Posting Reason: New Position Location: Main Campus Academic Period: 2026 Fall Semester Faculty: Faculté de génie / Faculty of Engineering Academic Unit: École de science informatique et de génie électrique \ School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Course Title: Communication Systems Course Code: ELG4176 Section: A Course Description: Review of random signals and system concepts, and modulation and detection. Basic antenna equations. SNR link calculations. Analysis of linear modulation in the presence of noise. Analysis of angle modulation in the presence of noise. The threshold effect, threshold extension, and preemphasis and deemphasis in angle modulation. Digital modulation techniques. Detection principles for digital communication signals in noise: matched filter receivers, signal space concepts, maximum a posteriori receivers, maximum likelihood receivers. Partial response signalling. Channel coding. Coherent and noncoherent detection. Maximum likelihood sequence estimation receivers for modulation with memory and the Viterbi algorithm. Channel capacity. Posting limited to: Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/06/25 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/07/26 Expected Enrolment: N/a Approval date: 2026/06/25 Number of credits: 3 Work Hours: 52 Hourly Rate: Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025) The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31. These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay. These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification. Course type: B Posting type: Régulier / Regular Language of instruction: Anglais | English Competence in second language: Passive Course Schedule: Mardi | Tuesday 17:30-19:00 Jeudi | Thursday 17:30-19:00 - Requirements: Excellent knowledge of course subject matter, demonstrated by having taught similar or related courses, or demonstrated by relevant work experience. Applicants must also be licensed as a Professional Engineer. Regular applicants must have a doctorate and it should be in a field related to the course (especially in the case where the course is more specialized), if not, they must have a relevant work experience in a field related to the course, after having obtained their Ph.D. Please include your P.Eng. License number and province of registration when applying. Please note that the teaching method for this course will be delivered: IN PERSON. 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