Quantum Fellowships in Applications of Quantum Computing

Please identify 2 Schools you would like to be hosted in:

• Informatics
• Mathematics
• Chemistry
• PhysicsEPCC

About the Quantum Advantage TurboCHarger (QATCH) programme: https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/quantum-computing-research-turbocharged-by-funding-boost

About the UK's Quantum leap investment programme: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uks-quantum-leap-tohelp-beat-diseasedeliver-high-paid-jobs-and-strengthen-national-security-as-first-country-in-the-world-to-roll-out-quantum

About the UK's National Quantum Strategy Mission 1: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-quantum-strategy/national-quantum-strategy-missions

Applicants should have a demonstrable track record in research at the intersection of quantum computing and an application domain, with postdoctoral research (or equivalent industry) experience, and the potential to make a key contribution to the University through furthering the goals of the host School, College and University. We're seeking research leaders who balance scientific rigor with pragmatic execution and academic impact.

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

As part of a £2 billion investment programme from the UK government in Quantum Technologies, the University of Edinburgh is recruiting a cohort of tenure-track Quantum Fellows to deliver cutting-edge interdisciplinary research programmes on scientific and industrial applications of quantum computing. The Quantum Fellows will contribute to the delivery of a £20 million UK government investment in the Quantum Advantage TurboCHarger (QATCH) programme awarded to the Quantum Software Lab (QSL) established at the School of Informatics of the University of Edinburgh., The Quantum Software Lab (QSL; https://www.quantumsoftwarelab.com ), the largest quantum software and application academic group in the UK. Strategically located in the UK's growing quantum ecosystem, Edinburgh serves as a key hub for quantum technology development thanks to its special partnership with the National Quantum Computing Centre ( https://www.nqcc.co.uk ). QSL aims to further develop its world-leading research capabilities to support the UK's National Quantum Strategy, in particular Mission 1 focusing on developing a UK-based quantum computer performing 1 trillion coherent operations (TeraQuOps) by 2035. QSL currently comprises approximately 70 researchers, including 11 cross-college faculty members, under the leadership of Prof. Elham Kashefi, the NQCC Chief Scientist. Over the past few years, QSL has made several contributions to quantum software and algorithms spanning over 140 publications. QSL works as a "Bell Labs-style" collective of senior faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, innovation fellows, and professional staff focused on shared Mission 1 goals. In collaboration with industry professionals and NQCC's application engineers, our researchers and scientists are transforming existing computational challenges into research problems that can be tackled using quantum technologies. Our researchers will work alongside government, industry, and academia to develop full-stack solutions tailored to the needs of our economy and society. The lab's main research programme, Quantum Advantage Turbo Charger, a.k.a. "QATCH", is developed to support the National Quantum Computing Centre and the UK's quantum community in achieving the goals of the National Quantum Technology Missions. Over the next four years, QATCH will deliver the UK's first integrated software and verification infrastructure through a coordinated suite of tools. At its core, QATCH operates through a two-dimensional structure linking three research Pillars: (i) Quantum Advantage Engine; (ii) HPC & Fault-Tolerant Architecture; (iii) Performance Evaluation; with six application Sectors in healthcare, materials, cybersecurity, finance, energy, and AI. The Pillars develop methods, systems, and tools, while the Sectors provide data, challenges, and end-user validation. Together they form the QATCH workflow from theory to deployment, where research is verified on national testbeds and benchmarked against measurable sector metrics. What we offer We're building a research environment that combines the intellectual freedom of Bell Labs with the urgency and impact of a focused start-up. We offer the opportunity to work on hard, long-term problems that matter-with the autonomy to follow promising directions. We value researchers who can balance scientific rigor with pragmatic execution: people who want to ship real solutions to real problems, energized by turning research into impact. QSL provides a tight-knit team of exceptional researchers, the freedom to publish your work, and the rare opportunity to see your ideas go from concept to demonstration, all within a highly stimulating intellectual environment., The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.