Research Officer - I2D MSW - Intelligence To Drive/Move-Save-Win Project

Salary: £38,205 - £44,263 per annum together with USS pension benefits

Location: Bay Campus, Swansea

Contract: This is a fixed term position for 20 months

Hours of work: 35 hours per week (full-time)

Swansea University’s vision is to transform lives and futures by providing an outstanding academic environment with a balance of excellence between world-class teaching and research, driving impact that is enabled by effective regional and global collaborations.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual to contribute to the EUREKA collaborative R&D project I2D|MSW (Intelligence to Drive | Move-Save-Win) project. I2D|MSW brings together a multidisciplinary team of around 11 organisations across 7 countries. The UK consortium (funding from UKRI Innovate UK) comprises an SME, Electronic Media Services Ltd (EMS), and two academic institutions: Brunel University London (BUL) & Swansea University (SU).

This project aims to develop new products and services based on the emerging 5G C-V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) standard to make roads and cities, safe, secure, resilient, fraud-proof, and sustainable. The project will facilitate large-scale trials in the UK, EU and Canada, enabling the technology and use cases to be tested under a wide range of conditions.

Over the course of project, you will be:

1. Analysing state-of-the-artwork and evaluating security vulnerabilities in 5G-enabled autonomous vehicle communications (intra-and inter-vehicle to everything);
2. Developing new and lightweight secure architecture, implementing proof-of-concepts, and evaluating performance measurements and formal verification.
3. Traveling to the test sites and the locations of our industrial partner EMS, to do collaborative research and experiment.

The successful candidate should hold a degree (PhD) in Computer Science or Equivalent and have a track record in one or more of the following areas:

• Low-power communications and networking for battery-powered, severely constrained wireless embedded devices.
• Applying cryptographic, security engineering and lightweight security techniques to address new research challenges.
• With track record in developing proof-of-concepts. Prior experience with working with, or in industry and excellent communication skills are also essential requirements.

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation. We have an under-representation of women in the area of research and would particularly welcome applications from women for this position. We also have an under representation of individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds and would encourage applications from these groups. Appointments will always be made on merit.

Informal enquiries: For further information about this position and informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Pardeep Kumar email: pardeep.kumar@swansea.ac.uk 

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