PhD Scholarship: Quantum Compiler for Circuit Transpilation

AIpool; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Scholarship AU$41,100 per year

Candidature funding AU$4,000

Travel grant AU$1,265

Job summary

Monash University in Clayton, Melbourne invites applications for a PhD scholarship focusing on developing an efficient quantum compiler for circuit transpilation. The project aims to bridge quantum algorithms with practical execution on diverse quantum processors, reducing resource needs for quantum circuits.

The successful candidate will join the Scalable Quantum Systems Lab, work with leading researchers, and benefit from a generous scholarship of AU$41,100 per annum plus additional funding

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (4+ years) in a relevant discipline with a research thesis or project.
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with a research thesis or project.
• Qualification or combination deemed equivalent by the GRC (or delegate).

Responsibilities

• Develop efficient quantum compiler methods to transpile quantum circuits.
• Collaborate with post‑doctoral researchers and PhD students in a world‑class program.
• Contribute to reinforcement learning models to optimise transpilation across processor modalities.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Machine learning

Quantum computing

Education

Bachelor's degree (4+ years)

Master's degree with research thesis

Equivalency via GRC

Job description

Monash University in Clayton, Melbourne invites applications for a PhD scholarship focusing on developing an efficient quantum compiler for circuit transpilation. The project aims to bridge quantum algorithms with practical execution on diverse quantum processors, reducing resource needs for quantum circuits.

The successful candidate will join the Scalable Quantum Systems Lab, work with leading researchers, and benefit from a generous scholarship of AU$41,100 per annum plus additional funding