Quantum Optimization Research Internship (Hybrid)

International Business Machines Corporation; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Research GmbH in Zürich offers an internship in Applied Quantum Optimization Research. The role supports senior scientists by running numerical experiments, formulating models, and evaluating performance.

This hybrid position is a fixed-term internship designed to bridge theoretical methods with practical software prototypes for quantum optimization workflows. Ideal candidates will have a strong mathematical background, experience in quantum computing or related fields, and programming

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in applied mathematics and numerical methods.
• Background in quantum computing or related field.
• Experience with optimization heuristics or algorithm testing.
• Ability to analyze research literature and extract methodologies.
• Excellent technical communication for documenting results.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and running numerical experiments for quantum optimization.
• Develop and test mathematical models and solver prototypes.
• Benchmark algorithm performance and report findings to the team.

Skills

Applied mathematics

Quantum computing

Operations research

Theoretical computer science

Programming languages

Job description

IBM Research GmbH in Zürich offers an internship in Applied Quantum Optimization Research. The role supports senior scientists by running numerical experiments, formulating models, and evaluating performance.

This hybrid position is a fixed-term internship designed to bridge theoretical methods with practical software prototypes for quantum optimization workflows. Ideal candidates will have a strong mathematical background, experience in quantum computing or related fields, and programming