UE07: £41,064.00 - £48,822.00 Per Annum.
College of Science & Engineering / School of Informatics.
Full Time – 35 Hours Per Week.
Fixed term contract - 24 Month (initial 2-year appointment, with eligibility for a 1-year extension eligible following a positive review by the project PI).
The Opportunity:
1. Quantum algorithms
2. Quantum machine learning
3. Quantum simulation
4. High performance computing and quantum computation integration
5. Networks distributed quantum computing
6. Quantum programming and software
7. Verification and benchmarking
8. Quantum error correction and error mitigation
9. Fault-tolerant compilation and resource estimation
These roles are an excellent opportunity to actively participate in and shape QSL’s projects, consolidating its position of international leadership in the field. The successful applicant will work inside the largest quantum software academic team in the UK based in one of the most renowned computer science departments in the world. QSL is a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment composed of a diverse cohort of colleagues passionate about bringing quantum computation to reality. This will be a unique experience of professional growth, working on the timely and exciting goal building the foundations of critical part of the quantum computation stack directly under the UK Missions 1 umbrella. Ideal candidates combine research excellence with a results-oriented approach.
We welcome both local (UK-resident) and international applicants from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from female researchers, minority ethnic groups, first-generation academics and STEM researchers, and other underrepresented groups in academia. We are also very open to applications from those with non-traditional career paths, including individuals with family, caring, or health-related career breaks, or those who have moved into academia from a career in another sector. We are strongly committed to offering everyone an inclusive and non-discriminatory working environment.
The posts will be for 2 + 1 years: an initial 2-year appointment, with eligibility for a 1-year extension subject to a successful review by the project PI
This post is full-time. We are open to considering requests for hybrid working, on a non-contractual basis, combining remote and regular on-campus working.
For full details of the essential and desirable skills and attributes required for the position, please refer to the full job description
About the Quantum Software Lab
As a “Bell Labs-style” collective of senior faculty, postdoctoral researchers, innovation fellows, and professional staff working towards shared Mission 1 goals, QSL collaborates with industry professionals and NQCC quantum applications engineers to transform existing computational challenges into research problems that can be tackled using quantum technologies. Its researchers and scientists work alongside government, industry, and academia to develop full-stack solutions tailored to the needs of the economy and society.
The Lab’s main research programme, Quantum Advantage Turbo Charger (“QATCH”) has been 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 and Fault-Tolerant Architecture; and (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.
We're building a research environment that combines the intellectual freedom of Bell Labs with the urgency and impact of a focused startup. We offer the opportunity to work on hard, long-term problems that matter with the autonomy to follow promising directions without navigating corporate bureaucracy. 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.