellowship includes a bursary to cover PhD tuition fees.
Acknowledgement: This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the MSCA GA 101169118.
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