Postdoctoral Fellow - Center Theory of Emergent Quantum Matter; C-TEQ

Postdoctoral Fellow - Center for Theory of Emergent Quantum Matter (C-TEQ) Position Specifics

Penn State's interdisciplinary Center for Theory of Emergent Quantum Matter (C‑TEQ) within the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) Quantum Hub invites applications for several “C‑TEQ Fellow” postdoctoral scholar positions. Start dates are flexible, with immediate openings available. Applicants are expected to have expertise in quantum information, quantum materials, quantum computation, AI and other numerical tools for emergent quantum matter, quantum geometry, Majorana modes, fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect, and related topics.

C‑TEQ Fellows will be part of a vibrant intellectual environment with many other C‑TEQ Fellows and faculty from various departments (physics, math, computer science, materials science and engineering, EECS, Information Science and Technology, electrical engineering), including:

• Profs. Zhen Bi, Long Qing Chen, Swaroop Ghosh, Vasant Honavar, Thomas Iadecola, Jainendra Jain, Ribhu Kaul, Xiantao Li, Chaoxing Liu, Vincent Meunier, Lukas Muechler, Marcos Rigol, Sarah Shandera, Abhinav Verma and Binghai Yan.

C‑TEQ Fellows will also benefit from access to advanced computational resources at the ICDS.

A Ph.D. is required by the start of the position.

In addition to completing a Penn State application, an application must be submitted electronically with a cover letter, CV, statement of research interests, and at least three reference letters uploaded on the academicjobsonline.org website.

The salary of the C‑TEQ Fellows will be $80,000 for the first year, with an additional one‑time award of $5,000 toward research‑related expenses such as conferences. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until suitable candidates are found.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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