Postdoc Position in Quantum Information Science at UMass Amherst
The Quantum Information team at UMass Amherst is involved with modeling and optimization of quantum hardware, as well as development of new modeling methods and algorithms, in collaboration with the NSF Center for Quantum Networks, the NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory, teams at MIT, University of Arizona, University of Maryland, and others. The team has wide presence in the open source scientific ecosystem, contributing and supporting packages, summer schools, workshops, and conferences.
This Postdoc position will be chiefly focused on methods development work, building upon our expertise in creating the fastest algorithms for modeling of entanglement purification circuits; creating the highest performance quantum error detection circuits; developing symbolic computer algebra systems for quantum hardware modeling; discrete event simulation for quantum networking; novel auto-differentiation techniques for discretely random processes and circuits; and more.
This position is expected to lead to the creation of the most versatile and efficient hardware modeling toolkit, capable of transitioning between variety of modeling modalities, used for the creation of digital twins for multiple decade-long collaborative centers. The new hire will work on challenging problems in expanding existing modeling algorithms to new domains, and creating hybrid techniques merging the best features of currently incompatible modeling methods.
The Postdoc position will lead to the creation of new software tools and algorithms, will involve the preparation of papers and conference presentations on this work, engagement with multiple independent NSF research centers, and supervision and mentorship of junior researchers. The annual salary range is $70k - $80k.
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