Postdoctoral Appointee: Quantum Information Science, NM​/CA - Hybrid

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We are seeking Postdoctoral Appointee candidates with a strong publication record or relevant experience to join Sandia's quantum computing theory group and engage in world‑leading research in quantum information science. Our team focuses on modeling, characterization, calibration, benchmarking, and simulation of quantum computing hardware, as well as developing and characterizing algorithms and applications for quantum information processors. As part of Sandia's broader Quantum Information Science (QIS) program, you will have opportunities to collaborate with researchers across the industry.

Postdocs in our group work at the forefront of practical and theoretical quantum computing research, publish widely, and have the freedom to identify compelling research problems, take leadership, and solve them.

• Work with a team developing new methods to assess and improve the performance of quantum computers and/or quantum algorithms
• Interact and collaborate with a diverse set of experimentalists and other theorists at Sandia, academic institutions, other national labs, and private companies
• Work with theorists and experimentalists from the Quantum New Mexico Institute (QNM‑I), the University of New Mexico (UNM), or the Quantum Demonstration Facility (QDF)
• Take ownership of technical projects, publish outstanding new developments in peer‑reviewed scientific journals, and present your work at conferences

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite and must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the Albuquerque location when requested. Relocation will be provided for those that qualify.

• Possess, or are pursuing, a PhD in Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Chemistry, or a related science or engineering field, PhD must be conferred within five years prior to employment
• Record of research as demonstrated by publications in peer‑reviewed journals, competitive conference proceedings, or high‑impact program deliverables
• Able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance

• Demonstrated research experience in quantum computation and information science (including quantum algorithms, characterization of quantum hardware, design and modeling of qubits, quantum error correction, etc.)
• Experience using quantum computing testbeds and/or collaboration with experimental efforts developing quantum technologies
• Demonstrated experience developing or analyzing the performance of quantum architectures and quantum algorithms for fault‑tolerant quantum computing
• Proficiency in scientific programming, such as developing and running complex science and engineering codes on massively parallel computing clusters
• Interest in impacting applications and customers in support of DOE missions

The Quantum Computer Science Department (1425) pursues foundational research and development to enable creation of quantum information processors (QIPs) that will provide exponential speed‑ups for selected…