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Research Software Engineer

University of York - Department of Computer Science

Location: York
Salary: £36,024 to £44,263 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 29th September 2023
Closes: 18th October 2023
Job Ref: 12608

Department

The Computer Science department at the University of York enjoys a distinguished reputation in the fields of teaching, research, and industry engagement. It has a proven track record of success in research, as demonstrated by its impressive 11th and 12th rankings in the UK for Computer Science in the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) and the Complete University Guide 2023, respectively.

The department co-leads the EPSRC funded Communications Hub for empowering distributed cloud computing applications and research and collaborates closely on many projects with the School of Physics, Engineering, and Technology.  The School of Physics, Engineering, and Technology has recently secured very substantial funding for several wireless communications projects focussing on Open RAN for next generation radio access networks. YO-RAN, a £7.3M collaborative project led by York, has recently started funded by UK Government, Department of Digital, Science Innovation and Technology as part of its Future Open Networks Research Challenge.  Alongside YO-RAN a new, York-led £5.1M project has recently been awarded on O-RAN funded by the UK Government. 

Role

To support the research projects, the Department is looking for a Research Software Engineer to work on open networking and RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) development, including development of xApps and rApps. In this role you will be involved in an Open RAN research project and you are expected to also contribute to scientific publications and demos. You will be supported by the investigators and the senior members of the team and closely collaborate with our industry partners.   

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

You will have:

  • A first degree in Electronic Engineering, Communication Engineering, Computer Science, or other similar disciplines or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge in wireless communications and of a range of research techniques and methodologies
  • Research expertise in an area that will complement and enhance the department's research strategy and goals
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience of current software engineering practices for example version control and testing;
  • Proven experience in software development in multiple languages. In particular at least one of Python, Matlab, Java, and/or C++
  • Knowledge of appropriate 3GPP and/or O-RAN standards, modern and open networking technologies e.g. SDN, NFV, OpenFlow, Open-RAN are desirable    
  • Knowledge of high-density deployments in wireless communications, including use of small-cell, beamforming, mMIMO and CF-mMIMO, along with the RAN Intelligent Controller and development of xApps and rApps are also desirable
  • A PhD or equivalent experience in wireless communications, networking, computer science, electronic engineering, or similar disciplines or equivalent experience; background in a computational field (such as Mathematics, Computer Science, or Engineering); and research expertise in the area of wireless communication and networking, 5G and beyond are also desirable

Interview date: TBC

For informal enquiries: please contact Dr Poonam Yadav (poonam.yadav@york.ac.uk) or our HR team (pet-hr@york.ac.uk).

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

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