RESEARCH SCIENTIST

NYU Wireless LAB

  New York University Tandon School of Engineering

The Electrical and Computer Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering is seeking to hire two (2) Research Scientists to join an exciting project to commercialize next generation wireless data and analytics.

New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States, and the Tandon School of Engineering, located in Brooklyn, NY, has a distinct history of having been known previously as Brooklyn Poly and the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. It is deeply committed to excellence in teaching and learning. Tandon fosters innovation and entrepreneurship among students and faculty who make a difference in the world. 

 Research Scientist – Radio Frequency (RF) Propagation Channel Development

Position Overview:

NYU, with its world class industrial affiliates program and extensive research expertise in wireless communications, is partnering with one of the world’s largest professional engineering organizations to create unique research and development offerings for the wireless communications industry. In fulfillment of this mission, NYU is seeking a talented, motivated and energetic Radio Frequency (RF) Propagation Channel Researcher to lead efforts in RF propagation measurements and data processing.

Program Description:

The collaboration will serve the wireless communications industry with much needed propagation data and analytics from new environments and frequency bands never explored. NYU is a vibrant, dynamic and fast paced creative leader in this field. This collaboration will operate much like a start-up within NYU for an initial period but rapidly become self-sustaining with anticipated growth and will provide vast research publication and teaching opportunities while building a global user base. The RF Propagation Channel Researcher has an opportunity to play a key role in this success and play a vital role in NYU’s wireless communications research community, as well as provide fundamental knowledge on the world stage. 

Position: 

Research Scientist who wishes to continue research in the field of wireless communications with advanced channel modeling, data analysis and simulation. Initial two-year appointment with potential extension based on program success. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The RF Propagation Channel Researcher will conduct, manage and oversee RF propagation measurements, channel modeling, data normalization, analysis and simulation working with Professors Theodore S. Rappaport and Daniel Abraham in the NYU WIRELESS center, and NYU’s Technology and Opportunity Ventures office. Specific duties are to plan, manage and carry out extensive and accurate channel measurements in emerging wireless bands; procure and calibrate equipment, FCC licenses, coordinate measurements, and lead a team of students to carry out measurement campaigns, as well as arrange for all logistics for the measurement campaigns. Process data and document all measurements procedures, create raw normalized database sets and statistical and site-specific channel models based on empirical data, analyze and explore new methods for characterizing wireless channels, while leading a team of graduate and undergraduate students in all of the above activities, publish results in peer reviewed literature, present data and papers in IEEE and industry/3GPP standard bodies, and provide data in specified data formats to our partner.

Specific analytics responsibilities will entail analyzing radio wave propagation data for the creation and improvement of statistical and site-specific channel models, including the ability to represent the raw measurement data in large-scale formats that may be pipelined and built upon in massive data sets working with our Data Analytics Researcher.

Salary and Benefits:

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position will range from $100K to $140K, depending on the candidate’s experience and qualification.

NYU employee benefits: Medical/Dental Insurance, PTO

Application instructions: 

Applicants should submit, as one PDF, the following information:

• an up-to-date CV that includes a complete list of publications,

• a research statement that describes their interests and goals and how their research relates to this position,

• brief cover letter explaining your interest and fit for the position;

• names and contact information for three references (submitted by recommenders, not by the candidate);

• copies of up to three relevant scientific papers.

All application materials must be submitted electronically via Interfolio and sent to: [ece-announcements@nyu.edu] and directly to D.Abraham@nyu.edu with the subject line identifying NYU Wireless Initiative and the position. 

Review of applications will begin as soon as possible and will continue until the position is filled. The expected start date is February 1, 2026.  

Requirements and Skills:

• Minimum Requirements: Ph.D. in electrical engineering, more specifically, RF engineering, wireless propagation measurements and channel modeling.

• Desired Requirements: Previous experience in channel analysis and modeling, RF hardware design, propagation experiment design, equipment maintenance, large database management, data analytics and python simulation coding.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Demonstrated program coordination experience, ideally in an academic setting.

• Candidates must present proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Applicants should submit, as one PDF, the following information:

• an up-to-date CV that includes a complete list of publications,

• a research statement that describes their interests and goals and how their research relates to this position,

• brief cover letter explaining your interest and fit for the position;

• names and contact information for three references (submitted by recommenders, not by the candidate);

• copies of up to three relevant scientific papers.

All application materials must be submitted electronically via Interfolio and sent to: [ece-announcements@nyu.edu] and directly to D.Abraham@nyu.edu with the subject line identifying NYU Wireless Initiative and the position. 

Review of applications will begin as soon as possible and will continue until the position is filled. 

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