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We are seeking to appoint a motivated and collaborative Research Associate for two years in the first instance to work on “Recovering quantum information in a noisy quantum channel” supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council.

Reference NAT01449
Date posted 2 June 2023
Closing date 3 July 2023

Location South Kensington Campus - On site only

Position type Full time, fixed term
Salary £43,093 – £46,734 plus benefits

Department Department of Physics
Category Researcher / Non Clinical Researcher

Job description

Job summary

Duties and responsibilities

You will help produce independent and original research within the Quantum Optics and Laser Science Group, submit publications to refereed journals, and help with teaching and administration within the Group.

The current state of a quantum computer suffers from noise and inefficient quantum gate operations. The main aim of the project is to identify major errors with minimum resources and to develop a protocol to manage the error to have a desired result as closely as possible. The main tasks of the post holders will be

To explore the fundamental limitations on recovery of quantum information in a nosy environment.
To find the minimal amount of quantum resources required to achieve recovery.
To investigate how to physically realise the recovery map.
To characterise major noise with minimum resources

The duties will include identifying concrete problems and developing new theoretical protocols for quantum information recovery and implementation schemes to reduce/cancel errors in performing quantum computation. In this project, the post holder will work with Professor Myungshik Kim and PhD students and other postdocs in his group.

Essential requirements

Essential Criteria:

A PhD or equivalent in the area of Quantum Information, or quantum computation.
Commensurate with experience, a strong record of research delivery and publications in the above research area, as well as a strong interest and the ability to learn about the others.
Proven expertise in the ability to use cloud quantum computers.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Existing experience with noise analysis is highly beneficial

Further information

*Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant, within the salary range £38,194 - £41,388 per annum.

Queries relating to the application process should be directed to Judith Baylis Senior Section Administrator – j.baylis@imperial.ac.uk;

Queries relating to the research project should be directed to Myungshik Kim – m.kim@imperial.ac.uk.

For any technical queries during the application process, contact recruitment@imperial.ac.uk

Thank you for your interest in this post. We look forward to receiving your application.

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About Imperial College London

Imperial College London is the UK’s only university focussed entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business and we are consistently rated in the top 10 universities in the world.

You will find our main London campus in South Kensington, with our hospital campuses located nearby in West and North London. We also have Silwood Park in Berkshire and state-of-the-art facilities in development at our major new campus in White City.

We work in a multidisciplinary and diverse community for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle the big global challenges our complex world faces.

It’s our mission to achieve enduring excellence in all that we do for the benefit of society – and we are looking for the most talented people to help us get there.

Additional information

Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination. All employees are expected to follow the Imperial Values & Behaviours framework. Our values are:

Respect
Collaboration
Excellence
Integrity
Innovation

In addition to the above, employees are required to observe and comply with all College policies and regulations.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

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