PhD in Underwater Optical Communications

University of Vigo; Vigo; On-site; EUR 25,200 - 30,800; Full time

Job summary

The QOPHI Lab at the University of Vigo invites expressions of interest for a PhD opportunity in underwater optical communications, in collaboration with Navantia through the Navantia Monodon Chair.

The successful candidate will design, implement, and validate an optical communication system for subsea environments, with two years of academic training in Vigo and two years in Madrid with Navantia.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Telecommunications Engineering, Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related disciplines.
• Good level of English (written and spoken).
• Experience or interest in optical communications, photonics, or electromagnetic wave propagation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and experimentally validate a novel optical communication system for subsea environments.
• Carry out laboratory implementation on optical benches and testing in controlled water tanks.
• Validate system performance under variable underwater channel conditions and integrate with hybrid acoustic‑optical architectures.

Skills

English proficiency

Programming (MATLAB/Python)

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Photonics, Physics, Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

The QOPHI Lab at the University of Vigo invites expressions of interest for a PhD opportunity in underwater optical communications, in collaboration with Navantia through the Navantia Monodon Chair.

The successful candidate will design, implement, and validate an optical communication system for subsea environments, with two years of academic training in Vigo and two years in Madrid with Navantia.