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Sandia National Laboratories · 1 week ago

Postdoctoral Appointee: Quantum Information Science, NM/CA - Hybrid

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. They are seeking Postdoctoral Appointee candidates to engage in world-leading research in quantum information science, focusing on modeling, characterization, and simulation of quantum computing hardware.

GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with a team developing new methods to assess and improve the performance of quantum computers and/or quantum algorithms

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

Qualification

PhD in relevant fieldQuantum computation experienceScientific programming proficiencyResearch publication recordQuantum algorithms developmentQuantum hardware characterizationCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

Possess, or are pursuing, a PhD in Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Chemistry, 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

Able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

Preferred

Demonstrated research experience in quantum computation and information science (including quantum algorithms, characterization of quantum hardware, design and modeling of qubits, quantum error correction, etc.)

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

Demonstrated experience developing or analyzing the performance of quantum architectures and quantum algorithms for fault-tolerant quantum computing

Proficiency in scientific programming, such as developing and running complex science and engineering codes on massively parallel computing clusters

Interest in impacting applications and customers in support of DOE missions