POST-DOCTORAL / RESEARCH ENGINEER in 6G PHY Layer, 13 months contract at IMT Nord Europe

POSITION TITLE: ‘’6G PHY Layer’’

DISCIPLINE: Signal processing applied to advanced communications for 6G

CONTRAT: Fixed-term contract of 13 months.

AFFILIATION : Ecole Nationale Supérieure Mines-Télécom Lille Douai (IMT Nord Europe)

Public establishment belonging to IMT (Institut Mines-Télécom), placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry, IMT Nord Europe has three main objectives: providing our students with ethically responsible engineering practices enabling them to solve 21st century issues, carrying out our R&D activities leading to outstanding innovations and supporting territorial development through innovation and entrepreneurship. It aims at training engineers and scientists of the future, with both industrial expertise and strong skills in digital technologies. Strategically located at the crossroad of Europe, one hour from Paris, one hour and a half from London and thirty minutes from Brussels, IMT Nord Europe intends to become a major player in industrial, digital and environmental transformations of the 21st century. Therefore, our school is building bridges between education, research, engineering and digital science.

Located on two main campuses dedicated to research and education in Douai and Lille, IMT Nord Europe offers research facilities of almost 20,000m² in the following areas:

•          Digital Systems

•          Energy Environment

•          Process and Materials

IMT Nord Europe aims at strengthening its Innovation and Research Center (CERI) on Digital Sciences both in education and research but also at developing cross-cutting research activities with other Innovation and Research Centers (CERI) of our school. The goal of our center is to study the fusion of physical and digital worlds using modeling and optimization of complex systems, fluidity in human-environment interactions, and pervasive and secure systems design.

The selection committee will pay specific attention to cross-cutting proposals allowing the connection between the different Centers. For more information, see: www.imt-nord-europe.fr 

The required missions of the successful candidate are described below

BRIEF:

Under the guidance of the Head of Digital Systems Center, the successful candidate will actively contribute to the teaching and research efforts of the Centre.

Teaching Missions and responsibilities:

Digital Systems Center is involved in all of the teaching programs of the school. In particular, the CERI is in charge of two teaching areas (Industry and Services, and Digital Sciences and Technologies) in the general engineering training program and a continuous training program in Telecommunications and Computer Science. Digital Systems Center also offers a Master's degree in Cyber Security. Finally, the CERI also has teaching activities in professional training.

The successful candidate will provide instruction (lectures, tutorials, and practical lab work) within the school’s programs, aligned with his/her area of expertise. The lecturer will specifically contribute to specialty courses at the Master’s level, with a particular focus on signal processing applied to telecommunications. Some courses may be taught in English.

Research and technology-transfer Missions:

The digital Center is structured in 3 research groups.

·         ARTS (Autonomous, ResilienT Systems) group aims at making distributed and constrained systems resilient and autonomous.  A global vision is adopted, integrating data collection (and its communication problems), software development (and its adaptation to systems), prediction, control and security.

·         HIDE (Human, Interaction, DEcision) group studies human-centred learning models and the interaction between humans and their environment. It is concerned with augmented environments (Smart Factory, intelligent transport system, ...), assistance and management of elder's autonomy (technology enabled care, abnormal human behavior), as well as security of human-related data.

·         MCLEOD (Modelling and control of Complex systems in Large Environments requiring Optimized Decisions) group aims at understanding and better controlling complex systems through modeling, decision-making and control based on Control theory and Artificial Intelligence approaches.

The candidate will join the ART research group, contributing to the strengthening of activities related to signal processing and advanced communications for 5G/6G.

The recruited will be expected to:

·      Develop high-level research activities on signal processing algorithms and transmission techniques for advanced telecommunications networks, with an emphasis on the Physical Layer (PHY) of 5G/6G systems.

·      Work on the following topics: design of optimized waveforms for 5G/6G, ISAC (Integrated Sensing and Communications), wireless communications based on hybrid and/or explainable AI (XAI), as well as transmission schemes resilient to hardware impairments, ensuring robustness and energy efficiency.

·      Actively contribute to ongoing collaborative projects by leveraging their expertise in the priority themes of the ARTS group.

·      Publish in leading conferences and journals in the field, and take part in the organization of scientific events.

REQUIRED PROFILE:

This position is intended for a candidate holding a PhD in Signal Processing, Telecommunications, or related disciplines, who has developed expertise in the Physical Layer (PHY) of advanced communication systems, with a focus on 5G/6G.

Expected Scientific and Technical Skills:

·      Expertise in at least one of the following areas:

·      Design of optimized waveforms for 6G, integrating innovative approaches such as ISAC.

·      AI-based wireless communications (hybrid or explainable) for dynamic resource optimization and channel condition adaptation.

·      Transmission schemes resilient to hardware imperfections, ensuring robustness and energy efficiency in 5G/6G systems.

·      Proficiency with simulation and modeling tools (MATLAB, Simulink, GNU Radio, Python with dedicated libraries such as PyTorch).

Interpersonal and Professional Skills:

·      Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with colleagues from diverse backgrounds (teaching, research, technical support, industrial partners).

·      Autonomy, initiative, and the ability to contribute to collective projects (teaching, research, innovation).

·      Strong skills in scientific communication and outreach.

·      Excellent command of English, both spoken and written, with strong abilities in expression, negotiation, and academic writing.

This position is in Villeneuve d’Ascq, France. The applicant should keep in mind the possible short travels required to reach the different sites of activities, especially for teaching activities. 

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Deadline date for submissions:  July 12, 2026

Eligibility condition: Hold a PhD degree.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MISSIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:

Jean-Philippe Vandeborre, Director of Digital Systems Center (CERI SN)

jean-philippe.vandeborre@imt-nord-europe.fr Tel : +33 (0)3 20 33 55 96

Emmanuel Renaux, Deputy-director of the CERI SN in charge of teaching activities,

emmanuel.renaux@imt-nord-europe.fr, Tel : +33 (0)3 20 43 64 17

Eric Duviella, Deputy-director of the CERI SN in charge of research activities,

eric.duviella@imt-nord-europe.fr, Tel : +33 (0)3 27 71 21 02

Yahia Medjahdi et Lala Rajaoarisoa, Heads of ARTS research group,

yahia.medjahdi@imt-nord-europe.fr, Tel : +33 (0)3 20 43 64 26

lala.rajaoarisoa@imt-nord-europe.fr, Tel : +33 (0)3 27 71 23 38