Senior 5G Researcher - MWI

Our Mobile Wireless Internet (MWI) research area is looking for a Senior 5G Researcher willing to get involved in two exciting Research and Innovation projects.

The researcher will be involved in two projects:

• The H2020 5G project 5GMED (https://5gmed.eu/), contributing expertise in mobile network architecture. The researcher will be involved in a railways use case where a high speed train provides 5G connectivity services to passengers while roaming between 5G networks in Spain and France.
• Affordable5G (https://www.affordable5g.eu/), where the MWI group is developing an O-RAN non-real time controller, supporting policy provisioning and enabling Machine Learning applications.

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

• Represent i2CAT at EU and national project meetings
• Define algorithms and protocols applied to wireless technologies
• Generate patent ideas
• Generate results and lead scientific publications
• Make technical presentations
• Work with network prototypes. Requires expertise on Linux networking stack

The researcher will be part of the Mobile and Wireless Internet (MWI) group at i2CAT. More information can be found here: https://www.i2cat.net/research-topics/mobile-wireless-internet/

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.

Want to know more? Visit our webpage!

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
• One home-office day per week
• Open space office in Barcelona.
• 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.