About this role
As Research Fellow, to play a key role within QUB's strategic Centre for Secure Information Technology (CSIT) and to engage in challenging research projects in hardware-accelerated custom computing with national and international academic and industrial partners. The post will contribute to RIGOLETTO, a major European collaborative initiative developing a next-generation, open RISC-V automotive hardware platform for software-defined vehicles.
About The Person
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:
Have, or be about to obtain, a relevant PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Computer Science (or related discipline) Good hardware / FPGA design skills. Good understanding of CPU architectures Relevant academic or industrial research experience in either: Hardware accelerated custom computing. RISC-V design/prototyping.
This is not an exhaustive list. To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.
This post is available for 21 months or until 30 June 2028 whichever is soonest. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.