Research Fellow in 6G Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC)

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Surrey invites applications for a Research Fellow in Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) for Future 6G RANs, collaborating with InterDigital. The role blends advanced research, simulation development and pre-standardisation activities across Surrey and InterDigital locations.

You will contribute to ISAC channel modelling, waveform design, AI/ML-enabled interfaces, and dissemination through reports and publications, with opportunities to travel for meetings and to work

Qualifications

• Strong research expertise in ISAC-related areas such as channel modelling, radar/sensing signal processing, MIMO/beamforming, waveform design or AI/ML for wireless systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced research on ISAC for Future 6G RANs and develop evaluation tools.
• Collaborate with Surrey and InterDigital researchers, contribute to reports, standards and publications.
• Attend project meetings and travel to InterDigital's London office as required.

Skills

ISAC research

Mathematical analysis

Programming

Job description

Organisation/Company UNIVERSITY OF SURREY Research Field Engineering Mathematics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 4 Oct 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country United Kingdom Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.

We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.

Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.

The role

The Institute for Communication Systems home of the 6G Innovation Centre (6GIC) is looking to recruit a Research Fellow in Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) for Future 6G Radio Access Networks.

This exciting opportunity will see the successful candidate work on a collaborative research project with Interdigital, addressing technology creation, simulation and dissemination for ISAC RAN technologies involving user equipment in monostatic, bistatic and multistatic sensing configurations. Depending on your expertise and project priorities, the research may include electromagnetic ISAC channel modelling, waveform and transceiver design, sensing signal processing, AI/ML-enabled radio interfaces, MIMO beamforming and channel estimation, interference management, environment reconstruction, target imaging, or radio-resource management.

This is a industry-facing role combining advanced technical research, simulation development, pre-standardisation, intellectual-property generation and formal project delivery. The successful candidate will work closely with researchers at Surrey and InterDigital and will help develop research findings into practical evaluation tools, technical reports, standards contributions and scientific publications in top-tier journals.Part of the appointment will be conducted at InterDigital's London office, with regular in-person technical engagement with the IDE team. The candidate must therefore be willing and able to work across the University of Surrey and InterDigital locations as required by the project.

ICS is the largest academic research institute in Europe specialising in all aspects of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies). It is home to over 200 researchers with expertise in all communication and broadcasting systems and has developed the best-in-class large scale testbeds for research and innovation and enjoys the state-of-the-art lab and computing facilities.

Established in 2012, 5GIC is the world’s first dedicated centre in researching end-to-end aspects of 5G and works closely with national and international leading academic institutes and key industrial partners. In November 2020, 6GIC was officially launched with parallel research undertaken in both 5G+ and 6G for 2030+.

About you

• Strong research expertise in one or more areas directly relevant to ISAC, such as channel modelling, radar/sensing signal processing, MIMO and beamforming, waveform/transceiver design, radio-resource management, environment reconstruction or AI/ML for wireless systems.
• Excellent mathematical and analytical ability, supported by strong programming and simulation skills and experience of producing reliable, well-documented research software.
• Willingness to spend part of the appointment at InterDigital's London office and to attend ETSI ISG ISAC and other relevant project or dissemination meetings, including travel when required.