Research engineer in the interaction between organic batteries and IoT devices - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

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Description of the subject area 
The Internet of Things (IoT) plays a significant role in the transition to a sustainable society. Sensors and smart built-in devices provide information to control and reduce energy use. Upcoming 6G Ambient-IoT standardization aims to connect a class of devices that are much smaller and cheaper compared to previous generations of IoT, and powered by batteries. To make the development more sustainable, people are considering using organic batteries instead of Li-ion batteries. It is still unclear how organic batteries behave and what limitations they have in the IoT context, while thinking about whether it is possible to develop communication protocols that take into account the characteristic properties of organic batteries.

Research project
The research engineer will work in the project "Sustainable IoT through co-design with organic batteries" funded by the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (Vinnova). A team of communication and battery experts from Uppsala University designs hardware and communication protocols that manage the interaction between the dynamics of the (organic) battery chemistry and the dynamics of the IoT device's energy consumption. A key resource will be our battery testbed, a unique resource for large-scale, application-oriented measurements of battery performance.

Duties
The employment concerns measurements and evaluation of operational limits and relevant tradeoffs of batteries in the aforementioned project, maintenance and expansion of the battery testbed as well as design of communication protocols. Publication in collaboration with other project participants.

Requirements
Master's degree or equivalent in Information Technology. In-depth knowledge of IoT communication protocols as well as documented experience from experimental evaluation of batteries and IoT communication protocols is a requirement. Good knowledge of spoken and written English.

Additional qualifications
Publications within the subject area.

About the employment
The employment is a permanent position (probationary period may be applied). Scope of employment 50 %. Starting date 2024-06-01 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Professor Christian Rohner, christian.rohner@it.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 20th of May 2024, UFV-PA 2024/1481.

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