Senior Research Associate, Programmable Optical Networks

University of Bristol; West of England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Bristol's Smart Internet Lab is seeking Researchers for the HASC Phase 2 project. You will develop programmable optical networks, intelligent automation and rapid recovery from failures using hollow-core fibre, contributing to demonstrations and collaborations with academia and industry.

Apply as a Research Associate or Senior Research Associate; senior level includes leading initiatives, mentoring early career researchers and coordinating collaborative activities.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent research experience in optical communications or related field.
• Knowledge of optical network architectures, control, automation, or resilience.
• Experience with research publications and demonstrable research outputs.

Responsibilities

• Develop architectures for metro, access and data centre connectivity.
• Create automation, orchestration and resource-control algorithms.
• Prototype and validate hardware or software solutions in lab/testbed environments.
• Publish findings and contribute to proposals, standards and patents.

Skills

Optical networks

Network automation

Programming

Research publications

Education

PhD or equivalent

Job description

The University of Bristol's Smart Internet Lab is seeking Researchers for the HASC Phase 2 project. You will develop programmable optical networks, intelligent automation and rapid recovery from failures using hollow-core fibre, contributing to demonstrations and collaborations with academia and industry.

Apply as a Research Associate or Senior Research Associate; senior level includes leading initiatives, mentoring early career researchers and coordinating collaborative activities.