PhD: Quantum AI for Next-Gen Optimization

Emerging Scholars Council; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 52.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Research freedom

Collaboration with ETH/IBM researchers

Mentor students

Supportive research atmosphere

Flexible schedule

State-of-the-art computational tools

Zusammenfassung

ETH Zurich invites applications for a PhD position at the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence, hosted jointly with IBM Research Europe – Zurich. The role spans ETH Zurich and IBM Research Zurich, pairing academic and industrial research to advance optimization with quantum and AI approaches.

Candidates hold a Masters in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantum computing or related fields, show strong coding and leadership, and excel at independent and

Qualifikationen

• Masters degree in physics, mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science, quantum computing, or machine learning.
• Strong interest in developing theoretical or computational methods for optimization, quantum computing, and machine learning.
• Strong leadership and coding skills; ability to collaborate with diverse teams.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate across ETH Zurich and IBM Research Zurich to advance quantum AI optimization.
• Develop and evaluate AI-driven quantum optimization approaches and algorithms.
• Mentor students and contribute to a supportive research environment.

Kenntnisse

Coding skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Independent working

Ausbildung

Master's degree in physics

Master's degree in mathematics

Master's degree in computer science

Master's degree in quantum computing

Master's degree in machine learning

Jobbeschreibung

ETH Zurich invites applications for a PhD position at the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence, hosted jointly with IBM Research Europe – Zurich. The role spans ETH Zurich and IBM Research Zurich, pairing academic and industrial research to advance optimization with quantum and AI approaches.

Candidates hold a Masters in physics, mathematics, computer science, quantum computing or related fields, show strong coding and leadership, and excel at independent and