The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. Constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1945 as a science council, the CSIR undertakes directed and multidisciplinary research, technological innovation as well as industrial and scientific...
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Prepare a research proposal to be approved by both the CSIR and the university;
Prepare a written literature overview of the current state-of-the-art relevant to the research topic;
Perform original research to solve the open research problem(s) that the student identified in his/her proposal;
Produce sufficient quantity and quality of peer-reviewed publications based on the Masters research topic;
Compile the Masters dissertation and defending the work successfully; and
Contribute to extra project activities that may be outside the scope of the master research as per the needs of the research group. The amount of such work shall be limited to 20% of the total time.
Qualifications, skills and experience:
Bachelor's degree in electronic engineering or a related/relevant field;
Register for a Master's qualification within the South African university (to be agreed upon with the CSIR co-supervisor);
Must have a good background in embedded systems, artificial intelligence, software development, and/or control systems.
Working knowledge of related programming languages such as Python, C, and the Linux operating system (and others applicable).
Ability to work with different types of data sets and good grasp of analytical tools.
Knowledge and exposure in software development for experimentation and prototyping.
Good understanding of the scientific method: design of experiments, running experiments, critical analysis of results, and dissemination of knowledge.
Good communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to interact efficiently with diverse teams of people; and
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