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External Opportunities

CQIQC is part of a community of researchers and institutions exploring the rapidly evolving interdisciplinary fields of quantum information and quantum control. The following listing showcases some of the outstanding opportunities available outside of the U of T, for the benefit of our students and anyone working in or about to entering the field.

Internships

|Open Now!| Several industry internships for graduate students and postdocs in Quantum Computing are available through the CQIQC's Mitacs Accelerate Umbrella program. The information will be updated regularly.

Jobs and Fellowships by Deadline

|Open Now!| Xanadu's Architecture Team is seeking a Photonic Quantum Computer Researcher. The selected candidate will work on designing, simulating, and analyzing methods for preparing bosonic qubits to be used in Xanadu’s architectures for fault-tolerant, photonic quantum computers. For this role it is important to excel in theoretical quantum optics or bosonic qubit encodings, and numerical techniques.

|Open Now!| Software Engineer, QubitSolve: Seeking two full-time software engineers to help develop Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools for quantum computers. Candidates can have experience with either CFD or quantum computing, or both. Preferred job location is Morgantown, WV, but remote work can be accommodated. Apply ASAP; QubitSolve aims to make job offers in May 2024.

|Open Now!| Multiple Positions, IonQ: IonQ currently has 9 positions for its College Park location and 3 that can be remote. These include in-person: Cryogenic Production Technician, Senior Engineer - Trap Control Design, Senior Mechanical Engineer - Device Packaging, Senior Systems Engineer, Staff Engineer - Integrated Photonics, Staff Power Engineer - Quantum Computing, Staff RF Engineer, Staff Security Engineer. Staff Software Engineer - Automation & Calibration; and remote: Director of Investor Relations, Quantum Computing, Senior Manager, Platform Engineering, and Staff Researcher - Quantum Error Correction.

|Open Now!| Noblis QLab Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Maryland: Noblis is partnering with the QLab to evaluate if and/or how quantum computing can provide value for use-cases relevant to Noblis and its U.S. federal customers. In close collaboration with Noblis researchers, the postdoc help to identify challenge areas where quantum computing could potentially provide an advantage, develop algorithms relevant to selected use-cases, and prepare analyses for publication and peer-review. US citizenship required. A formal job posting is forthcoming, but the goal is to hire ASAP, so interested parties should contact qlab@umd.edu.

|Open Now!| Quantum Algorithms Specialist, NIST: The NIST Information Technology Laboratory anticipates filling one or more positions within its Applied and Computational Mathematics Division (ACMD) during the coming year. Candidates with expertise in the development and analysis of algorithms for future quantum computers, including computational complexity theory and schemes for fault tolerance. Of particular interest are applications in number theory, cryptography and quantum chemistry simulation. Candidates must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent research experience) in mathematics, physics, computer science, or a related field. Appointments at both the junior and senior levels will be considered. US citizenship required. Interested parties are invited to contact Ronald Boisvert

|Open Now!| The Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for two or more Postdoctoral Scholars in Quantum chemistry on quantum chemistry/quantum computers/machine learning methods and applications. Evaluation of applications will begin on March 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Review the Postdoc Eligibility Guidelines for more information. Interested applicants may direct any inquiries to dsalahub@ucalgary.ca

|Open Now!| NRC/ECCC opportunity in a new research project on quantum sensing investigating the development of Rydberg atoms as RF sensors, RASERS, and their potential applications in remote sensing. Postdoctoral fellows who may be interested in starting ASAP are encouraged to apply by writing to Zen.Mariani@ec.gc.ca

|Open Now!| Postdoctoral fellow opportunity for a 2 year pdf at the University of Toronto, extendable for an additional year, working on ultralow temperature magneto transport measurements of nanowire structures aimed at Majorana fermions for quantum information. Persons with a PhD in experimental condensed matter physics are strongly encouraged to apply by writing to harry.ruda@utoronto.ca.

Quantum Grants & Awards by Deadline

|2024.07.26| Mitacs Globalink Research Internships (GRI) Faculty Call in quantum. For details visit Mitacs's program page.

|2024.08.29| NSERC and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have opened a funding opportunity for researchers from Canada and the UK to collaborate on quantum sensing and/or quantum communications. Funding value: up to $250,000 / year / Canadian team. Duration: 2 years. For more information, please visit the NSERC program webpage. (UKRI’s program webpage is here.)

|2024.05.01| Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program: Letters of Intent due May 1st, full application (if invited) September 22nd.

Grants and Opportunities - Open Call

UofT Research Funding Opportunities Database - Check often and search for your particular areas of speciality.

NSERC-National Science Foundation – Collaboration on quantum science and artificial intelligence: This new NSERC-NSF collaborative research opportunity focuses specifically on discoveries and innovations in the areas of artificial intelligence and quantum science.

SCC is recruiting experts to serve as MC Members, MC Chair and MC Vice-Chair of a new ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee (JTC) on Quantum technologies.

Horizon Europe: Canadian researchers are now eligible to apply for and directly receive funding. Quantum clusters and themes in the program: “Civil Security for Society” and “Digital, Industry and Space.” U of T’s information on this program is available here.

Job Vacancies from Our Collaborators

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