Path 1 Kawader: Research Assistant – Wireless Communications
Role Overview
NYUAD Wireless Center seeks a Kawader Research Assistant to develop wireless communication technologies.
The position is a full-time paid research role for up to three years, with mentorship and academic training.
The role offers hands-on research in wireless communications, SDR, signal processing, and emerging 6G technologies.
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Position overview
NYUAD Wireless Center seeks a Kawader Research Assistant to develop wireless communication technologies.
The position is a full-time paid research role for up to three years, with mentorship and academic training.
The role offers hands-on research in wireless communications, SDR, signal processing, and emerging 6G technologies.
Key responsibilities
- Design, implement, and experimentally validate wireless communication systems using SDR platforms.
- Develop and test complete transmitter and receiver signal-processing chains and implement physical-layer algorithms.
- Integrate hardware and software components for experimental wireless platforms.
- Conduct over-the-air experiments and evaluate system performance.
- Contribute to experimental testbeds for emerging 6G wireless research.
- Collaborate with NYUAD Wireless Center researchers on research and experimentation.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Strong background in wireless communications and digital signal processing, including understanding of digital communication systems.
- Demonstrated research or practical experience in communication system development.
- Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or C/C++.
- Experience with SDR platforms and developing and testing transmitter and receiver signal-processing chains.
- Familiarity with laboratory measurement equipment and experimental wireless communication systems.
Program offers
- Mentorship by NYUAD faculty members and researchers.
- Professional development, academic training, and exposure to interdisciplinary collaborative research.
- Support preparing for graduate school applications.
Application materials
- Prepare a CV, a statement of interest, academic transcripts, and two letters of recommendation.
Program information
Kawader is a national capacity-building research fellowship offering graduates experience in an academic research environment.
The three-year individually tailored program has paths for Emirati graduates considering graduate study or a research career.
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