Junior Researcher for 5G MWI

Our Mobile Wireless Internet (MWI) research area is looking for a Junior researcher for 5G MWI solutions willing to get involved in various exciting Research and Innovation projects.

The successful candidate will be involved in various EU H2020 projects:

5G-XHAUL (https://www.5g-xhaul-project.eu/), this project proposes a converged optical and wireless network solution able to flexibly connect Small Cells to the core network.

5GPICTURE (https://www.5g-picture-project.eu/), this project will develop and demonstrate a converged fronthaul and backhaul infrastructure integrating advanced wireless and novel optical network solutions.

5GCITY (https://www.5gcity.eu/), this project will design, develop, deploy and demonstrate, in operational conditions, a distributed cloud and radio platform for municipalities and infrastructure owners acting as 5G neutral hosts.

 As part of his regular work the researcher is expected to:

• Developing solutions and algorithms proposed by the MWI team on the RAN controller platform
• Developing SDN device agents running on embedded Linux platforms
• Supporting demonstrations involving the RAN controller
• Proposing new architectures, protocols or algorithms that can address the problems addressed by the team
• Interacting with the other team R&D engineers that develop the RAN Controller platform

The researcher will be part of the Mobile and Wireless Internet (MWI) group at i2CAT.

Who we are:

i2CAT Foundation is a non-profit research and innovation centre that promotes mission oriented R&D activities on advanced Internet architectures, applications and services. The centre stands for a new open innovation framework, fostering the collaboration between companies, public administration, the academic environment and end-users.

i2CAT’s activities span the areas of Research, playing a key role in the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation; Strategic Projects, leading local initiatives that strengthen the digital policies of public administration, and Technology Transfer, fostering R&D collaboration with companies to develop innovative market-oriented solutions.

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 What do we offer:

• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.
• Be in contact and work with cutting-edge technology
• Work in challenging R&D projects
• Fix + variable salary
• Option of flexible retribution (restaurant card, transport card, medical insurance, kindergarten)
• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way
• Fridays afternoon off
• Intensive work schedule in July & August
• Home-office
• Open space office in Barcelona.
• Free fruit every week
• Discounted Gym-access
• 25 vacation days per year
• Casual dress code
• Let us know which trainings you need
• You will have the opportunity to attend tech conferences and events.

The i2CAT Foundation seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and, therefore explicitly, encourages women to apply.

The i2CAT Foundation seeks to increase the number of persons with disabilities among its workforce, and therefore explicitly encourages this collective to apply.