Telecommunications Researcher Duties & Responsibilities
The role and function of a Telecommunications Researcher includes the following duties and responsibilities:
- Attending conferences, training seminars and specialised courses;
- Conducting field work, interviews, laboratory experimentation, critical evaluation and interpretation;
- Carrying out computer-based data analysis and evaluation using software such as MATLAB or OPNET;
- Analysing results and data and drawing conclusions from them;
- Analysing a problem as part of academic research or as part of solution designing for a company’s portfolio of services;
- Conducting numerical simulations or library research;
- Working collaboratively with company/university colleagues, across teams and also with other partners worldwide and across industry;
- Presenting findings to group and departmental meetings, design and development teams, collaborative partners, or senior management;
- Drawing up research proposals and funding applications;
- In academic posts, lecturing and/or supervising student projects.
- Reading articles and papers about specific areas of interest in order to keep up to date with technical, scientific and theoretical advancements in your field;
- Identifying solutions and interpreting results by applying established research methods, by learning and adapting new methods, and by using analytical tools and mathematical and statistical models;
- Writing up original research for publication or for presentation at conferences;
Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Telecommunications Researcher duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Telecommunications Researcher roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.