Application deadline has now passed for all positions. The 15 positions of the network are now filled and we are looking enthusiastically to start the work with the selected fellows.If you have not received an answer, please contact info.a-wear at tuni.fi.

A-WEAR – Eligibility conditions

Transnational mobility

The ESR is required to undertake transnational mobility (i.e. move from one country to another) when taking up their appointment. Nationality is therefore not a criterion. Rather the location of the researcher’s residence or main activity during the 3 years prior to their recruitment is determining. The researcher must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host organization (Spain/Finland/Romania/Italy/Czech Republic) for A-WEAR for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the start date (e.g., September 2019). Note: the mobility rule applies to the (first) beneficiary where the researcher is recruited, and not to beneficiaries to which the researcher is sent or seconded. It is also only determined at one point in time: at the time when they start working for A-WEAR. If in doubt whether you fulfill the mobility condition, please check at info.a-wear@tut.fi.

Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs)/fresh MSc graduates

All researchers recruited in A-WEAR must have maximum 4 years since the completion of their first MSc degree and have not been awarded any doctoral degree at the date of the employment.

Background requirements

The applicant must be in possession of Master of Science (MSc) diploma in a relevant field, such as: electrical engineering, communications engineering, software engineering/computer science, signal processing, radio communications, mathematics, physics, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, etc.

Applications are invited for 15 full-time PhD student positions (called Early Stage Researchers or ESR) for joint and double PhD degrees for 36 months. The positions are offered within the A-WEAR European Joint Doctorate action of the highly appreciated EU-funded Marie Skłodowska Curie grants. We offer high-class training and the possibility of PhD graduation with double or joint PhD certificate. The positions are fully funded for a 36-month period. You can choose your position in one of five top-level universities in Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Romania, or Spain and complement your experience within periods of up to 15 months of cross-country and industrial secondments by working with the highly committed industrial partners of the action in the above-mentioned countries. You are encouraged to apply for up to four positions within A-WEAR network if you believe your profile is suitable for multiple topics. A separate application is needed for each position in case you apply for multiple positions.

Required documents

1. Certified copies of the bachelor’s and master’s degree certificates and the transcripts with official translations into English (if the original documents are in a language other than Finnish, English, Romanian, Czech, Italian, or Spanish).
2. A Diploma Supplement (DS) as approved by the EU Commission for degrees completed in European universities (when applicable)
3. English language certificate, for example one of the followings:
   1. IELTS Academic (min. score 6.5)
   2. TOEFL (min. score 92 in iBT and 580 in PBT)
   3. PTE Academic (min. score 62)
   4. Cambridge Language Certificate (Proficiency CPE or Advanced CAE) (min. score C)
   5. (!) If no English certificate is available at the time of the application, the candidate must add a signed statement that, in case he/she is pre-selected he/she commits to acquire in a timely manner all the compulsory English certificates for the universities where he/she will enroll as PhD student
4. Curriculum Vitae/CV (preferably in Europass format)
5. List of publications (if any)
6. References: minimum 2 reference letters to be attached to the application and contact details of 2 or more referees included in the CV
7. Motivation letter (max 1 page) where you introduce yourself and present your qualifications; you may include also your previous research fields and main research results. Please emphasize your future goals career-wise and specify what attracts you to the position(s) you apply for.
8. A short essay called “Dissertation Proposal” (max 2 pages) explaining how you would address the research objectives mentioned at the position you apply for (e.g., methodology, desired inputs in terms of equipment and supervision, ideas you have regarding the topic, software tools that you are planning to use to address the research objectives, etc.).
9. Copy of the passport 
10. Proof of residence: Statement (use template available at: http://a-wear.uji.es/online-application/candidates/template/residence5yearscert.docx) and certificates/documents demonstrating your residence(s) in the last 5 years. Examples of such certificates are a certificate from the mayor office of the town you resided in, copies of paid bills related to accommodation (electricity, water, gas) or accommodation receipts, copies of travel tickets if you travel abroad for long periods, etc.

ESR01: Energy-efficient edge computing based gateways for wearable networks.

Employer: Tampere University, Finland. Double PhD degree with Universita Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Italy
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ESR02: Large-scale crowdsourcing-based wearables data gathering and processing.

Employer: Tampere University, Finland. Joint PhD degree with Universitat Jaume I, Spain.
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ESR03: Privacy-aware approaches for wireless IoT localization on wearable devices.

Employer: Tampere University, Finland. Double PhD degree with University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania.
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ESR04: mmWave & 5G in wearables

Employer: Tampere University, Finland. Joint PhD degree with Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic.
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