Postdoctoral Research Assistant in IOT Hardware Development

University of Oxford
📍 Oxford, England, United Kingdom 💼 full-time 🕒 Posted June 28, 2026

Job Description

We are seeking

a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the communications research group at the Department of Engineering Science. The post is funded by the Advanced Research and Innovation Agency, and is fixed-term to 29/02/2028. The project involves the development of a miniaturised bird ring with LTE connectivity and energy harvesting based power provision for very long duration monitoring. This involves the integration of energy storage, photovoltaics, LTE modules and controllers onto a very small footprint. The key responsibilities are:
  • Developing professional technical documents and reports as deliverables

  • Preparing research outputs for presentation and demonstrations,

  • Managing your research and administration of the laboratory with guidance where required,

  • Developing the basic tag and system architecture, including: power harvesting and management; data collection approach; LTE antenna integration in an ext...
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    Job Details

    • Location Oxford, England
    • Job Type full-time
    • Category Life Scientists
    • Posted Date June 28, 2026
    • Application Deadline August 07, 2026