Please note that the positions listed below are now closed and we are no longer accepting applications for the projects below.

The TESLA ITN will hire 15 Early Stage Researchers, who will pursue a PhD by collaborating with senior staff in academic and industrial sectors to conduct top-notch research into new and enabling technologies for satellite flexible payloads, big constellation systems and Internet of Space, satellite high-speed communications and remote sensing, as well as  well as large satellite platforms. 

Appointments will be full time (100% FTE) for 36 months with an expected start day of 1st July, 2019 or as mutually agreed upon by both parties.  

Essential Criteria:  
• Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree or a postgraduate Master’s degree (or equivalent) in electronic or electrical engineering or a physical sciences subject as well as highly proficient English language skills. The ability to think logically, create solutions and make informed decisions is essential as are excellent organizational skills and the ability to travel and work across Europe.  

• There are no restrictions on the nationality, but researchers must be early-stage researchers (ESR), i.e. at the time of recruitment, be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree. 

Researchers must comply with the mobility rule – Researchers may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the reference date: the recruitment. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.  

Desirable criteria (contact the individual supervisors for details)  
• Flexible approach to work and responsibilities  
• Energy and enthusiasm for the project  
• Experience in RF/microwave engineering 

Funding Notes

Salary: The successful candidates will receive an attractive salary in accordance with the MSCA regulations for Early Stage Researchers Early Stage Researchers. The PhD funding is for 36 months. 

Selection Process

Individual ESR projects can be accessed by clicking on the associated links provided below and/or contacting the Scientist in Charge for each individual project.

Candidates are invited to apply to multiple projects. Applications must be completed according to local institutional procedures which can be accessed via the links below and/or by contacting the Scientist in Charge at the host institution.

Procedures will vary between beneficiaries but will conform to the guidelines and procedures as detailed in the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for their Recruitment. Selection committees for individual projects will include members from across the consortium and local panel members who will shortlist candidates for interview and inform them of local arrangements.

Closing dates vary depending on local procedures. After the closing date local committees will review applications and shortlist candidates according to the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the vacancy notice. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview at the beneficiary institution. Candidates who are not selected for interview will be notified by the beneficiary institution and feedback will be available.

For general enquiries please contact the TESLA Project Manager, Lynn Smith: l.smith@hw.ac.uk

ESR projects

• Highly integrated compact lightweight switch matrix technology 
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Jiasheng Hong, J.Hong@hw.ac.uk)
• Closing Date: 31 January 2019 (now closed)

• New design techniques of space systems suitable for metallic additive manufacturing technologies in the context of the IoS
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Miguel Laso, mangel.gomez@unavarra.es)
• Closing Date: 15th March 2019
• Application portal (now closed)

• Millimetre-wave components for high-power space applications
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Miguel Laso, mangel.gomez@unavarra.es) 
• Closing Date: 15th March 2019
• Application portal (now closed)

• Synthesis and design of reconfigurable topologies for high-power filters and multiplexers
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Vicente Boria, vboria@dcom.upv.es)
• Closing date: 9th April
• Application portal (now closed)

• Novel technologies for miniaturized passive components and sub-systems with tuning capabilities 
• (Spain, Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Vicente Boria, vboria@dcom.upv.es) 
• Closing date: 9th April
• Application portal  (now closed)

• Millimetre wave hardware for the next generation W band satellite communication systems
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Michael Höft, Michael.Hoeft@tf.uni-kiel.de)
• Closing date 15th February (now closed)

• Synthesis, design and fabrication of novel tunable components for satellite communication
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Michael Höft, Michael.Hoeft@tf.uni-kiel.de
• Closing date 15th February (now closed)

• Micromachined millimetre and submillimetre-wave filters for communication satellites and space-born remote sensing
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Joachim Oberhammer, joachimo@kth.se)
• Closing Date: 30th March 2019
• Application portal  (now closed)

• 3D micromachined micromechanics for low-loss, low-weight re-configurable satellites 
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Joachim Oberhammer, joachimo@kth.se)
• Closing Date: 30th March 2019
• Application portal (now closed)

• Additive manufacturing of non-planar microwave passive components 
• (Scientist-in-Charge Dr. Reinhard Teschl, reinhard.teschl@tugraz.at
• Closing Date: 28th February 2019 (now closed)

• Design of mm-wave passive components in semi-planar technology 
• (Scientist-in-Charge Dr. Reinhard Teschl, reinhard.teschl@tugraz.at
• Closing Date: 28th February 2019 (now closed)

• High performance miniaturized component for aerospace applications
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Cristiano Tomassoni, cristiano.tomassoni@unipg.it)
• Closing Date: 17th April 2019
• Application portal  (now closed)

• Use of additive manufacturing (AM) for microwave components for space applications up to terahertz frequencies
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Cristiano Tomassoni, cristiano.tomassoni@unipg.it)
• Closing Date: 17th April 2019
• Application portal (now closed)

• Advanced materials for high power components
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Nicolas Delhote, nicolas.delhote@xlim.fr)
• Contact Prof. Delhote for local recruitment procedures
• Closing date: 30th March 2019  (now closed)

• Development of topology optimization tools for RF components
• (Scientist-in-Charge Prof. Nicolas Delhote, nicolas.delhote@xlim.fr)
• Contact Prof. Delhote for local recruitment procedures
• Closing date: 15th March 2019  (now closed)