Research Fellow in Optical Communication Systems

University of Southampton; Southampton; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre invites applications for a Research Fellow to advance fibre communication technologies, including novel amplifiers, hollow-core and multi-core fibres. You will work with project partners and researchers across the ORC, applying photonics knowledge to experimental investigations.

The role requires a PhD in fibre optics or photonics and strong practical experience with optical fibres and systems; postdoctoral experience is favoured but

Formación

• PhD or equivalent in fibre optics or photonics.
• Strong background in photonics and optical communications.
• Experience with characterising optical fibres and photonic components.
• Experience with high-speed optical communication system design/experimentation.
• Postdoctoral experience is favoured but not required.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct research on novel fibre optics technologies and applications.
• Collaborate with the ORC researchers and project partners.
• Develop and perform experimental studies, collect and interpret data.

Conocimientos

Photonics

Optical communications

Data interpretation

Educación

PhD in fibre optics or photonics

Herramientas

Optical fibre testing

Photonic components

Optical system modelling

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a highly motivated Research Fellow to work on novel technologies and applications of fibre communication systems. Be a part of the University of Southampton, an institution in the top one per cent of world universities and one of the UK's Russell group research-intensive universities. We have an international reputation for research, teaching and enterprise activities. You will work in the world leading Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) and will have access to the world class facilities and dedicated researchers that this provides. The Telecommunications Systems Laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for experimentation in photonic systems and provides direct access to the UK's National Dark Fibre Facility, a unique geographically distributed transmission facility dedicated to research, linking together four top British universities. You will contribute to research projects that experimentally investigate communication systems using state-of-the-art optical technologies, including novel amplifiers, integrated photonic components, and hollow-core and multi-core optical fibres. Your research will explore the potential of these technologies in future communication systems. This will require an in-depth understanding of the physical characteristics of optical fibres and devices, and the ability to develop innovative ways to deploy them in network configurations. You will work closely with project partners and other researchers within the group and across the ORC.

To be successful, you must have a strong background in photonics and communications with extensive practical experience of working with optical fibres and systems. Ideally, you will also have experience in characterising optical fibres, photonic components, optical system modelling and/or the design and experimentation of high-speed optical communication systems. You must also have proven skills in the critical evaluation and interpretation of data, reporting your findings succinctly and working as part of a collaborative research team. You must hold a PhD

• or equivalent qualification related to fibre optics or photonics. Previous postdoctoral experience is favoured but not necessary.