About the SnT... SnT is a leading international research and innovation centre in secure, reliable and trustworthy ICT systems and services. We play an instrumental role in Luxembourg by fueling innovation through research partnerships with industry, boosting R&D investments leading to economic growth, and attracting highly qualified talent. The SIGCOM research group is headed by Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas, and mainly carries out research activities in the areas of signal processing for wireless communication systems, including satellite communications, and is currently expanding its research activities towards quantum information systems. Use cases of interest include IoT verticals, unmanned aerial vehicles, integrated satellite space terrestrial networks, quantum communications and key distribution, spectrum management and coexistence, tactile Internet, and autonomous transportation. Furthermore, our activities are experimentally driven and supported by the SDR CommLab, the SDN Lab, the 6G Space Lab, our SW Simulators, and our OTA Facilities. For further information, you may refer to https://wwwen.uni.lu/snt/research/sigcom We''re looking for people driven by excellence, excited about innovation, and looking to make a difference. If this sounds like you, you''ve come to the right place! Please contact us at Dr. Mert Bayraktar () Your Role... This is a fully funded position with an original duration of 2 years with a possibility to extend up to 5 years upon the performance and funding availability. The successful candidate is expected to theoretical and experimental research on meta MAC layer development for underwater optical communication systems. The position holder will be required to perform the following tasks: Research on optical communication, particularly underwater: MAC protocol development Network layer development Energy harvesting methodologies Integrate with the SIGCOM research group and contribute to the SIGCOM on going research projects related to optical communications Develop research around optical based communications, including channel modeling, optimization of transmission and reception, network based design, and evaluation Design and develop network layer and meta MAC layer protocols to provide a good performance complexity trade off for the identified scenarios and use cases Compare with state of the art and conventional solutions via numerical simulations and/or HW/chipset validation Disseminating results through scientific publications and conferences Assisting in the organization of relevant workshops and demos Preparing new research proposals to attract new projects Providing assistance in the supervision of PhD students Your Profile... The candidate should possess a Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or affine. With a proven record of accomplishment in the area of Optical communication or meta MAC layer protocols. The ideal candidate should have some knowledge and experience in a number