Quantum Computation Research Associate: Error Correction

Quantum Computing Jobs UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

39 days off a year

Job summary

Imperial College London’s Department of Computing seeks a quantum theorist to lead projects developing a full‑stack approach to suppressing errors in quantum hardware. The role targets practical quantum computation by combining hardware-level noise suppression, error mitigation and fault‑tolerant strategies.

The appointee will join Dr Zhenyu Cai’s group, benefiting from Imperial's vibrant quantum ecosystem and potential collaboration with industry partners such as Quantum Motion, QuEra, IBM and

Qualifications

• PhD in CS/Math/Physics or closely related discipline.
• Experience publishing in quantum computation venues.
• Experience with research funding and industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead theoretical research on quantum architectures and error correction/mitigation.
• Contribute to analytical and numerical work.
• Collaborate with experimental partners and industry groups.

Skills

PhD in related field

Research experience

Publications in quantum computation

HPC/GPU experience

GitHub or collaboration tools

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related discipline

Tools

Stim

Large-scale quantum circuit simulation

Job description

Imperial College London’s Department of Computing seeks a quantum theorist to lead projects developing a full‑stack approach to suppressing errors in quantum hardware. The role targets practical quantum computation by combining hardware-level noise suppression, error mitigation and fault‑tolerant strategies.

The appointee will join Dr Zhenyu Cai’s group, benefiting from Imperial's vibrant quantum ecosystem and potential collaboration with industry partners such as Quantum Motion, QuEra, IBM and