PhD: Programmable Metasurfaces for Advanced Signal Processing

ScholarLink Inc.; Southampton; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bursaries and Scholarships

State-of-the-art microwave labs

Anechoic chamber access

Job summary

The University of Southampton invites applications for a three-year PhD studentship in Dynamic Metasurfaces for Advanced Signal Processing within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. You will design and build software-controlled smart surfaces to shape wireless signals, combining simulations, PCB design and lab testing to enable programmable radio environments.

Funding includes bursaries or scholarships, with access to state-of-the-art microwave labs and anechoic chamber for

Qualifications

• Very good undergraduate degree (UK 2:1 or international equivalent).
• Experience in RF/microwave design and lab measurements is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software-controlled smart surfaces to shape wireless signals.
• Perform electromagnetic simulations (e.g., COMSOL Multiphysics) and theoretical modelling.
• Fabricate PCB prototypes with metasurface unit cells and integrate active components.
• Experimentally characterise designs using VNA and anechoic chamber measurements.

Skills

Electromagnetic theory

RF design

PCB design

Lab measurements

COMSOL Multiphysics

Education

UK 2:1 honours degree or international equivalent

Tools

Vector Network Analyzer

Anechoic chamber

Job description

The University of Southampton invites applications for a three-year PhD studentship in Dynamic Metasurfaces for Advanced Signal Processing within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. You will design and build software-controlled smart surfaces to shape wireless signals, combining simulations, PCB design and lab testing to enable programmable radio environments.

Funding includes bursaries or scholarships, with access to state-of-the-art microwave labs and anechoic chamber for