진학프로석·박사 채용 접수 플랫폼

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Employer
Instituto de Telecomunicações (www.it.pt)

Location
Lisboa (IST)

Experience
Mid

Skills and Qualifications
Ph.D. in Mathematics

Degree
PhD

Employment Type
Full Time

About the position

Research position in coding theory, focused on the application of algebraic coding techniques to correct synchronization errors.

By order issued by the Director General of the Telecommunications Institute on 11th of November 2025, it was approved to open an international call to select 1 candidate researcher(s) in the scientific scope of the project LESYNCH - Limits and Efficiency of Coding Against Synchronization Errors, under the scope of a term contract, with a termination date undetermined, overseen by Portuguese Labour Code. This project is funded by European Research Council, under the ERC-2025-STG - 101218842 project reference.

Job description:

ㆍApply techniques from algebraic coding theory to design codes correcting synchronization errors, and to tackle related coding-theoretic and information-theoretic problems.

About Instituto de Telecomunicações

Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) www.it.pt, established in 1992, is one the reference institutions in Portugal, working in Communications and Information Technologies (ICT). With 200+ integrated researchers holding a PhD degree and hosting the research work of 200+ PhD students and 200+ master students, IT has a solid multidisciplinary team, addressing cutting edge topics in ICT, from fundamental to applied research in Wireless Technologies, Optical Technologies, Information and Data Science, Networks and Services, and Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies.

Research activities are supported by advanced laboratories and are carried out in collaboration with more than 250 international Labs and Institutions. IT is evaluated regularly by an International Panel appointed by the Portuguese Science Foundation and earned the statute of State Laboratory in 1992.

More information at https://www.it.pt/Positions/WhyWorkAtIT

About the Security and Quantum Information - Lx Group

Find detailed information about this research Group at https://www.it.pt/SQI - Lx

Who can apply and how

Any national, foreign, and stateless candidate(s), holding a Ph.D. in Mathematics and the above specified qualifications, may apply for this position. IT follows an equal employment opportunity policy, ensuring fare decisions based on merit, regardless of race, gender, religion, or disability.

Find further information about the position, including offered conditions, required documentation, and full details of the selection process, at: Page 2

Application submissions are accepted only via the IT online portal at the same URL. The submission period opens on 13-11-2025, until 12-12-2025, 23:59 (UTC+1). No applications or documents will be accepted via email, or by any other means.

Funding reference number

ERC-2025-STG - 101218842

Summary of Position Authorization

This announcement was approved by the selection panel on 31-10-2025 and was published on 12-11-2025

Place of Work

The workplace shall be at Instituto de Telecomunicações, Instituto Superior Técnico, Torre Norte, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa or at any other facilities of Instituto de Telecomunicações namely in Aveiro, Coimbra, Porto, Covilhã, Leiria or others, in accordance with the requirements and needs of research projects., Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies, Security and Quantum Information - Lx

Formalisation of the application

Requested documents:

ㆍMotivation letter.

ㆍCurriculum Vitae.

ㆍDegree certificates.

ㆍOther required supporting documents.

Candidates shall submit all the required application files and supporting documentation on-line through the IT Job Applications Portal, following the "Apply now" link in this webpage or at the link http://www.it.pt//Positions/PostDoc/801?Page=2.

Candidates who formalize their applications in an improper way or fail to prove the requirements set forward by this tender are excluded from admission. In case of doubt, the panel is entitled to request any candidate to present further documentation supporting their statements.

False statements provided by the candidates shall be punished by law.