Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position in the School of Information Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University 

 

The School of Information Science and Technology (SIST) at ShanghaiTech University will lead the charge in China's higher education reform by becoming a top academic research institution that is home to world-class research laboratories and faculty members. The School's Mission is to create a unique open and free academic environment that enables all researchers young and senior to achieve their full academic potentials. The School will serve as the cradle that trains future scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and industrial leaders in information sciences and technologies to play key roles in the ongoing economic transformation of China and the world.  

 

 

 

1. Position in Professor Yang Yang’s group 

 

Professor Yang Yang and his group is currently working on several key research projects in the areas of LTE/5G systems, wireless sensor networks & Internet of Things, and heterogeneous wireless networks, which have been generously funded by the 863 hi-tech R&D program (MOST), the National Science and Technology Major Project (MIIT), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and Shanghai local government (STCSM). The group is equipped with state-of-the-art research facilities and equipments, worth more than 10M US dollars. 

 

We invite highly motivated individuals with a Ph.D. degree to work with us on data analysis, information retrieval, autonomous intelligent control, system modeling, and algorithm/application developments across heterogeneous sensor networks. 

 

Qualifications: 

 

(1) PhD degree in electrical/electronic engineering, computer science, automatic control, or related areas. 

 

(2) Solid research experience in communication networks, data sciences, channel/network/traffic measurement and modeling, intelligent systems, performance analysis and optimization, wireless sensor networks or internet of things. 

 

(3) Good publication track record or system design and implementation experiences. 

 

(4) Strong mathematical skills and system simulation development experiences. 

 

(5) Good communication skills and capability of supervising research students. 

 

(6) Fluent in oral and written English. 

 

Applications: 

 

Qualified applicants are invited to submit (all in English) a cover letter, a CV including copies of 2/3 representative publications, and three letters of reference to: hr-sist@shanghaitech.edu.cn (cc to yangyang@shanghaitech.edu.cn). We provide very competitive salary and benefits for this post. 

 

Deadline: September 30th, 2014 

 

2. Position in Professor Xiaojun Yuan’s group 

 

Professor Xiaojun Yuan and his group is currently working in broad areas of information theory, wireless communications, and signal processing, including but not limited to networking coding theory, compressed sensing, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) techniques for 5G, heterogeneous wireless networking, and energy harvesting, etc. Our group is generously funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Shanghai local government. 

 

We invite highly motivated individuals with a Ph.D. degree to work with us on network coding, MIMO systems, relay channels, cognitive radio, heterogeneous sensor networks, or smart grid.  

 

Qualifications: 

 

(1)PhD degree in electrical/electronic engineering, computer science, or related areas. 

 

(2)Strong publication track record in wireless communications, information theory, or signal processing. 

 

(3)Strong mathematical skills and system simulation experience. 

 

(4)Good communication skills and capability of supervising research students. 

 

(5)Fluent in oral and written English. 

 

Applications: 

 

Qualified applicants are invited to submit (all in English) a cover letter, a CV including copies of 3 representative publications, and three letters of reference to: hr-sist@shanghaitech.edu.cn (cc to yuanxj@shanghaitech.edu.cn). We provide very competitive salary and benefits for this post. 

 

Deadline: September 30th, 2014, or until the position is filled. 

 

 

 

3. Position in Professor Pingqiang Zhou’s group 

 

Professor Pingqiang Zhou’s research group is seeking highly motivated individuals whose strengths complement our existing research work on heterogeneous multicore processors, on-chip communication networks, 3D integrated circuit and the smart grid, which are generously funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Shanghai local government. 

 

Qualifications: 

 

(1)Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering, computer science or related areas. 

 

(2)Strong publication record in architecture/VLSI/CAD, or related areas. 

 

(3)Prior experience with GPU, optical communication, MEMS or spintronics will be given special consideration. 

 

(4)Good communication skills and capability of supervising research students. 

 

(5)Fluent in oral and written English. Applications: 

 

Qualified applicants are invited to submit (all in English) a cover letter, a CV, copies of at least 3 representative publications, and three letters of reference to hr-sist@shanghaitech.edu.cn (cc zhoupq@shanghaitech.edu.cn). Salary and benefits for these positions are very competitive. 

 

Deadline: December 31st, 2014, or until the positions are filled. 

 

 

 

4. Position in Professor Ziyu Shao’s group 

 

Professor Ziyu Shao and his group is currently working in three key areas of big data system: storage of big data, transmission of big data and processing of big data; including but not limited to distributed and parallel computing system, distributed optimization, stochastic optimization, distributed machine learning, networking coding, storage code, data center networks, heterogeneous wireless networking, cloud computing and mobile computing. Our group is generously funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China and Shanghai municipal government. 

 

We invite highly motivated individuals with a Ph.D. degree to work with us on distributed storage system, distributed optimization, distributed machine learning system, resource allocation and scheduling for 5G communication system and cloud computing system. 

 

 

 

Qualifications: 

 

(1) PhD degree in electrical/electronic engineering, computer science/engineering, mathematics, operation research or related areas. 

 

(2) Good publication track record in international conferences and journals. 

 

(3) Good mathematical skills or system experiences. 

 

(4) Good communication skills and capability of co-supervising research students. 

 

(5) Fluent in oral and written English. 

 

 

 

Applications: 

 

Qualified applicants are invited to submit (all in English) a cover letter, a CV including copies of 3 representative publications, and three letters of reference to: hr-sist@shanghaitech.edu.cn (cc to shaozy@shanghaitech.edu.cn). We provide very competitive salary and benefits for this post. 

 

 

 

Deadline: December 31st, 2014, or until the position is filled. 

 

 

 

5. Position in Professor Junrui Liang’s group 

 

Professor Junrui Liang and his research group is seeking for highly motivated postdoctoral fellow candidates with interests on resonant inverter, kinetic energy harvesting system, vibration control, renewable energy, mechatronics, etc. The projects in our group are generously funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Shanghai municipal government. 

 

 

 

Qualifications: 

 

(1) PhD degree in electrical/electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanics, and biomedical engineering, or related areas. 

 

(2) Good publication track record in international conferences and journals. 

 

(3) Good hands-on experiences on design and testing of power circuits and/or mechatronic systems. 

 

(4) Good communication skills and capability of co-supervising research students. 

 

(5) Fluent in oral and written English. 

 

 

 

Applications: 

 

Qualified applicants are invited to submit (all in English) a cover letter, a CV including copies of 3 representative publications, and three letters of reference to: hr-sist@shanghaitech.edu.cn (cc to liangjr@shanghaitech.edu.cn). We provide very competitive salary and benefits for this post. 

 

 

 

Deadline: December 31st, 2014, or until the position is filled. 

 

 

 

6. Position in Professor Xiliang Luo’s group 

 

Professor Xiliang Luo and his research group are seeking for highly motivated postdoctoral research fellow/research assistant professor candidates with interests on enabling theory and technologies for next-generation wireless communication networks, including but not limited to interference management, massive MIMO, heterogeneous networks, underwater communication, and indoor/outdoor positioning etc. The projects in our group are currently generously funded by Shanghai municipal government. 

 

You can check Prof. Luo’s group website for more information: 

 

http://sist.shanghaitech.edu.cn/faculty/luoxl/index.htm 

 

 

 

Qualifications: 

 

(1) For postdoc research fellow, you need to have PhD degree in electrical engineering with emphasis on signal processing and communication theory or related areas. For research assistant professor, you need to have previous postdoc experience. 

 

(2) Good publication track record in international conferences and journals. 

 

(3) Good communication skills and capability of co-supervising graduate students. 

 

(4) Fluent in oral and written English. 

 

 

 

Applications: 

 

Qualified applicants are invited to submit (all in English) a cover letter, a CV including copies of 3 representative publications, and three letters of reference to: hr-sist@shanghaitech.edu.cn (cc to luoxl@shanghaitech.edu.cn). We provide very competitive salary and benefits for this post. 

 

Deadline: December 31st, 2014, or until the position is filled.