Job Description

Vacancy Notice 298/2025



Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU) is an internationally oriented and regionally networked university with a strong research profile.



The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology seeks to fill the following vacancy:



Doctoral Candidate / PhD Student (m/f/d)



in Marie S.-Curie Project NEPIT, “Network for Evaluationof Propagation and Interference Training”

Salary scale:

Unit costs

Date commencing:

01 February 2026

Fixed term (until):

29.02.2028

(with option to extend)

Contract status:

Marie-Curie Fellowship 100 %



We are a university with a focus on engineering and natural sciences as well as economics, human sciences and medicine. We offer excellent study and working conditions to 13,000 students from Germany and abroad as well as approx. 3,000 employees.



We are looking for a new doctoral candidate (PhD student) to join us in the project “Fast extremely wideband multi-sensorssystems for closed-loop testing”.The objectives of this position are: Development of 3D EM field strength sensors up to 18GHz and high linearity. Establish experimental verification of theoretical results for closed-loop multi-sensor systems.Development of closed-loop control methodology for multi-sensor applications. The expected results are: Timing optimization forVIRC measurements, validated a widely accepted control methodology in hardware and software.The position is part of thenewly established Marie S. Curie doctoral networkNEPIT, “Network for Evaluation of Propagation and InterferenceTraining”, with collaboration partners in The Netherlands, Poland, Italy and Germany.The successful applicant is expected towrite a PhD thesis based on this work, which will be supported accordingly from our side.

Your primary responsibilities:

Investigation and modelling of fast stirring MSC applications by use of multi sensor systems Validation of EM field strength sensors up to 18 GHz Design of closed-loop control methodology for multi-sensor applications Determination of the statistic distributions of field quantities Validation of the methods against measurements Secondment and collaboration with an industrial partner (Lumiloop Dresden) Cooperation with our collaborators and researchers within the doctoral network

Requirements profile:

MSc degree or equivalent in electrical engineering, physics or a related discipline with excellent result to be eligible as PhD student. Proven track record in working with physical problems and numerical methods. A strong interest in electromagnetics and electromagnetic compatibility. Coding experience in Python/MATLAB/Octave or in the context of numerical modelling is highly desirable. Fluent command of written and spoken English is required. You must not have resided or carried out your main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before your recruitment date. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account. You must be at the date of recruitment a doctoral candidate (i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree). Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.

The successful candidates will receive a salary including mobility and family allowance (if applicable) and will be employed according to the rules for doctoral candidates (DCs) in an EU Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network and the specific regulations of each institution.



Gross salary without employer´s social contribution and without family allowance:



The employee’s gross salary will be approximately 3269 € per month (without family allowance) or approximately 3816 € per month (with family allowance), depending on the year of employment and the choice of health insurance. A family allowance will be paid in case the researcher has a family. ‘Family’ means persons linked to the researcher by marriage (or a relationship with equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the legislation of the country where this relationship was formalised) or dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher.



For further information about the position, please contact Prof R. Vick by email (ralf.vick(at)ovgu.de).



You will benefit from our structures and offerings in the fields of sustainability, diversity, family support and staff development. Our location in the center of a thriving, lively and family-friendly state capital guarantees a high quality of life and a wide range of leisure activities. For more information, please visit



www.ovgu.de/en/karriere



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Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg is a signatory of the German Diversity Charter. We welcome your application, regardless of gender, cultural and social background, age or sexual orientation. Applications from severely disabled people or people with an equivalent impairment will be given priority in the case of equal suitability, ability and professional expertise. Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg strongly promotes gender equality in all professional areas.

Please note the information for storage of personal data:

https://www.ovgu.de/unimagdeburg/en/data_protection-p-66790.html



Please send your complete application (motivation letter, curriculum vitae, graduation certificates, references) by December 18, 2025 using the online application portal.



www.ovgu.de



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