Your Job:

• Develop techniques to simulate, control, and optimize the time-dependent dynamics for increasing system complexities
  
• Implement and optimize small quantum circuits on super- and semi- conducting processors with respect to practical short-depth (NISQ) quantum algorithms
  
• Cooperate and actively work with experimental partners developing quantum processors using these technological platforms
  
• Design and implement optimization techniques for full-stack improvement of quantum algorithms
  
• Model major sources of experimental error for control theory or for error mitigation techniques
  
• Scientific guidance and support for employees, doctoral candidates and students
  

Your Profile:

• Master`s degree with subsequent PhD in theoretical physics or a similar field
  
• Background and strong interest in developing theoretical models and methods as well as in implementing numerical optimization techniques
  
• Interest in working closely with experimentalists
  
• Detailed knowledge of quantum physics and experience with quantum technology
  
• Strong mathematical education, in particular in relation to linear algebra
  
• Strong programming experience
  
• Ability to effectively communicate in written and spoken English
  
• Ability to work autonomously, developing your own ideas, and in close interaction within a team, co-supervising younger colleagues
  
• Most importantly: enthusiasm to explore uncharted territory, develop, and follow your own ideas

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

• A highly motivated research group as part of an international and interdisciplinary working environment with access to outstanding computing facilities and connections to the best research institutions around the world
  
• Opportunity to conduct research at the interface of theory and experiment in a world-leading group in quantum control
  
• Continuous scientific mentoring by your scientific advisor as well as feedback and wide-ranging expertise from the whole group in multiple facets of quantum technology and optimization
  
• Direct contact with research project writing, reviewing and management process
  
• Opportunity to participate in international conferences and project meetings
  
• A training and a networking in quantum technologies, a field which currently faces (for the next decade at least) significant investment from private and governmental funding agencies
  
• Flexible working hours in a full-time position (39 hours/week) with the option of slightly reduced working hours - go.fzj.de/near-full-time
  
• Flexible work (location) arrangements, e.g. remote work in accordance to the tasks
  
• 30 days of annual leave and provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between Christmas and New Year)
  

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: go.fzj.de/benefits

The position is for a fixed term of 2 years, with possible longer-term prospects. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group EG 13, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to them. All information about the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) can be found on the BMI website: go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed The monthly salaries in euro can be found here: go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed.entgelt

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.

Further information on diversity and equal opportunities: go.fzj.de/equality

This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.