RESEARCHER – INDUSTRIAL IOT (m/f/d) at fortiss GmbH

• PhD in computer science, preferably specialization in computer architectures and networking (1-3 years of independent career).
• Good background on wireless/cellular networks. LTE but also: Wi-Fi6/7; LoRa/LoRaWAN etc.
• Good background on IoT overall (Edge/Fog networking architectures; semantic technologies, e.g., WoT; IoT communication protocols, e.g., OPC UA, MQTT, DDS, etc)
• Preferential background on ML engineering (e.g., TinyML, federated learning) within IoT environments.
• Very good publication record in top (IEEE, ACM) academic conferences and journals, area of networking architectures and protocols/IoT.
• Excellent analytical, technical, problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work both autonomously and within a research team involving different levels of researchers (senior, junior, and students).
• Excellent communication skills in English, basic German skills is a plus.

• Conduct pioneering and applied research with focus on computational and networking architectures for advanced IoT applications, in areas such as Edge computing; deterministic wireless and cellular networks; Edge-Cloud continuum orchestration; information-centric networking; Edge AI; B5G, SDN.
• Support ongoing national and international research project development, including software development, scientific dissemination, technology transfer.
• Participate in the supervision of students.
• Support the development of advanced training activities, e.g., Webinars, seminars, scientific workshops, scientific conferences, summer schools.
• Contribute to the overall IIoT strategy, and to the fortiss strategy.

• Compensation according to the regulations of the collective wage agreement of the public service of the German states (TV-L 13)
• A workplace in Munich-Schwabing, which is also very easy to reach by public transport.
• Our culture is characterized by an international, diverse and multi-cultural environment promoting an intensive exchange of knowledge across different fortiss departments, and towards international partners.
• Close cooperation and interaction with industrial and academic leaders in the IoT and AI international domain.
• Possibility to collaborate in research and higher education through closely located universities and research institutes.
• 30 days of holidays
• Subsidies for transportation (MVV), sports, company pension scheme
• Home-Office (1-2 days)
• Opportunities for personal and professional development, such as coaching, individual training, further education opportunities.

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