Research Associate / Senior Research Associate in Intelligent Optical Network Architecture

The University of Bristol’s Smart Internet Lab seeks a Research Associate or Senior Research Associate to advance intelligent optical network architectures for future AI, cloud, and edge systems. The role involves developing programmable optical networks, automation, and resilient recovery mechanisms, including exploration of hollow-core fibre solutions. You will design architectures for metro, access, and data centre connectivity, create control algorithms, and prototype hardware/software solutions through laboratory and testbed experiments. Collaboration with academic and industrial partners, publication of findings, and contribution to research proposals and standards are expected. Senior-level responsibilities include leading research initiatives, mentoring early-career researchers, and coordinating collaborative activities.