Research Fellow: Analog Computing for Advanced Comms

University of Surrey; Guildford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Surrey is recruiting a Research Fellow in Analog Computing for Advanced Communication Systems within the Institute for Communication Systems (ICS). The role focuses on ultra-low-power analog and mixed-signal processing for next-generation communication systems and involves close collaboration with industrial partners and international academic teams.

Responsibilities include co-designing algorithms and hardware, modelling circuits and systems, and evaluating performance, power,

Qualifications

• Expertise in analogue circuit design for low-power signal processing or communications.
• Experience with circuit-level modelling and simulation, evaluating power/energy and non-idealities.
• Experience or strong knowledge of algorithm–hardware co-design and practical mapping to hardware.
• Strong analytical, modelling, and programming skills with MATLAB and/or Python; clear written and oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Undertake research into ultra-low-power analog and mixed-signal computing for future communications.
• Co-design algorithms and hardware; model at circuit and system level; evaluate performance, power, latency, and complexity.
• Disseminate results and document work; set targets and drive toward them.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Circuit modelling

Algorithm-hardware co-design

MATLAB

Python

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

The University of Surrey is recruiting a Research Fellow in Analog Computing for Advanced Communication Systems within the Institute for Communication Systems (ICS). The role focuses on ultra-low-power analog and mixed-signal processing for next-generation communication systems and involves close collaboration with industrial partners and international academic teams.

Responsibilities include co-designing algorithms and hardware, modelling circuits and systems, and evaluating performance, power,