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PhD Research Opportunity in Engineering: A Broadband Cooled Radio Astronomy Receiver
A PhD student can apply to conduct research on developing a broadband cooled radio astronomy receiver covering the X- and Ku-bands. The project aims to replace legacy receivers at HartRAO's 26m dish and involves designing and testing RF front-ends, monolithic integration, digital back-end design, and evaluation under real conditions.
Places
City of Tshwane, Gauteng
Reference
https://www.sarao.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/EDP-2-A-broadband-cooled-radio-astronomy-receiver.pdf
Opening Date
4 December 2019
The preferred candidate would have, if not a postgraduate, than at least a firm undergraduate background in high frequency electronics and / or electromagnetics. Prior knowledge of microelectronic design would be beneficial.
