Scholarships - Doctoral Student in Electronic Circuit Design

Lund University is Scandinavia’s largest institution for education and research in a great number of disciplines, such as engineering, natural sciences, law, social science, economics, medicine, theology and the arts. The University has over 38 000 students and approximately 5 300 employees located in Lund, Malmö and Helsingborg. We have a comprehensive global network and a growing co-operation within the Öresund University framework within Southern Sweden and Eastern Denmark.

LTH forms the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University, with approximately 6 500 students and 850 PhD-students. The research carried out at LTH is of high international standard and we continuously develop our teaching and adapt our courses to the needs of today.
Lund University invites applications for the following position:

Doctoral  student in electronic circuit design

Place: Dept. of Electrical and Information Technology 
Reference number: PA 2009/4732
Last day for applying is: 2009-12-31
For further information please contact:  Ass. Professor Pietro Andreani, +46 46 222 4721, Pietro.Andreani@eit.lth.se or Professor Henrik Sjöland, +46 46 222 9513, Henrik.Sjoland@eit.lth.se
More information: www.eit.lth.se
Work
The research addresses the area of integrated circuit design, with focus on RF CMOS low noise amplifiers (LNAs) and mixers. The PhD student will participate in a project entitled “Design Methods for Radio Architectures Going Nanoscale (DRAGON)” financed by the European Union. Besides LTH, the research consortium includes Ericsson, Infineon, KU-Leuven, IMEC, and TU-Graz. The project deals with the design of RF CMOS front-ends (i.e. LNA + mixer) with low noise and very high linearity at low power consumption. Such front-ends are crucial building blocks in 3G and 4G radio receivers. This is a full-time position, which includes 15% department work, mainly teaching.

Qualifications
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering. The position is mainly tailored for research and education within IC design, but it is an advantage if the candidate also has some knowledge in wireless communications. In the selection of the candidate, the following aspects are taken into account: marks from Master courses, quality of Master’s thesis and possibly other projects showing independent work, previous experience in the area of IC design and wireless communications, interview with the candidate. It is desirable that the candidate is proficient in the Swedish language.
Eligibility
Employment as a Doctoral student can only be granted if you have been accepted to the postgraduate student program. Acceptance to the postgraduate student program is based on the estimated ability to perform well in your postgraduate studies. This is also one of the basic criteria for employment. Furthermore you need a valid university degree within a relevant study program. 
As a Doctoral student you will mainly be working with you research project, but you can also be given more general tasks within the department i.e. teaching, research and administrative work, in accordance with the regulations. Rules for employment as a Doctoral student is stated in "The Higher Education Ordnance (SFS 1998:80), Chapter 5".

Other
Lund University encourages both men and women to apply for the position.
Salary is determined on an individual basis within certain guidelines for this type of position.

Your application should contain the following documents:
-Letter of application including the correct reference number, PA 2009/4732, for the position. (The application should be written in Swedish or English.)
-Curriculum Vitae
-Copies of certificates and copies of any other document that you wish to include in your application.

The application should be addressed to the Faculty of Engineering and sent to: Registry Office, Lund University, P.O. Box 117, SE-221 00 LUND.

Last day for applying is: 2009-12-31