Master's Studentship : Electronic Warfare

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchPretoria, ZA

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Job title : Master's Studentship : Electronic Warfare

Job Location : Gauteng, Pretoria

Deadline : December 21, 2025

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The CSIR has a vacancy for a Master's Studentship : Electronic Warfare in the Radar and Electronic Warfare Impact Area, within the Defence and Security Cluster.

The incumbent will be responsible for undertaking original research and development in Electronic Warfare with the Artificial Intelligence in EW, Electronic Support / Attack, EW Modelling and Simulation / Signal Processing or any other EW related topics. This position is based in Pretoria.

Research areas :

Electronic Warfare (EW) including

Artificial Intelligence in EW

Electronic Support

Electronic Attack

EW Modelling and Simulation

EW Signal Processing

And other EW related topics

Key responsibilities :

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 Master's research topic;

Compile the Master's 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 :

An Honours degree in electronic / computer 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).

Knowledge of the following will be an advantage : MATLAB, Julia, Python and / or C++.

Knowledge of the following will be an advantage : Antennas, Radio Frequency (RF) systems, Electromagnetic Theory and Propagation.

Knowledge of electronic hardware and software implementation.

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.

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