PhD student position in Advanced receiver topology and circuit design

Publiceringsdatum: 2025-06-12

Positionen som doktorand hos Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB är öppen och väntar på en lämplig kandidat - kan det vara du? Intresserade sökes för heltid-jobb hos Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB - är du intresserad? De letar efter någon som vill jobba 6 månader eller längre. Denna position är tillgänglig i Göteborg.

Om du tycker att det låter intressant att börja jobba hos Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB i rollen som doktorand så har de just nu en ledig tjänst som skulle kunna vara en perfekt match för dig! Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB letar efter erfaren doktorand som kan ansluta till deras team. Sista ansökningsdag är söndag den trettioförsta augusti 2025.

Jobbannons

Team up with up to 3 fellow Ph.D. students in the DSP-assisted Wideband & Efficient Transceivers (SWEET) project which is part of the WiTECH center to perform cutting-edge multi-disciplinary research in system and circuit design for next generation wideband radio frontends. The position allows access to fabrication in multiple semiconductor technologies provided by international partners inside and outside of WiTECH ranging from CMOS over BiCMOS to GaAs and GaN. The research is hosted at Chalmers but will be conducted in close contact to multiple industry experts in communications, sensing, semiconductor technology and metrology that are part of the SWEET project.

About us

The position is hosted by the Microwave Electronics Laboratory at MC2 where the PhD student will have access to several commercial state-of-the art MMIC foundry processes and world-class measurement infrastructure allowing for a successful completion of this research project. At the Microwave Electronics laboratory currently 5 students pursue their Ph.D. in a similar area, which plenty of opportunity to collaborate and learn from and with peers. 

About the research project 

This ad is for a Ph.D. student researcher that will work in a complementary team that will work together to investigate different aspects of transceivers. Your responsibility will be to investigate multibranch receiver concepts that break the limitations of classical circuit approaches. The main research area will lie in the improvement of dynamic range without increased power consumption. Here you will perform research ideas combining multiple LNAs and ADCs, and combining the resulting digital stream in a smart way. The circuit design in the transmitter and receiver areas will be complemented by researchers in signal processing to investigate these topics in a holistic way for high-value academic publication and applicability in future generation communication systems.  

Who we are looking for: 

• To qualify as a PhD student, you must have a Master's degree (masterexamen) of 120 credits or a Master’s degree (magisterexamen) of 60 credits in Electrical Engineering, Communication Engineering, Engineering Physics, Computer Engineering or similar, with a strong background in electronic circuit design.
• You will need strong written and verbal communication skills in English
• You can take on responsiblity, take own initiatives and work independently when needed 
• You are a team player, which is especially vital since the curernt project will interact cloesly with adjacent disciplines. 
• You are able to disseminate results and knowledge within existing and new networks
• for students with an education earned outside of Sweden, a 4-year Bachelor’s degree is accepted. 

The following experience will strengthen your application:

• Experience in the design of integrated and high-frequency circuits is meritorious.

What you will do: 

• Take courses at an advanced level within the Graduate school of Microtechnology and Nanoscience.
• Develop your own scientific concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in writing 
• The position generally also includes teaching on Chalmers' undergraduate level or performing other duties corresponding to 20 percent of working hours 

Contract terms and what we offer: 

• The PhD positions are fully funded from start. 
• As a PhD student at Chalmers, you are an employee and enjoy all employee benefits. Read more about working at Chalmers and our benefits for employees. 
• The position is limited to four years, with the possibility to teach up to 20%, which extends the position to five years. 
• Doctoral studies require physical presence throughout the entire study period. A valid residence permit must be presented by the study start date, otherwise the admission may be withdrawn. 
• A dynamic and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 
• A starting salary of 34,550 SEK per month (valid from May 25, 2025). 
• Read more about Sweden’s generous parental leave, subsidized day care, free schools, healthcare etc at Move To Gothenburg. 

Chalmers is dedicated to improving gender balance and actively works with equality projects, such as the GENIE Initiative for gender equality and excellence. We celebrate diversity and consider equality and inclusion as fundamental aspects of all our activities. 

If Swedish is not your native language, Chalmers offers Swedish courses to help you settle in. 

Discover more 

Find more general information about doctoral studies at Chalmers here.  

Application procedure 

The application should be written in English be attached as PDF-files, as below. Maximum size for each file is 40 MB. Please note that the system does not support Zip files. 

CV 

Personal letter 

• A brief introduction about yourself. 
• A brief motivation as to why you are interested in this position. 

Bachelor’s and, if available, master’s thesis together with the transcripts. 

Use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.  

Please note: The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete. Incomplete applications and applications sent by email will not be considered. Contact details to references will be requested after the interview. 

We welcome your application no later than August 31, 2025

For questions, please contact:  

Assistant Professor Gregor Lasser, MC2,

gregor.lasser@chalmers.se, 031-772-4635

Professor Christian Fager, MC2,

christian.fager@chalmers.se, 031-772 5047

Associate Professor Lars Svensson, MC2,

lars.svensson@chalmers.se, +46-31-772-17-04

We look forward to your application! 

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