The Director of the Centre for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CFT PAN)
announces a competition for one Assistant Professor position at CFT PAN, funded within the project
"Towards a useful Quantum Advantage" (TouQan)
https://touqan.eu/
funded by the National Science Centre (NCN), registration number 2023/05/Y/ST2/00140 (ERA-NET Cofund QuantERA II).
Project Leader: dr hab. Michał Oszmaniec
A PhD degree awarded no earlier than January 1, 2018.
(Candidates who obtain their PhD in the year of employment or within 7 years prior to January 1 of the employment year are also eligible. This period can be extended due to long-term medical leaves and childcare leaves, as specified by NCN guidelines).
Strong background in:
quantum computing,
quantum information theory,
mathematical physics.
Basic knowledge of quantum computational supremacy theory and probability in high-dimensional spaces is an advantage.
The project is carried out in an international consortium including:
CFT PAN (Poland)
Instituto de Física Teórica UAM (Madrid, Spain)
Universität Tübingen (Germany)
University of Hamburg (Germany)
Centre Inria Lyon (France)
Goal of the TouQan project:
To develop a theoretical understanding of quantum simulators — experimental devices capable of simulating complex quantum systems with high controllability. The project rigorously studies the range of physical problems that can be reliably simulated by classical and quantum methods, focusing on quantum advantage.
Focus areas include:
innovative simulation cost estimation methods,
analysis of hardware noise impact,
fundamental limits of classical and quantum simulations,
leveraging recent advances in near-term quantum computing.
Opportunity to work with IBMQ quantum computer is available.
Contract for 1 year with possibility of extension up to 28 months
Start date: March 2025
Salary: 12,564 PLN gross/month (approx. 9,600 PLN net)
CV including publications, project participation, and conference presentations, with GDPR clause:
“I consent to the processing of my personal data for recruitment purposes according to GDPR.”
Signed GDPR consent form.
Motivation letter including a brief description of past achievements and planned research.
Copy of PhD diploma or supervisor's statement about the planned defense date (PhD diploma must be held at contract signing).
Two letters of recommendation from independent researchers.
Submit electronically to: rekrutacja@cft.edu.pl
Deadline: February 8, 2025
Please include reference number MO/01/2025 in the email subject.
Competition results announced by February 21, 2025
Internal regulations available on the institute’s website.
