The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, invites to submit applications for a short term postdoctoral researcher positions

The call is open to exceptional candidates from all fields of research at FEE.

The contracts will be temporary with duration of 3 to 5 months. The salary is competitive, reflecting quality and experience of the candidate.

Minimum requirements:

• a PhD degree awarded not more than 7 years by the start date,
• at least two journal papers registered in WoS, Scopus or ERIH databases published in the last three years by the start date,
• PhD study or research job outside of the Czech Republic for at least two years during the last three years by the start date,
• prospective candidates have to find a tutor/host among the faculty academic staff.

The application must include:

• the proposed research project
• with a signed approval of the FEE’s tutor/host,
• professional CV incl. a list of publications with links to full texts of the most important papers,
• at least one Letter of recommendation of an academic referee,
• a link to the GoogleScholar web page or ORCID / ResearcherID,
• statement of the head of the department with the obligation to co-finance the set cost of the position.

Only candidates not requiring work permit (visa) are eligible since it is not possible to complete the visa process within the project funding period.

Pre-selected candidates will be invited for an online interview in the first week of November. The decision will made no later than November 7.

Expected start date: January 1, 2023  (earlier start date possible)

Contact person: Mgr. Karolina Bambousova, phone +420 2 2435 2840,
email: bambokar@fel.cvut.cz.

How to apply

Send all required documents by email to jobs@fel.cvut.cz before October 27, 2022.

The Vice-Chancellor of the Czech Technical University in Prague invites applications for the CTU Global Postdoc Fellowship Program, Round II at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU.

This new and attractive two-year fellowship-program offers excellent researchers who have recently completed their PhD the chance to continue their research career at CTU. Fellows will receive a two-year fellowship and become members of a team led by a mentor.

The fellowship aims primarily at external international scientists who are currently conducting research abroad. Applicants must prove completion of their PhD within the last seven years (i.e., 2015 or later), no later than the start date of their employment contract. The fellowship aims at authors (co-authors) of two or more publications in a journal with IF. The mentor has a strong vote in the selection process.

The CTU Global Postdoc Fellowship is open to topics listed below in this document. Researchers are invited to apply directly to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Applicants who successfully passed the Round I interview and were not eligible due to not proving a successful completion of their PhD may also be considered.

Expected start date: Spring 2022

Application deadline: December 31, 2021

Research topic:

• Ab initio investigation of the effect of heavy-ion irradiation on the mechanical properties of nanostructured alloys
• Adaptive Force Matching for Materials Science
• Multiple MIMO optical camera communication based sensor network
  

More information

Postdoc position in humanoid robotics

There is a postdoc opening in the humanoid, cognitive, neuro-, and collaborative robotics group coordinated by Dr. Matej Hoffmann at the Department of Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague.

The topics are in the context of a 5-year project entitled “Whole-body awareness for safe and natural interaction: from brains to collaborative robots” for excellence in fundamental research from the Czech Science Foundation (see  https://cyber.felk.cvut.cz/news/new-gacr-expro-project for more information) and include:

• Employing humanoid robots with artificial skin to construct embodied computational models of body and peripersonal space representations
• Neural network models of multisensory integration and peripersonal space
• Physical human-robot interaction with special focus on tactile and proximity sensing
• Social human-robot interaction focusing on touch and interpersonal distance

The postdoc will independently conduct research and will also be involved in shaping the research of the group and supervising students. The gross salary will be in the range of CZK 50 000-70 000 per month (approx. 2000-2700 EUR) depending on qualification, plus direct bonuses for scientific achievements such as top-tier publications.

Robots and infrastructure

The humanoids group has at its disposal several humanoid robots (iCub, 2 Naos - 1 with whole-body sensitive skin) and collaborative or lightweight manipulators (KUKA LBR iiwa, UR10e with Airskin, Kinova Gen3). Additional infrastructure includes several robot hands (Barrett Hand BH8-282, QB Soft Hand) and grippers, a 3D Motion Capture System, impact measuring devices, etc.  The group has also access to the facilities of the Research Center for Informatics such as a high-performance computational cluster.

International collaborations

There is a large group of international experts who have agreed to act as collaborators/advisors on the project. These include experts in

• developmental psychology: Dr. Kevin O’Regan (CNRS, Paris), Prof. Jeffrey J. Lockman (Tulane University, New Orleans)
• cognitive psychology and neuroscience: Prof. Matthew Longo (Birkbeck University, London), Prof. Tobias Heed (Bielefeld), Prof. Andrea Serino (University of Lausanne), Dr. Jean-Paul Noel (Center for Neural Science at New York University), Drs. M.Gori and Giulia Cappagli (Italian Institute of Technology, Dr. S. Signorini (IRCSS Fondazione Mondino Pavia)
• physical human-robot interaction: Prof. Sami Haddadin (TU Munich),  Dr. Arash Ajoudani (Italian Institute of Technology), Dr. Michael Zillich (Blue Danube Robotics – manufacturer of Airskin)
• social human-robot interaction: Dr. Alessandra Sciutti (Italian Institute of Technology), Dr. Hagen Lehmann (University of Macerata)

Prague

There is currently a very lively international ecosystem in the areas of robotics and AI - at the Department and in Prague in general. See, for example, http://rci.cvut.cz/ or https://prg.ai/en/.

How to apply. The application should include:

• Motivation letter (max. 1 page)
• CV (including 2 reference persons)
• 1 Letter of recommendation (can be from 1 of the reference persons above)

Please send the application or inquiries to matej.hoffmann@fel.cvut.cz with (“postdoc application” in the subject). The position is open until filled.

Robotics - design, modeling and control: Tenure track position

The Department of Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, is opening a tenure-track position in robotics. We invite applications from outstanding candidates that would further widen and strengthen the excellent research and teaching environment at the Department.

About the Department:

The Department of Cybernetics has a strong track record in machine perception and computer vision. More recently, there has been substantial development in robotics, with groups focusing on search and rescue robotics, aerial robotics and swarms of drones and humanoid robotics. The groups, together with roboticists from the Department of Computer science, form the Center for Robotics and Autonomous Systems. The robotics teams have recently succeeded in numerous competitions: CTU team ranked 3rd overall and 1st among self-funded teams in Tunnel Circuit round (2019) and the Urban Circuit (2020) of the DARPA SubTerranean challenge; the “drone team”  won the 1st place in Grand Challenge, 1st place in Challenge 2, and 2nd place in Challenge 1 of the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge 2020.

Hardware infrastructure at the Department includes wheeled, tracked, and legged robots for search and rescue operation, industrial as well as collaborative or lightweight manipulators (KUKA LBR iiwa, UR10e with Airskin, Kinova Gen3), flying robots - fleets of UAVs, and humanoid robots (2x Nao; iCub - in production).  The Department has access to a high-performance computational cluster dedicated to the artificial intelligence research and developments using traditional multi-CPU systems, but also GPUs.

Professional support is provided by the administration and project office with long experience of managing international projects.

There is currently a highly dynamic research environment in Prague beyond the Department, as witnessed by for example the Research Center For Informatics or Prague AI.

Czech Technical University in Prague received the EU HR Award, a commitment to open, transparent and merit-based recruitment of researchers and to equal opportunity policies.

What we expect:

We are looking for a researcher with expertise in robotics, preferably in the domain of robot mechatronics design, robot control and modeling. The candidate should be visible at leading robotics conferences and journals and have experience in real (beyond simulation) robotics.

We seek a candidate who will complement our current research expertise at the Department. See the robotics groups profiles, http://cyber.felk.cvut.cz/vras, https://cyber.felk.cvut.cz/humanoids, and http://mrs.felk.cvut.cz.

The candidate is expected to collaborate with all robotics groups at the Department. In the long run, the candidate should establish her own research group. The candidate is also expected to teach within Cybernetics and Robotics and/or Open Informatics study programmes.

What we offer:

A starting package for three years that includes full funding of the candidate, two PhD students and an appropriate share of administrative support. After three years, the candidate will be evaluated with the possibility of extending the contract or transforming it to a tenured position.

How to apply. The application should include:

• Motivation letter (max. 2 pages)
• CV (including 3 reference persons)
• 2 Letters of recommendation (can be from the reference persons above)

Please send the applications or inquiries to Kateřina Dřímalová (drimakat@fel.cvut.cz) until January 31, 2021 with “tenure-track application robotics” in the subject.

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, invites to submit applications for postdoctoral researcher positions 

The call is open to exceptional candidates from all fields of research at FEE.

The contracts will be temporary with duration of 3 up to 12 (exceptionally 24) months. The salary is competitive, reflecting quality and experience of the candidate. 

Minimum requirements:

• a PhD title awarded not more than 7 years by the start date,
• at least two journal papers registered in WoS, Scopus or ERIH databases published in the last three years by the start date,
• PhD study or research job outside of the Czech Republic for at least two years during the last three years by the start date,
• prospective candidates have to find a tutor/host among the faculty academic staff. 

The application must include: 

• the proposed research project
• with a signed approval of the FEE’s tutor/host,
• professional CV incl. a list of publications with links to full texts of the most important papers,
• at least one Letter of recommendation of an academic referee,
• a link to the GoogleScholar web page or ORCID / ResearcherID,
• statement of the head of the department with the obligation to co-finance the set cost of the position.

Pre-selected candidates will be invited for distant interview. 

Expected start date: September 1, 2021

Contact person: Mgr. Karolina Bambousova, phone +420 2 2435 2840,
email: bambokar@fel.cvut.cz.

How to apply

Send all required documents by email to jobs@fel.cvut.cz before January 31, 2021.

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague announces a tender for the position professor

Department of Computers – for the field of Artificial Intelligence and Planning

Qualification requirements: education in the relevant field, the Ph.D. holder in technical specialization, title "professor" or equivalent experience, experience for pedagogical and scientific work, publishing activity, fluent English, the foreign experience is considered an advantage

Full time, start date – October 1st.

A structured curriculum vitae, photocopies of educational documents, an overview of previous professional experience and publishing activities must be delivered by September 5, 2020, including to the following address: CTU in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, head of the employee department, Technická 2, 16627 Prague 6 with the designation not open "or electronically to email: drimakat@fel.cvut.cz marked "Tender".

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, invites to submit applications for postdoctoral researcher positions

The call is open to exceptional candidates from all fields of research at FEE.

The contracts will be temporary with duration of 3 up to 12 (exceptionally 24) months. The salary is competitive, reflecting quality and experience of the candidate. 

Minimum requirements:

• a PhD title awarded not more than 7 years by the start date,
• at least two journal papers registered in WoS, Scopus or ERIH databases published in the last three years by the start date,
• PhD study or research job outside of the Czech Republic for at least two years during the last three years by the start date,
• prospective candidates have to find a tutor/host among the faculty academic staff.

The application must include:

• the proposed research project
• with a signed approval of the FEE’s tutor/host,
• professional CV incl. a list of publications with links to full texts of the most important papers,
• at least one Letter of recommendation of an academic referee,
• a link to the GoogleScholar web page or ORCID / ResearcherID,
• statement of the head of the department with the obligation to co-finance the set cost of the position.

Pre-selected candidates will be invited for distant interview.

Expected start date: September 1, 2021

Contact person: Mgr. Karolina Bambousova, phone +420 2 2435 2840,
email: bambokar@fel.cvut.cz.

How to apply

Send all required documents by email to jobs@fel.cvut.cz before September 15, 2020.

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, invites applications for Postdoctoral researchers.

Priority is given to the field of electrical engineering for bioelectronics, including

• effects of non-thermal plasma in combination with organic and inorganic materials
• microbiological effects of plasma, materials, electrical fields and currents
• exploration of interaction mechanisms and function of (nano)materials
• using electronic biosensors for studies of molecular binding and bacterial cultures

yet the call is also open to exceptional candidates from other fields.

This is temporary contract with the duration of 6 to 24 months. The salary is competitive, based on quality and experience of the candidate.

How to apply:

by email to jobs@fel.cvut.cz before January 11, 2019. Prospective candidates should find a host among the faculty academic staff.

The applications must include:

• The proposed research project with a signed approval of the host,
• CV with the list of publications and
• at least one Letter of recommendation of an academic referee.

Pre-selected candidates will be invited for remote interview and asked for submitting documents in paper form.

Requirements for postdocs:

1. A PhD awarded  after  Nov. 19, 2010
2. At least 2 journal papers published between Nov 20, 2014 and Nov 20, 2017 registered in WoS, Scopus or ERIH databases.
3. Research job or PhD study outside the Czech Republic for at least  2 years in the period between Nov 20, 2014 and Nov 20, 2017
4. Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English

The Department of Physics invites applications for postdoctoral researcher for microscopic nanomaterial studies.

Artificial Intelligence Center from the Czech Technical University in Prague is opening a call for applications for the position in Cybersecurity funded by Avast in the rank of either senior scientist, assistant/associated professor leading toward a tenure track contract. Special arrangement can be made for candidates qualifying for the full professor’s (chair) rank.

The call is open for the candidate, who will form a long term vision of the department in cybersecurity and AI. The candidate, PhD holder, needs to be ready for an academic career, while be keen to collaborate with industry to further develop her/his expert knowledge. The candidate will assume leadership in cybersecurity lecturing, will continue developing his own research agenda, publish in high impact publications and will supervise master and PhD students. The applicant will be expected to write funding proposals and secure further research funding.

The Artificial Intelligence Center and the Department of Computer Science, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of Czech Technical University in Prague are rapidly growing research oriented entities, one of the leading research and education institutions in the combined fields of computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, multiagent systems and robotics. The AI center focuses on fundamental and application oriented research and technology transfer in the various fields of AI. The AI center is engaged in technology transfer through startup companies (e.g. BlindSpot Solutions, AgentFly Technologies, Cognitive Security (NASDAQ:CSCO)). The department provides bachelor and master students with a specialized computer science program. Repeatedly, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering has been pronounced as the best research and education institution in computer science countrywide and according to the QS ranking, CTU has been identified as best computer science university in region of Central Europe and second best in the wider region of Central and Eastern Europe. The department and AI Center has strong relationships with leading IT companies. The mail partners of our department are CISCO, Red Hat (funded this year position in software engineering), Profinit and the leader of AV companies AVAST, who is funding the respective chair.

The AI Center as well as department of computer science is located in the downtown of Prague, with an excellent transport accessibility and quality of life.

How to apply

The application materials for the tenure track position should include the following:

• Curriculum vitae
• Copies of the latest academic diploma
• List of 5 most impactful results and explanation of the impact
• Copies of the three best papers that the selection committee will carefully review
• 3 years research plan
• List of three reference letters from research scientists, professors or industry experts

All material should be submitted in English or Czech and must be delivered in standard .pdf format to Katarína Ťakušová : takuskat@fel.cvut.cz with the subject: “Avast Chair in Cybersecurity” until December 15th, 2018.

We invite applications for a researcher/postdoc in the area of future mobile network based on cloud computing (C-RAN, MEC). The position is a part of an industrial research project focused on C-RAN and edge computing. The research will be carried out in 5Gmobile research lab, Department of Telecommunication Engineering at CTU in Prague, Czech Republic (http://5gmobile.fel.cvut.cz/).

The full time contract with competitive salary will be set from October or November for one year with possible extension depending on the performance and available funding.

The applicants should meet following criteria:

• Hold Ph.D. degree in Electrical engineering, Computer science, or similar domain
• Publications in high a quality journal
• Excellent programming skills (experience with C/C++ and MATLAB is mandatory)
• Good writing and communication skills
• Background in mobile networks (4G/5G) and cloud computing
• Ability to work independently and cooperate with a team of researchers

Interested applicants are requested to send following documents to assoc. prof. Zdenek Becvar (zdenek.becvar@fel.cvut.cz):

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover letter stating qualification and motivation
• List of relevant research works (papers, reports, etc.)
• Doctoral thesis
• At least two recommendation letters

The position will remain open until suitable candidate will be found.

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, invites applications for Visiting position in Electric Power Systems

Priority is given to the field of Electrical Power Engineering, including

• Power System Analysis
• Electromagnetic Transients in Power System Networks and Machines
• Distribution and Transmission Systems

but the call is also open to exeptional candidates from other fields.

This is temporary contract with the duration of 6 months.
The salary is competitive, based on quality and experience of the candidate.

How to apply:

by email to jobs@fel.cvut.cz before September 5, 2018.
Prospective candidates should find a tutor/host among the faculty academic staff.

The applications must include:
The proposed research project with a signed approval of the tutor/host
CV with list of publications and link to full texts of the most important papers
at least one Letter of recommendation of an academic referee

Pre-selected candidates will be invited for remote interview and asked for submitting documents in paper form.

Requirements for postdocs:

1. A PhD awarded  after  Nov. 19, 2010
2. At least 2 journal papers published between Nov 20, 2014 and Nov 20, 2017 registered in WoS, Scopus or ERIH databases.
3. Research job or PhD study outside the Czech Republic for at least  2 years in the period between Nov 20, 2014 and Nov 20, 2017

Requirements for Senior visiting  scientists:

1. PhD title received earlier than Nov. 20, 2010
2. Minimum 3 journal papers published between Nov 20, 2012 and Nov 20, 2017 registered in WoS, Scopus or ERIH databases
3. Minimum standardized H-index^[1] should be 8,5 or higher
4. Participation on research grant project in the past 5 years
5. Research job outside the Czech Republic for minimum of 2 years in the period between Nov 20, 2014 and Nov 20, 2017

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The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, invites applications for Postdoctoral researchers for microbiology and biosensors.

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, invites applications for Postdoctoral researchers for microscopic studies of photovoltaic materials.

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, invites applications for Postdoctoral researchers and Senior visiting scientists

Priority is given to the field of electric power engineering, including

• high voltage engineering
• electric machines and drives
• power electronics
• power systems including production, transmission and storage
• magnetic materials and devices

but the call is also open to exeptional candidates from other fields.

This is temporary contract with the duration of 6 to 24 months.

The salary is competitive, based on quality and experience of the candidate.

How to apply:

by email to jobs@fel.cvut.cz before May 16, 2018.

Prospective candidates should find a tutor/host among the faculty academic staff.

The applications must include:

The proposed research project with a signed approval of the tutor/host CV with list of publications and link to full texts of the most important papers at least one Letter of recommendation of an academic referee

Pre-selected candidates will be invited for remote interview and asked for submitting documents in paper form.

Requirements for postdocs:

1. A PhD awarded  after  Nov. 19, 2010
2. At least 2 journal papers published between Nov 20, 2014 and Nov 20, 2017 registered in WoS, Scopus or ERIH databases.
3. Research job or PhD study outside the Czech Republic for at least  2 years in the period between Nov 20, 2014 and Nov 20, 2017

Requirements for Senior visiting  scientists:

1. PhD title received earlier than Nov. 20, 2010
2. Minimum 3 journal papers published between Nov 20, 2012 and Nov 20, 2017 registered in WoS, Scopus or ERIH databases
3. Minimum standardized H-index^[1] should be 8,5 or higher
4. Participation on research grant project in the past 5 years
5.  Research job outside the Czech Republic for minimum of 2 years in the period between Nov 20, 2014 and Nov 20, 2017

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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate investigating fundamental bounds on radiation and scattering metrics at Czech Technical University in Prague.

The successful candidate will join the CEM research group of Dr. Miloslav Capek and Dr. Lukas Jelinek, and will investigate inter alia fundamental bounds, convex and heuristic optimization technics for antenna and antenna array synthesis, and definition and utilization of matrix operators in method of moments. A close collaboration with both national and international groups is expected.

The candidate is expected to apply for a full-time position with a length between one and two years.

The candidate must hold (by the start date) a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering or physics. Strong background in classical electromagnetism, antenna theory, numerical methods, and optimization techniques is highly desirable. Good programming skills are mandatory with an ability to port those skills into MATLAB environment in which the group operates. Skills in LaTeX, Beamer and TikZ are welcomed, but not mandatory. The candidate should have a publication record in the above-mentioned research fields commensurate with his/her career stage and must be able to demonstrate a capacity for an independent research. Written English on the level C1 is demanded.

The appointment will be on the Research Associate scale at a level determined by skills and experience. Expenses for computing associated with the project will be provided. The position is available immediately, but no later than 31st of August 2018.

To apply for this position, please fill the application form at https://fel.cvut.cz/cz/deska/job-010.pdf

The deadline for application submission is 6th April 2018.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) including a list of publications and the contact details of at least two referees and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Informal enquiries can be addressed via email to Dr. Miloslav Capek (miloslav.capek@fel.cvut.cz) or Dr. Lukas Jelinek (lukas.jelinek@fel.cvut.cz).

The Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, invites applications for Postdoctoral researchers and Senior visiting scientists at all Departments of the Faculty.