Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Role and Department The Department of Engineering is consistently one of the best engineering departments in the UK, with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research, and student employability. The Department is ranked 5th in the Complete University Guide, 6th in the Guardian University Guide, and 7th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 for General Engineering in the UK. Ranked in the top six overall in REF 2021 (with 95% of publications rated as 4* or 3*), this dynamic Department is an excellent place to work. The strategic vision for the Department includes a growth plan of over 50% over the next five years, with a significant enhancement of the research challenge portfolio and a drive to enrich our undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate research provision. It is an exciting time to join this expanding Department and make your mark. The Department also holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award, recognising our commitment to diversity in STEM academics and reflecting the supportive and positive environment within the Department. The Role Applications are invited for this Postdoctoral Research Associate post. Funded by UKRI EPSRC, the project “CHEDDAR: Communications Hub For Empowering Distributed ClouD Computing Applications a nd Research” aims to empower 6G communications in energy efficiency and distributed cloud computing applications and develop innovative research ideas to drive research and networking across the UK academic community. The successful applicant will be expected to deliver high-quality research outputs with publications in journals and leading conferences and prepare and give presentations to wider range of audiences including project partners and other stakeholders of relevant technologies. The research area for this role must focus on the end-to-end power consumption models and sustainability frameworks for 6G communications. The successful applicant is expected to (i) develop high-fidelity mathematical models that quantify power consumption across entire E2E 6G communication chains, and (ii) develop a sustainability-centric management system that dynamically balances the functional benefits against their energy costs. The applicants should have a research background in communication systems and energy efficiency analysis, with experience in optimisation and AI tools using Python and MATLAB. Closing Date: 23-Nov-2026, 11:59:00 PM