PhD student in Wireless Communication and Security

The Department of Information Technology holds a leading position in both research and education at all levels. We are currently Uppsala University's third largest department, with 350 employees, including 120 teachers and 120 PhD students. Approximately 5,000 undergraduate students take one or more courses at the department each year. You can find more information about us on the Department of Information Technology website.

At the Division of Computer Systems, we are among the world leading groups developing theory and applications of communication systems and computer architecture. Two important goals are to design systems that are energy efficient and secure. The research groups publish at prestigious conferences and have collaborations with international academic and industrial partners. The doctoral position  is part of the Uppsala University Graduate School in Cybersecurity, which strives to ensure that all doctoral students receive a solid education in cybersecurity and have the opportunity to interact with cybersecurity researchers.

Project Description: Wireless Communication and Security
The overall contribution of this project is to enable secure wireless communication in ultra low-power embedded systems, such as backscatter and beyond communication systems. The focus of the research is to derive general methods and building blocks to reduce device complexity and to improve reliability by collaboration between devices. Among the expected achievements are prototype implementations to demonstrate and evaluate the research results.

Duties
The doctoral student will primarily devote their time to graduate education. Other departmental duties of at most 20%, including teaching and administration, may also be included in the employment.

Requirements
Entry requirements for doctoral education are regulated in the Higher Education Ordinance. To meet the general entry requirements for doctoral studies, you must:

• hold a Master’s (second-cycle) degree in computer science, electrical engineering, embedded systems or equivalent, or
• have completed at least 240 credits in higher education, with at least 60 credits at Master’s level of the above disciplines, including an independent project worth at least 15 credits, or
• have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way.

The University may permit an exemption from the general entry requirements for an individual applicant, if there are special grounds (Chapter 7, § 39 of the Higher Education Ordinance). For special entry requirements, please see the subject’s general study plan.

Additional specific requirements are as follows: (i) a background in wireless communication, and (ii) proficiency in programming (preferably in C or Python).

Additional qualifications
The ideal candidate for the position has a solid background in wireless communication, embedded systems, or information security, preferably all. Further experience with low-level programming of embedded systems, or hardware/radio-frequency design is helpful.

As for all PhD students, a genuine interest and curiosity in the subject matter and excellent analytical and communication skills, both oral and written, are required.

Rules governing PhD students are set out in the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5, §§ 1-7 and in Uppsala University's rules and guidelines.

Application
The application must include: (1) a statement (at most 2 pages) of the applicant’s motivation for applying for this position, including a self-assessment on why would you be the right candidate for this position; (2) a CV; (3) degrees and grades (translated to English or Swedish); (4) the Master’s thesis (or a draft thereof, and/or some other self-produced technical or scientific text), list of publications, and other relevant documents; and (5) references with contact information (names, emails and telephone number) and (if possible) up to two letters of recommendation.

Applications may be submitted by candidates that have not fully completed the master degree (or equivalent), however, all applicants should state the earliest possible starting date of employment.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position according to the Higher Education Ordinance chapter 5 § 7. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date August 2025 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Professor Christian Rohner (+46 70 167 9361, christian.rohner@it.uu.se).

Please submit your application by April 22, 2025, UFV-PA 2025/889.

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