Universität Rostock Zentr.UniVerwaltung Land MV

Research Associate (m/f/d) – Energy-Efficient Signal Processing for Electrically Active Implants at Universität Rostock Zentr.UniVerwaltung Land MV

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Location: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Type: Full-time
Level: not_specified
Posted: Sep 9, 2026

Description

The University of Rostock is hiring a Research Associate to develop energy-efficient signal-processing and AI algorithms for electrically active implants, design and model hardware accelerators, integrate them into virtual prototypes, and collaborate with medical, biological, and engineering partners. The role is full-time, based at Campus Südstadt, and limited to the project duration until 30 June 2029, with an application deadline of 28 September 2026. It requires a relevant university degree, digital-circuit design knowledge, embedded-system programming, signal-processing and machine-learning knowledge, and willingness to pursue a PhD.

Required Skills

Digital circuits
VHDL/Verilog
C/C++
Signal processing
Machine learning
Hardware accelerators
Register transfer

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Completed university degree in Electrical Engineering, Information Engineering, Technical Computer Science, Computer Science, Medical Information Engineering, or a closely related field.
Required Previous Experiences: Practical experience with a hardware description language such as VHDL or Verilog.
Knowledge of near-hardware programming for embedded systems using C and C++.
Basic knowledge of digital signal processing and interest in resource-efficient machine-learning methods.
Preferred Qualifications: Solid spoken and written English; German is advantageous.
Very good academic results.