Postdoctoral Appointee - Quantum Computer Science

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What Your Job Will Be Like:

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, along with fault-tolerant quantum architectures and quantum error correction.

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.

On any given day, you may:

Work with a team developing new methods to assess, model, and improve the performance of quantum computers and/or quantum algorithms, quantum architectures and quantum error correction.

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.

Sandia's quantum computing program is committed to maintaining a culture compatible with a broad group of people and perspectives. In support of this vision, we actively recruit applicants from diverse backgrounds and foster an inclusive community.

* Applicants on this requisition may be interviewed by multiple organizations at Sandia National Laboratories

** The successful applicants may have the option to work onsite in Albuquerque or Livermore and/or remotely.

Qualifications We Require:

A PhD in Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, 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.

Qualifications We Desire:

Experience using quantum computing testbeds and/or collaboration with experimental efforts developing quantum technologies;

Demonstrated experience…