Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork is one of Europe's leading research centres, specialising in ICT hardware research, with ca 420 staff, students and academic & industrial visiting researchers. Tyndall undertakes internationally-leading research into information and communications technology.
Tyndall uses its facilities and expertise to support industry and academia nationally and provides large numbers of highly qualified graduate students, key to the development of Ireland’s national economy. Tyndall has over 200 industry partnerships and customers worldwide. Several start up companies in Ireland have been based on technology originating at Tyndall. The Institute’s researchers include 125 PhD and 10 Masters students, and 38 nationalities are represented within the institute at all levels, with its research published in 200 peer reviewed publications last year.
(JB-3) Researcher - Microsystems Job Description
The Microsystems Centre at the Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork has more than 80 researchers, led by 12 Principal Investigators, and an annual budget of €4.5million. It is concerned with the development and application of nanotechnology, microelectronics integration and smart systems to deliver strategic technology platforms that will address key society challenges in energy, health and the environment. The research covers the breadth of the “atoms to systems” paradigm with particular focus on the convergence of microelectronics and microsystems whereby CMOS provides an intelligent platform for the miniaturisation and integration of non-standard functions such as sensors, actuators, power and cooling.
A key theme for the Centre is to develop a fundamental understanding of how to interface microelectronics with:
- the built and the natural environment to improve the sustainability of our natural resources (i.e. air, water, food, energy) and the quality of our environment through monitoring and control and
- the human body to enhance our health and well-being through diagnostics and therapeutics
Miniaturisation, autonomy and the life sciences interface are key drivers for the Centre’s research strategy. The miniaturisation agenda leverages the “More than Moore” space and focuses on the packaging and heterogeneous systems integration of a range of different materials, devices and circuits. Autonomy is focused on enabling appropriate communication with, and between, microsystems platforms, in terms of communications range, data rate and power as well as facilitating self-powering through the use of various forms of energy harvesting. The Life Sciences Interface addresses the issue of providing reliable transduction between the electronics/photonics regime and the built/natural environment or the human body.
Within Tyndall the Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) team is developing wireless sensor network solutions for a variety of applications and deployment scenarios. The team has a strong background in developing low power, versatile and intelligent miniaturised embedded systems, hardware-software co-design, as well as system deployment and test.
http://www.tyndall.ie/mai/wsn.htm Tyndall and the Wireless Sensor Network Team:Tyndall National Institute (Tyndall), www.tyndall.ie, is Ireland s largest research centre, specialising in defined areas of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The mission for Tyndall can be summarised as follows: To be a Centre of Excellence in Information and Communications Technology research, development and graduate training, recognised internationally for the quality of its outputs in materials, devices and systems, and its creation of new opportunities for Ireland s economic growth.
Reporting to the project principle investigator, and liasing with commercial partners and research activity leaders, the candidate will:
- Be responsible for the design of an experimental plan to investigate the challenges inherent in the specification, design, development and implementation of a standardised, low power wireless sensing system deployment in a marine environment
- To identify requirements for compatibility with standard requirements as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the INSPIRE directive, the GMES/COPERNICUS and GOOS/GEOSS
- In collaboration with our partners in CMRC, devise a strategy for implementing a Common Sensor Web Platform, including the design of a high-level architecture of the platform and the data flows and interfaces between the various components and sensors.
- Address data flow issues and specify the methods, protocols, and interfaces for sensor data acquisition.
- Work with CMRC to ensure compatibility with the data storage/management system and middleware
- Work with CMRC to identify the sensor data pre-processing and conversion requirements and specify the appropriate methods and procedures
- Assist in the deployment, test and characterisation of the systems developed
- Travel to project meetings and customer reference sites to present technical results and project updates.
(JB-3) Researcher - Microsystems Job Requirements
Requirements – the successful candidate will:
- Have a PhD degree in Electronics/Computer Science/Mathematics or in a relevant discipline and appropriate project experience in the development of embedded systems for environmental applications.
- Be responsible for the specification, design and testing of the embedded system with activities ranging from networking to sensor driver development using TinyOS and C. as well as system design, performance characterization and test.
- Be a key member of a team with expertise in microsystems technology, wireless sensors, electronics and low power system design. The coordination of the scientific research activities of the team will be required
- Be required to write peer reviewed journals associated with his/her research activities
- Have good report writing, documentation and communication skills for interaction with internal and external partners are essential as well as a high level of technical competency in the area of system design. Needs to be highly motivated and innovative, practical, self-managed and achievement orientated.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- A proven ability to work well in a team is desirable with the need to work flexible hours is required and to be adaptable in working practice is essential.
Please apply with your CV and cover letter by the 'apply' button below.
For further information, please contact John Barton at Tel: +353 21 490 4088 or email:
[email protected].At this time, Tyndall National Institute does not require the assistance of recruitment agencies.
(JB-3) Researcher - Microsystems Application Information
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(JB-3) Researcher - Microsystems Summary
| Education Backgrounds: |
Electrical Engineering
Mathematics
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| Specialties: |
Computer Networks
Embedded systems
Software Design
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| Education Level: |
Doctorate (PH.D)
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| Experience: |
0 - 2 years
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| Languages spoken: |
English
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| Job Location: |
Cork City, Ireland |
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