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Postdoctoral Scholar
Position overview
www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/oct-2024-scales/t23.pdf
Application Window
Open date: October 1, 2024
Next review date: Friday, Nov 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) and Computer Science (CS) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invite applications for postdoctoral appointments in the theory of quantum computation and quantum information science. The term of appointment is two years with the possibility to extend.
Successful candidates will engage in cutting-edge research in various areas of the quantum sciences. The position is theory-focused but can also collaborate with experiments. Research topics may include, but are not limited to:
Quantum algorithms and complexity theory
Quantum architectures, compilation, and scalable quantum systems
Quantum error correction
Quantum machine learning, AI for quantum many-body physics and quantum information science
Quantum communication, networking, and cryptography
Characterization and simulation of quantum systems
Application of quantum information to physics, chemistry, and materials science
Additional Information:
UCLA is home to several institutes and centers that support research in quantum science. This includes the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (CQSE), established in 2018 to coordinate research and teaching activities. The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) provides advanced nanotechnology infrastructure and expertise for research in quantum materials and quantum optics. The Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation (CIQC) is partly centered at UCLA and addresses fundamental challenges to developing quantum computers. The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at UCLA, one of the six NSF math institutes, has also sponsored programs in quantum computing research.
Furthermore, UCLA has recently invested $500M in a new 700,000-square-foot UCLA Research Park, which will partly house a new Quantum Innovation Hub. The new hub will bring together faculty members and researchers from UCLA and other institutions, government and industry partners, leading startups, and students in a collective, multidisciplinary effort to advance the state of quantum science and technology. Candidates will have opportunities to collaborate with experimentalists, leveraging access to the full span of leading-edge entanglement, qubits, metrology and quantum testbeds at UCLA. This includes trapped ions, superconducting qubits, silicon spin qubits, solid-state quantum memories, high-dimensional noise-resilient quantum networks, multi-node entanglement distribution, fundamental and distributed quantum sensing at the thermodynamic and quantum noise limits, and precision measurements at UCLA.
Qualifications
PhD, M.D
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching (Optional)
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document, and Sample EDI Statements.
(Optional)Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 3-5 required (contact information only)
Contact information for at least three references
Help contact: lsanchez@seas.ucla.edu
About UCLA
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.
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