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The role
The Institute for Communication Systems (ICS), home of the 6G Innovation Centre (6GIC), is looking to recruit a full‑time Research Fellow to work on Generative and Token‑based Semantic Communication Technologies for Future Wireless Networks (fixed term contract up to September 2027).
For this opening, the successful candidate will be required to have research experience in wireless communication systems as well as familiarity with design and training of state‑of‑the‑art large generative AI models, e.g. Diffusion Models, Multimodal Large Language Models, etc. The area of specialization for this post is Generative Semantic and Token Communication Technologies for Future Wireless Networks.
About You
Applicants should have a good honours PhD degree in wireless communications or AI and computer vision fields and a strong track record of publications. Preference will be given to those with prior publications either in top‑tier AI and Computer Vision venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, etc.), or prestigious IEEE journals (e.g. IEEE JSAC, ComST, etc.).
Applicants are expected to have good problem‑solving and analytical skills, to be proactive, to engage with other researchers and to be self‑motivated. The successful candidate will, in collaboration with other researchers, specify, design and implement the systems under investigation. The successful candidates will be joining a very strong and vibrant research team and will be supported by academic staff working on the programme.
How to apply
Please apply on the University website with your CV and a cover letter.
For informal enquiries please contact Dr Mahdi Boloursaz Mashhadi m.boloursazmashhadi@surrey.ac.uk.
Please note the University of Surrey reserves the right to close this vacancy early or extend based on volume and calibre of applications.
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