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International Outstanding and Early-Stage Researchers Program

AVL Research & Engineering Istanbul On-site senior

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Description

What you'll do

The program's goal is to encourage qualified researchers with overseas experience who have excelled in their fields through high-level science and technology-oriented research to come to Türkiye and contribute to projects that will be carried out in research areas of strategic importance for our country.

What you need

Applicants must meet at least one of the following requirements:

  • To be on the "Top Cited Researchers List" published by Thomson Reuters in any year of the last 5 years.
  • To have worked for a total of at least 30 months in institutions ranked in one of the following positions in the last 5 years:
  • List of top 100 universities published by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) or THE (Times Higher Education).
  • List of top 2500 companies with the highest R&D spending in the world published by the European Commission Joint Research Centre:
  • List of top 250 institutions in the health - higher education - public - private subfields published by Scimago Institutions Ranking
  • List of most successful Start-Ups and Unicorn Companies receiving the highest investment.

Skills

Required

  • PhD in Electronics, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Control Engineering or a closely related field.
  • Proficiency in C, C++, Python, model-based design (MATLAB/Simulink), and software validation.
  • Knowledge of AUTOSAR Classic, Adaptive, QNX, Linux or RTOS.
  • Understanding of Ethernet, SOME/IP communication stacks.
  • Familiarity with SDV alliances and tools (e.g. Eclipse SDV, COVESA).
  • Fluent speaking and excellent writing skills in English.

Nice to have

  • model generation, training and inference.
  • Know-how on language models.
  • Knowledge of AI based cyber-security algorithms design and development.
  • Experience on Object Oriented Programming (using at least one of the following languages: C#, Java, C++, Python).

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://jobs.avl.com/job/Istanbul-International-Outstanding-and-Early-Stage-Researchers-Program/1294020701/

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